Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2007

Cameroon
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.34 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 738,190 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.34
Births
738,190
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
18,049,896
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
10-1410.10.9%11,300
15-19130.012.1%130,314
20-24237.022.1%202,529
25-29252.323.6%178,283
30-34214.820.1%121,986
35-39145.913.6%66,399
40-4464.96.1%22,964
45-4914.71.4%4,235
50-540.80.1%180