Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2039

Cameroon
2039
Total fertility rate: 3.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.40 children per woman in 2039 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,143,871 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.40
Births
1,143,871
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
41,332,840
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
10-142.30.3%5,237
15-1983.812.3%179,444
20-24153.522.5%301,250
25-29161.423.7%276,337
30-34146.021.4%219,949
35-3996.114.1%121,553
40-4432.34.7%34,931
45-495.30.8%5,032
50-540.20.0%139