Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1997

Cameroon
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.71 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 563,890 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.71
Births
563,890
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
13,775,214
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
10-1411.61.0%10,407
15-19139.512.2%105,540
20-24249.321.8%153,995
25-29262.823.0%131,363
30-34221.619.4%86,881
35-39155.113.6%50,043
40-4478.46.9%20,786
45-4921.61.9%4,634
50-541.20.1%239