Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1993

Cameroon
1993
Total fertility rate: 6.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.15 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 527,033 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
527,033
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
12,353,131
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
10-1413.71.1%10,905
15-19149.212.1%97,883
20-24265.421.6%142,914
25-29276.122.4%117,089
30-34238.519.4%82,786
35-39171.013.9%49,019
40-4491.67.4%21,311
45-4923.91.9%4,875
50-541.40.1%252