Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1996

Cameroon
1996
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.79 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 552,639 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
552,639
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
13,414,758
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
10-1411.71.0%10,191
15-19141.512.2%103,106
20-24251.921.7%150,490
25-29268.623.2%128,943
30-34225.219.4%85,364
35-39156.013.5%48,920
40-4480.46.9%20,671
45-4922.41.9%4,705
50-541.30.1%249