Fertility & birth rates in Ivory Coast and Malta

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast vs Malta chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ivory Coast was 4.28 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.06 in Malta in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ivory Coast	Malta
1960	7.69	3.62
1961	7.72	3.27
1962	7.75	3.24
1963	7.78	2.9
1964	7.81	2.79
1965	7.84	2.52
1966	7.87	2.33
1967	7.89	2.24
1968	7.91	2.12
1969	7.93	2.02
1970	7.94	2.03
1971	7.94	2.06
1972	7.94	2.01
1973	7.94	1.65
1974	7.93	1.64
1975	7.91	2.27
1976	7.88	2.21
1977	7.83	2.14
1978	7.67	2.05
1979	7.63	2.1
1980	7.59	1.99
1981	7.54	1.87
1982	7.49	1.9
1983	7.42	1.92
1984	7.35	1.95
1985	7.27	1.95
1986	7.19	1.93
1987	7.09	1.97
1988	6.97	2.06
1989	6.85	2.1
1990	6.72	2.02
1991	6.59	1.99
1992	6.43	2.07
1993	6.27	1.96
1994	6.13	1.84
1995	6.04	1.77
1996	5.95	1.99
1997	5.9	1.93
1998	5.85	1.84
1999	5.81	1.73
2000	5.77	1.68
2001	5.7	1.48
2002	5.64	1.45
2003	5.57	1.48
2004	5.53	1.4
2005	5.5	1.38
2006	5.45	1.36
2007	5.4	1.35
2008	5.36	1.43
2009	5.33	1.42
2010	5.29	1.36
2011	5.24	1.45
2012	5.19	1.42
2013	5.14	1.36
2014	5.07	1.38
2015	4.97	1.37
2016	4.87	1.37
2017	4.76	1.26
2018	4.6	1.23
2019	4.52	1.14
2020	4.46	1.13
2021	4.41	1.13
2022	4.35	1.08
2023	4.28	1.06
2024	4.23	1.07
2025	4.17	1.08
2026	4.1	1.08
2027	4.05	1.09
2028	3.99	1.1
2029	3.93	1.11
2030	3.88	1.11
2031	3.83	1.12
2032	3.78	1.12
2033	3.75	1.13
2034	3.69	1.13
2035	3.64	1.14
2036	3.6	1.15
2037	3.56	1.15
2038	3.51	1.16
2039	3.47	1.16
2040	3.43	1.17
2041	3.39	1.17
2042	3.35	1.18
2043	3.31	1.18
2044	3.27	1.19
2045	3.23	1.19
2046	3.2	1.2
2047	3.17	1.2
2048	3.13	1.21
2049	3.1	1.21
2050	3.07	1.21

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ivory Coast	Malta
1960	43.1%	35.8%
1961	43.2%	35%
1962	43.4%	34.2%
1963	43.6%	33.4%
1964	43.9%	32.6%
1965	44.1%	31.7%
1966	44.3%	30.9%
1967	44.6%	30.1%
1968	44.8%	29.3%
1969	44.9%	28.5%
1970	45.1%	27.7%
1971	45.1%	26.9%
1972	45.2%	26.3%
1973	45.2%	25.6%
1974	45.3%	25%
1975	45.4%	24.5%
1976	45.7%	24.1%
1977	46.1%	23.8%
1978	46.5%	23.6%
1979	46.8%	23.5%
1980	47.1%	23.4%
1981	47.3%	23.5%
1982	47.5%	23.6%
1983	47.7%	23.8%
1984	47.8%	24%
1985	47.9%	24.1%
1986	48%	24.1%
1987	48.1%	24%
1988	48%	23.8%
1989	47.9%	23.6%
1990	47.8%	23.4%
1991	47.6%	23.1%
1992	47.4%	22.9%
1993	47.1%	22.6%
1994	46.9%	22.3%
1995	46.7%	22%
1996	46.4%	21.6%
1997	46.2%	21.2%
1998	46.1%	20.7%
1999	46%	20.2%
2000	46%	19.8%
2001	46.1%	19.4%
2002	46.2%	18.9%
2003	46.2%	18.4%
2004	46.3%	17.9%
2005	46.3%	17.4%
2006	46.3%	16.9%
2007	46.4%	16.4%
2008	45.8%	15.9%
2009	44.9%	15.5%
2010	44%	15.2%
2011	43.3%	14.9%
2012	42.7%	14.7%
2013	42.2%	14.5%
2014	42%	14.3%
2015	42.2%	14.2%
2016	42.3%	14.2%
2017	42.4%	14%
2018	42.4%	13.8%
2019	42.3%	13.6%
2020	42.2%	13.3%
2021	42%	13.2%
2022	41.7%	13.2%
2023	41.3%	13.2%
2024	40.9%	13%
2025	40.5%	12.9%
2026	40%	12.8%
2027	39.7%	12.6%
2028	39.3%	12.5%
2029	38.8%	12.3%
2030	38.3%	12.2%
2031	37.8%	12%
2032	37.3%	11.7%
2033	37%	11.5%
2034	36.7%	11.3%
2035	36.4%	11.1%
2036	36.2%	10.9%
2037	35.9%	10.8%
2038	35.7%	10.6%
2039	35.6%	10.4%
2040	35.4%	10.3%
2041	35.3%	10.1%
2042	35.1%	9.98%
2043	35%	9.86%
2044	34.8%	9.75%
2045	34.7%	9.66%
2046	34.5%	9.59%
2047	34.4%	9.55%
2048	34.2%	9.52%
2049	34%	9.51%
2050	33.7%	9.52%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Ivory Coast and 13% in Malta in 2024, compared to 47.8% and 23.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ivory Coast and Malta compared.

