Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1994

Cameroon
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.04 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 536,740 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
536,740
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
12,704,903
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
10-1413.01.1%10,675
15-19147.012.2%99,854
20-24262.121.7%146,328
25-29274.722.7%121,368
30-34233.319.3%83,304
35-39165.913.7%49,061
40-4487.57.2%21,090
45-4923.41.9%4,805
50-541.40.1%255