Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1995

Cameroon
1995
Total fertility rate: 5.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.92 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 544,986 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.92
Births
544,986
Births per 1,000 people
41.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
13,058,516
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
10-1411.91.0%10,076
15-19145.012.2%101,920
20-24257.321.7%148,667
25-29273.323.1%125,871
30-34228.019.3%83,819
35-39160.513.6%48,880
40-4483.17.0%20,703
45-4923.12.0%4,795
50-541.40.1%255