Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1999

Cameroon
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.60 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 596,954 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.60
Births
596,954
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
14,525,140
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
10-1411.01.0%10,414
15-19140.612.5%113,524
20-24251.422.4%166,149
25-29258.223.0%138,964
30-34215.619.2%91,280
35-39150.613.4%51,362
40-4472.76.5%20,447
45-4920.11.8%4,594
50-541.10.1%216