Fertility & birth rates in Ivory Coast and Panama

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ivory Coast vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	7.69	5.83
1961	7.72	5.87
1962	7.75	5.87
1963	7.78	5.87
1964	7.81	5.81
1965	7.84	5.73
1966	7.87	5.65
1967	7.89	5.53
1968	7.91	5.41
1969	7.93	5.29
1970	7.94	5.18
1971	7.94	5.05
1972	7.94	4.91
1973	7.94	4.74
1974	7.93	4.58
1975	7.91	4.41
1976	7.88	4.26
1977	7.83	4.12
1978	7.67	3.98
1979	7.63	3.88
1980	7.59	3.8
1981	7.54	3.72
1982	7.49	3.66
1983	7.42	3.6
1984	7.35	3.52
1985	7.27	3.43
1986	7.19	3.34
1987	7.09	3.25
1988	6.97	3.17
1989	6.85	3.12
1990	6.72	3.07
1991	6.59	3
1992	6.43	2.95
1993	6.27	2.91
1994	6.13	2.88
1995	6.04	2.85
1996	5.95	2.83
1997	5.9	2.81
1998	5.85	2.79
1999	5.81	2.77
2000	5.77	2.74
2001	5.7	2.72
2002	5.64	2.7
2003	5.57	2.68
2004	5.53	2.68
2005	5.5	2.64
2006	5.45	2.62
2007	5.4	2.61
2008	5.36	2.61
2009	5.33	2.59
2010	5.29	2.59
2011	5.24	2.6
2012	5.19	2.59
2013	5.14	2.57
2014	5.07	2.55
2015	4.97	2.53
2016	4.87	2.5
2017	4.76	2.46
2018	4.6	2.4
2019	4.52	2.29
2020	4.46	2.18
2021	4.41	2.15
2022	4.35	2.14
2023	4.28	2.12
2024	4.23	2.11
2025	4.17	2.09
2026	4.1	2.07
2027	4.05	2.06
2028	3.99	2.04
2029	3.93	2.02
2030	3.88	2.01
2031	3.83	2
2032	3.78	1.99
2033	3.75	1.97
2034	3.69	1.96
2035	3.64	1.95
2036	3.6	1.95
2037	3.56	1.94
2038	3.51	1.93
2039	3.47	1.92
2040	3.43	1.91
2041	3.39	1.91
2042	3.35	1.9
2043	3.31	1.89
2044	3.27	1.89
2045	3.23	1.88
2046	3.2	1.88
2047	3.17	1.87
2048	3.13	1.87
2049	3.1	1.86
2050	3.07	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ivory Coast	Panama
1960	43.1%	44.2%
1961	43.2%	44.3%
1962	43.4%	44.5%
1963	43.6%	44.6%
1964	43.9%	44.7%
1965	44.1%	44.8%
1966	44.3%	44.8%
1967	44.6%	44.8%
1968	44.8%	44.7%
1969	44.9%	44.6%
1970	45.1%	44.5%
1971	45.1%	44.3%
1972	45.2%	44.1%
1973	45.2%	43.9%
1974	45.3%	43.6%
1975	45.4%	43.3%
1976	45.7%	42.9%
1977	46.1%	42.4%
1978	46.5%	41.9%
1979	46.8%	41.4%
1980	47.1%	40.8%
1981	47.3%	40.3%
1982	47.5%	39.8%
1983	47.7%	39.3%
1984	47.8%	38.8%
1985	47.9%	38.3%
1986	48%	37.8%
1987	48.1%	37.4%
1988	48%	36.9%
1989	47.9%	36.5%
1990	47.8%	36.1%
1991	47.6%	35.7%
1992	47.4%	35.3%
1993	47.1%	34.9%
1994	46.9%	34.6%
1995	46.7%	34.2%
1996	46.4%	33.9%
1997	46.2%	33.5%
1998	46.1%	33.1%
1999	46%	32.8%
2000	46%	32.4%
2001	46.1%	32%
2002	46.2%	31.6%
2003	46.2%	31.3%
2004	46.3%	31%
2005	46.3%	30.6%
2006	46.3%	30.3%
2007	46.4%	30%
2008	45.8%	29.7%
2009	44.9%	29.5%
2010	44%	29.2%
2011	43.3%	28.9%
2012	42.7%	28.7%
2013	42.2%	28.4%
2014	42%	28.2%
2015	42.2%	27.9%
2016	42.3%	27.6%
2017	42.4%	27.4%
2018	42.4%	27.1%
2019	42.3%	26.7%
2020	42.2%	26.4%
2021	42%	26%
2022	41.7%	25.7%
2023	41.3%	25.3%
2024	40.9%	24.9%
2025	40.5%	24.5%
2026	40%	24.1%
2027	39.7%	23.8%
2028	39.3%	23.4%
2029	38.8%	23%
2030	38.3%	22.6%
2031	37.8%	22.2%
2032	37.3%	21.9%
2033	37%	21.6%
2034	36.7%	21.3%
2035	36.4%	21%
2036	36.2%	20.9%
2037	35.9%	20.7%
2038	35.7%	20.5%
2039	35.6%	20.3%
2040	35.4%	20.1%
2041	35.3%	20%
2042	35.1%	19.8%
2043	35%	19.6%
2044	34.8%	19.4%
2045	34.7%	19.3%
2046	34.5%	19.1%
2047	34.4%	18.9%
2048	34.2%	18.8%
2049	34%	18.6%
