Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2041

Cameroon
2041
Total fertility rate: 3.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.31 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,162,931 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
1,162,931
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
43,089,980
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
10-142.10.3%4,956
15-1981.012.2%177,987
20-24149.222.5%303,890
25-29157.223.7%281,646
30-34142.721.5%226,787
35-3993.914.2%127,066
40-4431.24.7%35,520
45-495.00.8%4,944
50-540.20.0%135