Ivory Coast birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Ivory Coast is 4.28, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.27 — a -31.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ivory Coast	World
1960	7.69	4.69
1961	7.72	4.56
1962	7.75	5.02
1963	7.78	5.31
1964	7.81	5.13
1965	7.84	5.08
1966	7.87	4.97
1967	7.89	4.87
1968	7.91	4.98
1969	7.93	4.88
1970	7.94	4.84
1971	7.94	4.69
1972	7.94	4.55
1973	7.94	4.42
1974	7.93	4.26
1975	7.91	4.07
1976	7.88	3.97
1977	7.83	3.84
1978	7.67	3.77
1979	7.63	3.76
1980	7.59	3.73
1981	7.54	3.71
1982	7.49	3.72
1983	7.42	3.59
1984	7.35	3.57
1985	7.27	3.53
1986	7.19	3.51
1987	7.09	3.48
1988	6.97	3.39
1989	6.85	3.35
1990	6.72	3.31
1991	6.59	3.13
1992	6.43	3.04
1993	6.27	2.97
1994	6.13	2.92
1995	6.04	2.87
1996	5.95	2.82
1997	5.9	2.78
1998	5.85	2.75
1999	5.81	2.72
2000	5.77	2.73
2001	5.7	2.69
2002	5.64	2.66
2003	5.57	2.64
2004	5.53	2.63
2005	5.5	2.61
2006	5.45	2.61
2007	5.4	2.6
2008	5.36	2.6
2009	5.33	2.59
2010	5.29	2.57
2011	5.24	2.55
2012	5.19	2.56
2013	5.14	2.53
2014	5.07	2.52
2015	4.97	2.49
2016	4.87	2.49
2017	4.76	2.46
2018	4.6	2.39
2019	4.52	2.35
2020	4.46	2.28
2021	4.41	2.25
2022	4.35	2.22
2023	4.28	2.2
2024	4.23	2.19
2025	4.17	2.18
2026	4.1	2.18
2027	4.05	2.17
2028	3.99	2.16
2029	3.93	2.15
2030	3.88	2.14
2031	3.83	2.13
2032	3.78	2.12
2033	3.75	2.12
2034	3.69	2.11
2035	3.64	2.1
2036	3.6	2.09
2037	3.56	2.09
2038	3.51	2.08
2039	3.47	2.08
2040	3.43	2.08
2041	3.39	2.07
2042	3.35	2.07
2043	3.31	2.07
2044	3.27	2.07
2045	3.23	2.06
2046	3.2	2.06
2047	3.17	2.06
2048	3.13	2.05
2049	3.1	2.05
2050	3.07	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 15.2% were to women under 20 years old, 47.3% to women ages 20-29, and 37.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18.9%, 50.8%, and 30.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Ivory Coast by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Ivory Coast	World
1960	43.1%	37.4%
1961	43.2%	37.5%
1962	43.4%	37.6%
1963	43.6%	37.8%
1964	43.9%	38%
1965	44.1%	38%
1966	44.3%	38%
1967	44.6%	38%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1969	44.9%	37.8%
1970	45.1%	37.7%
1971	45.1%	37.6%
1972	45.2%	37.5%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1974	45.3%	37.2%
1975	45.4%	37.1%
1976	45.7%	36.9%
1977	46.1%	36.7%
1978	46.5%	36.3%
1979	46.8%	35.9%
1980	47.1%	35.5%
1981	47.3%	35.2%
1982	47.5%	34.9%
1983	47.7%	34.6%
1984	47.8%	34.3%
1985	47.9%	34%
1986	48%	33.8%
1987	48.1%	33.6%
1988	48%	33.4%
1989	47.9%	33.2%
1990	47.8%	33%
1991	47.6%	32.9%
1992	47.4%	32.7%
1993	47.1%	32.5%
1994	46.9%	32.3%
1995	46.7%	32.1%
1996	46.4%	31.8%
1997	46.2%	31.5%
1998	46.1%	31.1%
1999	46%	30.8%
2000	46%	30.4%
2001	46.1%	30%
2002	46.2%	29.6%
2003	46.2%	29.2%
2004	46.3%	28.8%
2005	46.3%	28.5%
2006	46.3%	28.1%
2007	46.4%	27.9%
2008	45.8%	27.6%
2009	44.9%	27.5%
2010	44%	27.3%
2011	43.3%	27.1%
2012	42.7%	27%
2013	42.2%	26.9%
2014	42%	26.8%
2015	42.2%	26.6%
2016	42.3%	26.5%
2017	42.4%	26.4%
2018	42.4%	26.2%
2019	42.3%	26%
2020	42.2%	25.8%
2021	42%	25.6%
2022	41.7%	25.3%
2023	41.3%	25%
2024	40.9%	24.7%
2025	40.5%	24.4%
2026	40%	24.1%
2027	39.7%	23.8%
2028	39.3%	23.4%
2029	38.8%	23.1%
2030	38.3%	22.8%
2031	37.8%	22.6%
2032	37.3%	22.3%
2033	37%	22.1%
2034	36.7%	21.9%
2035	36.4%	21.7%
2036	36.2%	21.6%
2037	35.9%	21.5%
2038	35.7%	21.4%
2039	35.6%	21.3%
2040	35.4%	21.2%
2041	35.3%	21.1%
2042	35.1%	21%
2043	35%	21%
2044	34.8%	20.9%
