Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2004

Cameroon
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.44 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 685,601 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.44
Births
685,601
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
16,610,487
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
10-1411.21.0%11,940
15-19135.012.4%125,569
20-24243.522.4%191,205
25-29254.023.3%161,417
30-34215.019.8%110,597
35-39145.513.4%58,675
40-4467.36.2%21,746
45-4916.01.5%4,261
50-540.90.1%190