2050	33.7%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Ivory Coast and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 47.8% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ivory Coast and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Ivory Coast vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.65% in Ivory Coast and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	99,681	35,431
1961	105,568	37,100
1962	111,930	38,537
1963	118,526	39,872
1964	124,996	40,806
1965	131,601	41,604
1966	138,438	42,457
1967	145,773	43,054
1968	153,464	43,641
1969	161,541	44,278
1970	170,070	45,075
1971	179,918	45,867
1972	190,842	46,311
1973	203,429	46,540
1974	216,389	46,932
1975	228,883	47,149
1976	241,939	47,307
1977	250,858	47,438
1978	257,222	47,694
1979	268,875	48,362
1980	280,630	49,077
1981	292,755	50,018
1982	305,204	50,858
1983	317,379	51,880
1984	331,910	52,436
1985	344,549	52,573
1986	357,205	52,681
1987	370,654	52,690
1988	378,575	52,767
1989	390,081	52,295
1990	402,629	53,451
1991	413,354	53,079
1992	423,294	53,186
1993	430,759	53,591
1994	438,274	53,845
1995	453,719	54,069
1996	469,740	54,512
1997	489,984	55,060
1998	509,167	55,482
1999	527,634	55,911
2000	545,129	56,236
2001	555,220	56,654
2002	563,692	57,011
2003	568,220	57,458
2004	579,424	58,281
2005	593,685	58,014
2006	605,001	58,067
2007	617,247	58,454
2008	630,610	58,961
2009	654,439	59,168
2010	676,554	59,418
2011	694,033	60,411
2012	708,847	60,471
2013	720,228	60,295
2014	728,978	60,227
2015	731,387	59,896
2016	735,630	59,454
2017	734,553	58,607
2018	722,445	57,508
2019	727,774	54,420
2020	727,455	46,599
2021	732,191	46,747
2022	750,270	50,556
2023	758,261	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Ivory Coast vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ivory Coast	Panama
1985	766	95
1986	735	94
1987	697	93
1988	671	93
1989	645	96
1990	619	89
1991	584	87
1992	546	85
1993	503	81
1994	463	78
1995	421	77
1996	381	73
1997	364	70
1998	380	68
1999	381	65
2000	378	64
2001	405	62
2002	427	59
2003	451	58
2004	456	57
2005	492	57
2006	544	56
2007	567	55
2008	562	55
2009	588	55
2010	592	56
2011	569	55
2012	566	53
2013	544	52
2014	522	49
2015	505	48
2016	488	47
2017	465	47
2018	449	43
2019	429	41
2020	447	74
2021	459	59
2022	409	40
2023	359	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.71% in Ivory Coast and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	32.1%	9.31%
1961	31.3%	9.04%
1962	30.5%	8.78%
1963	29.7%	8.52%
1964	28.9%	8.28%
1965	28.2%	8.05%
1966	27.4%	7.83%
1967	26.7%	7.62%
1968	26%	7.38%
1969	25.2%	7.1%
1970	24.5%	6.78%
1971	23.7%	6.43%
1972	22.9%	6.07%
1973	22.1%	5.72%
1974	21.2%	5.41%
1975	20.3%	5.15%
1976	19.5%	4.93%
1977	18.7%	4.76%
1978	18%	4.61%
1979	17.4%	4.47%
1980	16.9%	4.34%
1981	16.4%	4.19%
1982	16.1%	4.05%
1983	15.8%	3.9%
1984	15.5%	3.75%
1985	15.4%	3.61%
1986	15.3%	3.47%
1987	15.2%	3.35%
1988	15.2%	3.24%
1989	15.3%	3.14%
1990	15.3%	3.05%
1991	15.4%	2.97%
1992	15.4%	2.91%
1993	15.4%	2.87%
1994	15.3%	2.83%
1995	15.2%	2.8%
1996	15.1%	2.77%
1997	14.9%	2.73%
1998	14.6%	2.68%
1999	14.4%	2.63%
2000	14.1%	2.56%
2001	13.7%	2.49%
2002	13.3%	2.41%
2003	13%	2.33%
2004	12.6%	2.25%
2005	12.2%	2.17%
2006	11.8%	2.1%
2007	11.4%	2.03%
2008	11%	1.97%
2009	10.6%	1.91%
2010	10.2%	1.86%
2011	9.91%	1.81%
2012	9.6%	1.77%
2013	9.27%	1.75%
2014	8.92%	1.73%
2015	8.61%	1.72%
2016	8.36%	1.7%
2017	8.11%	1.68%
2018	7.85%	1.65%
2019	7.59%	1.59%
2020	7.37%	1.52%
2021	7.14%	1.45%
2022	6.92%	1.39%
2023	6.71%	1.33%