Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Ivory Coast chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in East Timor was 2.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.28 in Ivory Coast in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs Ivory Coast population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	East Timor	Ivory Coast
1960	6.32	7.69
1961	6.27	7.72
1962	6.22	7.75
1963	6.16	7.78
1964	6.08	7.81
1965	6.01	7.84
1966	5.93	7.87
1967	5.86	7.89
1968	5.79	7.91
1969	5.72	7.93
1970	5.66	7.94
1971	5.58	7.94
1972	5.49	7.94
1973	5.39	7.94
1974	5.29	7.93
1975	5.19	7.91
1976	5.12	7.88
1977	5.09	7.83
1978	5.09	7.67
1979	5.14	7.63
1980	5.22	7.59
1981	5.53	7.54
1982	5.56	7.49
1983	5.59	7.42
1984	5.61	7.35
1985	5.65	7.27
1986	5.67	7.19
1987	5.68	7.09
1988	5.72	6.97
1989	5.76	6.85
1990	5.81	6.72
1991	5.84	6.59
1992	5.87	6.43
1993	5.88	6.27
1994	5.91	6.13
1995	5.94	6.04
1996	5.94	5.95
1997	5.96	5.9
1998	5.96	5.85
1999	5.97	5.81
2000	5.93	5.77
2001	5.92	5.7
2002	5.9	5.64
2003	5.85	5.57
2004	5.74	5.53
2005	5.61	5.5
2006	5.47	5.45
2007	5.33	5.4
2008	5.17	5.36
2009	4.99	5.33
2010	4.82	5.29
2011	4.61	5.24
2012	4.4	5.19
2013	4.21	5.14
2014	4	5.07
2015	3.78	4.97
2016	3.58	4.87
2017	3.4	4.76
2018	3.24	4.6
2019	3.12	4.52
2020	3.01	4.46
2021	2.89	4.41
2022	2.8	4.35
2023	2.71	4.28
2024	2.63	4.23
2025	2.56	4.17
2026	2.5	4.1
2027	2.45	4.05
2028	2.4	3.99
2029	2.36	3.93
2030	2.32	3.88
2031	2.29	3.83
2032	2.25	3.78
2033	2.22	3.75
2034	2.19	3.69
2035	2.17	3.64
2036	2.14	3.6
2037	2.12	3.56
2038	2.09	3.51
2039	2.07	3.47
2040	2.05	3.43
2041	2.03	3.39
2042	2.02	3.35
2043	2	3.31
2044	1.99	3.27
2045	1.97	3.23
2046	1.96	3.2
2047	1.95	3.17
2048	1.94	3.13
2049	1.93	3.1
2050	1.92	3.07

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Ivory Coast
1960	40.1%	43.1%
1961	39.7%	43.2%
1962	39.3%	43.4%
1963	39%	43.6%
1964	38.8%	43.9%
1965	38.7%	44.1%
1966	38.9%	44.3%
1967	39.1%	44.6%
1968	39.3%	44.8%
1969	39.5%	44.9%
1970	39.6%	45.1%
1971	39.7%	45.1%
1972	39.7%	45.2%
1973	39.8%	45.2%
1974	39.7%	45.3%
1975	39.4%	45.4%
1976	39%	45.7%
1977	38.5%	46.1%
1978	38%	46.5%
1979	37.5%	46.8%
1980	37.4%	47.1%
1981	37.8%	47.3%
1982	38.4%	47.5%
1983	38.8%	47.7%
1984	39.3%	47.8%
1985	39.7%	47.9%
1986	40.2%	48%
1987	40.7%	48.1%
1988	41.3%	48%
1989	41.9%	47.9%
1990	42.2%	47.8%
1991	42.4%	47.6%
1992	42.6%	47.4%
1993	42.7%	47.1%
1994	42.9%	46.9%
1995	43%	46.7%
1996	43%	46.4%
1997	43%	46.2%
1998	42.9%	46.1%
1999	42.7%	46%
2000	42.6%	46%
2001	42.5%	46.1%
2002	42.4%	46.2%
2003	42.2%	46.2%
2004	42%	46.3%
2005	42.1%	46.3%
2006	42.2%	46.3%
2007	42.3%	46.4%
2008	42.1%	45.8%
2009	41.9%	44.9%
2010	41.6%	44%
2011	41.3%	43.3%
2012	40.9%	42.7%
2013	40.4%	42.2%
2014	39.8%	42%
2015	39.1%	42.2%
2016	38.4%	42.3%
2017	37.8%	42.4%
2018	37.2%	42.4%
2019	36.6%	42.3%
2020	36%	42.2%
2021	35.4%	42%
2022	34.8%	41.7%
2023	34.2%	41.3%
2024	33.7%	40.9%
2025	33.1%	40.5%
2026	32.6%	40%
2027	32.1%	39.7%
2028	31.6%	39.3%
2029	31%	38.8%
2030	30.4%	38.3%
2031	29.8%	37.8%
2032	29.2%	37.3%
2033	28.7%	37%
2034	28.1%	36.7%
2035	27.6%	36.4%
2036	27.2%	36.2%
2037	26.9%	35.9%
2038	26.7%	35.7%
2039	26.4%	35.6%
2040	26.2%	35.4%
2041	25.9%	35.3%
2042	25.6%	35.1%
2043	25.4%	35%
2044	25.1%	34.8%
2045	24.8%	34.7%
2046	24.5%	34.5%
2047	24.1%	34.4%
2048	23.8%	34.2%
2049	23.5%	34%
2050	23.1%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 40.9% in Ivory Coast in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 47.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Ivory Coast compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Ivory Coast by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +2.65% in Ivory Coast. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	East Timor	Ivory Coast
1960	7,012	99,681
1961	7,330	105,568
1962	7,639	111,930
1963	7,938	118,526
1964	8,235	124,996
1965	8,526	131,601
1966	8,810	138,438
1967	9,089	145,773
1968	9,356	153,464
1969	9,611	161,541
1970	9,824	170,070
1971	9,964	179,918
1972	10,030	190,842
1973	10,033	203,429
1974	8,405	216,389
1975	-1,062	228,883
1976	783	241,939
1977	296	250,858
1978	-1,000	257,222
1979	987	268,875
1980	6,940	280,630
1981	9,336	292,755
1982	9,579	305,204
1983	9,686	317,379
1984	10,922	331,910
1985	10,788	344,549
1986	11,062	357,205
1987	11,945	370,654
1988	12,118	378,575
1989	17,758	390,081
1990	18,343	402,629
1991	18,605	413,354
1992	19,880	423,294
1993	20,770	430,759
1994	21,746	438,274
1995	21,962	453,719
1996	22,703	469,740
1997	23,501	489,984
1998	23,590	509,167
1999	21,871	527,634
2000	21,579	545,129
2001	23,314	555,220
2002	25,410	563,692
2003	26,900	568,220
2004	26,751	579,424
2005	26,412	593,685
2006	26,221	605,001
2007	26,074	617,247
2008	25,888	630,610
2009	25,696	654,439
2010	25,515	676,554
2011	25,237	694,033
2012	24,890	708,847
2013	24,538	720,228
2014	24,040	728,978
2015	23,391	731,387
2016	22,778	735,630
2017	22,145	734,553
2018	21,650	722,445
2019	21,307	727,774
2020	21,166	727,455
2021	20,101	732,191
2022	20,625	750,270
2023	20,495	758,261

