Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2011

Cameroon
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.05 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 793,453 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.05
Births
793,453
Births per 1,000 people
39.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
20,232,304
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
10-148.10.8%9,881
15-19129.112.7%140,330
20-24226.122.3%216,710
25-29234.923.2%189,591
30-34207.920.5%136,661
35-39138.113.6%72,885
40-4455.35.5%23,133
45-4912.61.2%4,100
50-540.60.1%163