Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 2044

Cameroon
2044
Total fertility rate: 3.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2044  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon is projected at 3.17 children per woman in 2044 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,186,560 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.17
Births
1,186,560
Births per 1,000 people
25.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
45,741,474
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
10-141.90.3%4,567
15-1977.012.1%176,352
20-24142.822.5%301,657
25-29151.323.8%293,123
30-34138.021.7%234,018
35-3990.514.2%134,923
40-4429.64.7%36,928
45-494.60.7%4,862
50-540.10.0%130