Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1992

Cameroon
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.26 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 517,256 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
517,256
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
12,006,354
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
10-1414.41.2%11,111
15-19151.112.1%95,875
20-24268.121.4%138,971
25-29278.922.3%114,025
30-34242.919.4%81,957
35-39175.714.0%48,866
40-4494.17.5%21,267
45-4924.31.9%4,928
50-541.40.1%253