Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2032

Cameroon
2032
Total fertility rate: 3.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.76 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,061,037 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.76
Births
1,061,037
Births per 1,000 people
30.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
35,399,671
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
10-143.10.4%6,435
15-1992.812.3%175,381
20-24170.122.6%283,503
25-29178.023.7%254,685
30-34158.921.1%191,413
35-39104.513.9%110,029
40-4437.24.9%34,376
45-496.60.9%5,067
50-540.20.0%147