Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1989

Cameroon
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.41 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 482,441 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
482,441
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
11,002,745
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
10-1415.81.2%10,877
15-19160.012.5%91,749
20-24283.322.1%129,794
25-29280.821.9%104,455
30-34244.919.1%75,645
35-39176.313.8%44,542
40-4493.37.3%20,167
45-4925.62.0%4,946
50-541.50.1%264