Natural population change in Ivory Coast vs Malta by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.65% in Ivory Coast and +0.13% in Malta. 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
	Ivory Coast	Malta
1960	99,681	5,747
1961	105,568	4,748
1962	111,930	4,664
1963	118,526	3,709
1964	124,996	3,630
1965	131,601	2,646
1966	138,438	2,458
1967	145,773	2,306
1968	153,464	2,247
1969	161,541	2,069
1970	170,070	2,270
1971	179,918	2,482
1972	190,842	2,480
1973	203,429	2,327
1974	216,389	2,687
1975	228,883	2,829
1976	241,939	2,721
1977	250,858	2,916
1978	257,222	2,389
1979	268,875	2,852
1980	280,630	2,375
1981	292,755	2,233
1982	305,204	2,835
1983	317,379	2,512
1984	331,910	2,678
1985	344,549	2,590
1986	357,205	2,395
1987	370,654	2,412
1988	378,575	2,813
1989	390,081	2,981
1990	402,629	2,621
1991	413,354	2,438
1992	423,294	2,573
1993	430,759	2,451
1994	438,274	2,136
1995	453,719	1,887
1996	469,740	2,279
1997	489,984	1,991
1998	509,167	1,656
1999	527,634	1,357
2000	545,129	1,482
2001	555,220	1,061
2002	563,692	911
2003	568,220	917
2004	579,424	883
2005	593,685	727
2006	605,001	568
2007	617,247	691
2008	630,610	777
2009	654,439	825
2010	676,554	871
2011	694,033	916
2012	708,847	714
2013	720,228	807
2014	728,978	910
2015	731,387	888
2016	735,630	1,091
2017	734,553	747
2018	722,445	774
2019	727,774	655
2020	727,455	361
2021	732,191	259
2022	750,270	54
2023	758,261	442

Maternal mortality chart: Ivory Coast vs Malta

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 359 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ivory Coast, compared to 8 deaths in Malta.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ivory Coast	Malta
1985	766	21
1986	735	19
1987	697	19
1988	671	17
1989	645	17
1990	619	17
1991	584	17
1992	546	17
1993	503	16
1994	463	16
1995	421	15
1996	381	16
1997	364	15
1998	380	14
1999	381	15
2000	378	13
2001	405	12
2002	427	13
2003	451	13
2004	456	11
2005	492	11
2006	544	12
2007	567	10
2008	562	10
2009	588	11
2010	592	9
2011	569	11
2012	566	9
2013	544	7
2014	522	8
2015	505	7
2016	488	10
2017	465	7
2018	449	9
2019	429	8
2020	447	10
2021	459	10
2022	409	10
2023	359	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.71% in Ivory Coast and 0.55% in Malta. 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
	Ivory Coast	Malta
1960	32.1%	4%
1961	31.3%	3.85%
1962	30.5%	3.73%
1963	29.7%	3.63%
1964	28.9%	3.53%
1965	28.2%	3.43%
1966	27.4%	3.31%
1967	26.7%	3.19%
1968	26%	3.06%
1969	25.2%	2.93%
1970	24.5%	2.79%
1971	23.7%	2.66%
1972	22.9%	2.52%
1973	22.1%	2.39%
1974	21.2%	2.26%
1975	20.3%	2.14%
1976	19.5%	2.03%
1977	18.7%	1.93%
1978	18%	1.84%
1979	17.4%	1.76%
1980	16.9%	1.69%
1981	16.4%	1.62%
1982	16.1%	1.57%
1983	15.8%	1.51%
1984	15.5%	1.45%
1985	15.4%	1.39%
1986	15.3%	1.33%
1987	15.2%	1.28%
1988	15.2%	1.23%
1989	15.3%	1.18%
1990	15.3%	1.13%
1991	15.4%	1.1%
1992	15.4%	1.06%
1993	15.4%	1.02%
1994	15.3%	0.98%
1995	15.2%	0.94%
1996	15.1%	0.9%
1997	14.9%	0.86%
1998	14.6%	0.82%
1999	14.4%	0.79%
2000	14.1%	0.76%
2001	13.7%	0.74%
2002	13.3%	0.72%
2003	13%	0.71%
2004	12.6%	0.7%
2005	12.2%	0.69%
2006	11.8%	0.69%
2007	11.4%	0.69%
2008	11%	0.69%
2009	10.6%	0.69%
2010	10.2%	0.69%
2011	9.91%	0.68%
2012	9.6%	0.68%
2013	9.27%	0.67%
2014	8.92%	0.67%
2015	8.61%	0.66%
2016	8.36%	0.65%
2017	8.11%	0.64%
2018	7.85%	0.63%
2019	7.59%	0.61%
2020	7.37%	0.6%
2021	7.14%	0.58%
2022	6.92%	0.57%
2023	6.71%	0.55%