Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2036

Cameroon
2036
Total fertility rate: 3.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.55 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,110,353 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
1,110,353
Births per 1,000 people
28.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
38,742,468
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
10-142.60.4%5,684
15-1988.012.4%181,657
20-24160.322.6%291,051
25-29168.123.7%269,856
30-34151.321.3%207,126
35-3999.514.0%115,093
40-4434.14.8%34,646
45-495.80.8%5,096
50-540.20.0%143