Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1991

Cameroon
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.32 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 507,154 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.32
Births
507,154
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
11,667,180
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
10-1414.71.2%10,888
15-19156.212.4%95,842
20-24274.921.7%136,963
25-29277.722.0%109,828
30-34243.419.3%79,818
35-39177.114.0%47,784
40-4494.27.5%20,872
45-4924.51.9%4,909
50-541.40.1%250