Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2031

Cameroon
2031
Total fertility rate: 3.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.81 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (180 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,048,294 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.81
Births
1,048,294
Births per 1,000 people
30.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
34,584,117
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
10-143.20.4%6,594
15-1994.412.4%173,858
20-24172.522.6%280,962
25-29180.523.7%249,809
30-34160.821.1%188,419
35-39105.813.9%109,348
40-4438.05.0%34,123
45-496.80.9%5,036
50-540.30.0%146