2045	34.7%	20.8%
2046	34.5%	20.7%
2047	34.4%	20.7%
2048	34.2%	20.6%
2049	34%	20.5%
2050	33.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Ivory Coast was 43.1% in 1960, 47.1% in 1993, and 40.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Ivory Coast.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Ivory Coast, excluding migration, has been +2.65% annually. On average, 734,894 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ivory Coast
1960	99,681
1961	105,568
1962	111,930
1963	118,526
1964	124,996
1965	131,601
1966	138,438
1967	145,773
1968	153,464
1969	161,541
1970	170,070
1971	179,918
1972	190,842
1973	203,429
1974	216,389
1975	228,883
1976	241,939
1977	250,858
1978	257,222
1979	268,875
1980	280,630
1981	292,755
1982	305,204
1983	317,379
1984	331,910
1985	344,549
1986	357,205
1987	370,654
1988	378,575
1989	390,081
1990	402,629
1991	413,354
1992	423,294
1993	430,759
1994	438,274
1995	453,719
1996	469,740
1997	489,984
1998	509,167
1999	527,634
2000	545,129
2001	555,220
2002	563,692
2003	568,220
2004	579,424
2005	593,685
2006	605,001
2007	617,247
2008	630,610
2009	654,439
2010	676,554
2011	694,033
2012	708,847
2013	720,228
2014	728,978
2015	731,387
2016	735,630
2017	734,553
2018	722,445
2019	727,774
2020	727,455
2021	732,191
2022	750,270
2023	758,261

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Ivory Coast was 359 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.36% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -5.03% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ivory Coast	World
1985	766	460
1986	735	438
1987	697	429
1988	671	414
1989	645	401
1990	619	391
1991	584	395
1992	546	395
1993	503	389
1994	463	382
1995	421	371
1996	381	366
1997	364	358
1998	380	360
1999	381	340
2000	378	328
2001	405	321
2002	427	311
2003	451	301
2004	456	291
2005	492	283
2006	544	276
2007	567	269
2008	562	264
2009	588	258
2010	592	253
2011	569	247
2012	566	239
2013	544	235
2014	522	231
2015	505	228
2016	488	220
2017	465	215
2018	449	211
2019	429	207
2020	447	211
2021	459	242
2022	409	203
2023	359	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Ivory Coast was 67.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 6.71% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 140.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ivory Coast	World
1960	32.1%	18.5%
1961	31.3%	18.1%
1962	30.5%	17.8%
1963	29.7%	17.5%
1964	28.9%	17.7%
1965	28.2%	17.5%
1966	27.4%	17.3%
1967	26.7%	17%
1968	26%	16.5%
1969	25.2%	15.5%
1970	24.5%	15.2%
1971	23.7%	15.1%
1972	22.9%	14.4%
1973	22.1%	14.1%
1974	21.2%	13.7%
1975	20.3%	13.4%
1976	19.5%	13%
1977	18.7%	12.5%
1978	18%	12.1%
1979	17.4%	11.7%
1980	16.9%	11.4%
1981	16.4%	11%
1982	16.1%	10.8%
1983	15.8%	10.6%
1984	15.5%	10.4%
1985	15.4%	10.1%
1986	15.3%	9.81%
1987	15.2%	9.47%
1988	15.2%	9.31%
1989	15.3%	9.02%
1990	15.3%	8.81%
1991	15.4%	8.66%
1992	15.4%	8.46%
1993	15.4%	8.19%
1994	15.3%	7.98%
1995	15.2%	7.76%
1996	15.1%	7.52%
1997	14.9%	7.28%
1998	14.6%	7.05%
1999	14.4%	6.76%
2000	14.1%	6.48%
2001	13.7%	6.21%
2002	13.3%	5.94%
2003	13%	5.65%
2004	12.6%	5.43%
2005	12.2%	5.16%
2006	11.8%	4.92%
2007	11.4%	4.7%
2008	11%	4.5%
2009	10.6%	4.31%
2010	10.2%	4.11%
2011	9.91%	3.97%
2012	9.6%	3.77%
2013	9.27%	3.61%
2014	8.92%	3.48%
2015	8.61%	3.35%
2016	8.36%	3.23%
2017	8.11%	3.11%
2018	7.85%	2.97%
2019	7.59%	2.86%
2020	7.37%	2.75%
2021	7.14%	2.66%
2022	6.92%	2.59%
2023	6.71%	2.49%