Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2038

Cameroon
2038
Total fertility rate: 3.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.44 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,131,492 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.44
Births
1,131,492
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
40,463,012
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
10-142.40.3%5,374
15-1985.112.4%180,077
20-24155.522.6%297,566
25-29163.323.7%274,143
30-34147.521.4%215,576
35-3997.014.1%118,906
40-4432.84.8%34,652
45-495.40.8%5,054
50-540.20.0%140