Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1988

Cameroon
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.48 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 472,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
472,860
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
10,684,968
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1416.81.3%11,227
15-19163.112.6%90,260
20-24285.122.0%125,600
25-29284.322.0%102,959
30-34247.119.1%74,129
35-39177.013.7%43,226
40-4493.77.2%20,178
45-4926.22.0%5,008
50-541.60.1%273