Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2042

Cameroon
2042
Total fertility rate: 3.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.25 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,167,550 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.25
Births
1,167,550
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
43,976,016
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
10-142.00.3%4,809
15-1979.412.2%176,839
20-24146.522.5%302,363
25-29154.623.8%284,572
30-34140.621.6%228,803
35-3992.414.2%129,396
40-4430.54.7%35,754
45-494.80.7%4,883
50-540.20.0%134