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Ivory Coast

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 192 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, compared to 359 deaths in Ivory Coast.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Ivory Coast
1985	1,916	766
1986	1,860	735
1987	1,763	697
1988	1,743	671
1989	1,511	645
1990	1,477	619
1991	1,439	584
1992	1,368	546
1993	1,308	503
1994	1,254	463
1995	1,239	421
1996	1,193	381
1997	1,166	364
1998	1,157	380
1999	1,488	381
2000	796	378
2001	761	405
2002	724	427
2003	714	451
2004	683	456
2005	648	492
2006	600	544
2007	559	567
2008	518	562
2009	477	588
2010	439	592
2011	404	569
2012	374	566
2013	349	544
2014	327	522
2015	305	505
2016	287	488
2017	269	465
2018	251	449
2019	237	429
2020	257	447
2021	263	459
2022	235	409
2023	192	359

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 6.71% in Ivory Coast. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	East Timor	Ivory Coast
1960	-	32.1%
1961	-	31.3%
1962	-	30.5%
1963	-	29.7%
1964	-	28.9%
1965	-	28.2%
1966	-	27.4%
1967	-	26.7%
1968	-	26%
1969	-	25.2%
1970	-	24.5%
1971	-	23.7%
1972	-	22.9%
1973	-	22.1%
1974	-	21.2%
1975	-	20.3%
1976	-	19.5%
1977	-	18.7%
1978	-	18%
1979	-	17.4%
1980	-	16.9%
1981	-	16.4%
1982	-	16.1%
1983	-	15.8%
1984	-	15.5%
1985	27.1%	15.4%
1986	26.3%	15.3%
1987	24.4%	15.2%
1988	24.1%	15.2%
1989	23%	15.3%
1990	22.5%	15.3%
1991	22.2%	15.4%
1992	21.1%	15.4%
1993	20%	15.4%
1994	19.2%	15.3%
1995	19.3%	15.2%
1996	18.5%	15.1%
1997	17.7%	14.9%
1998	18%	14.6%
1999	19.4%	14.4%
2000	11.1%	14.1%
2001	10.6%	13.7%
2002	10.1%	13.3%
2003	9.61%	13%
2004	9.17%	12.6%
2005	8.75%	12.2%
2006	8.36%	11.8%
2007	8.01%	11.4%
2008	7.68%	11%
2009	7.38%	10.6%
2010	7.11%	10.2%
2011	6.86%	9.91%
2012	6.63%	9.6%
2013	6.42%	9.27%
2014	6.23%	8.92%
2015	6.06%	8.61%
2016	5.91%	8.36%
2017	5.78%	8.11%
2018	5.66%	7.85%
2019	5.55%	7.59%
2020	5.42%	7.37%
2021	5.28%	7.14%
2022	5.14%	6.92%
2023	5%	6.71%