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Fertility & birth rates in Ivory Coast and Philippines

Updated on by Georank team

Ivory Coast has an annual birth rate of 32 births per 1,000 people, compared to 16 for the Philippines. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 4.28 in Ivory Coast and 1.92 in the Philippines — 55.3% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -44.3% in Ivory Coast and by -72.6% in the Philippines — in 1960, it was 7.69 and 7, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Ivory Coast is ranked 22/196 by birth rate compared to 96/196 for the Philippines.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 19.6 years in Ivory Coast, compared to 23.6 years in the Philippines.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29 in Ivory Coast — it's 29 in the Philippines.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 92.1 in Ivory Coast vs 31.9 in the Philippines.
  • In Ivory Coast, 24.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.1% in the Philippines.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.43% in Ivory Coast and +0.98% in the Philippines.

Birth rate data compared

Ivory Coast Philippines
Fertility rate 4.28 1.92
Birth rate 32 16
Birth rate rank 22/196 96/196
Age at first childbirth 19.6 years 23.6 years
Average age at childbearing 29 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 89 30.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 188.3 91
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 72.2 26.6
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.3% 27.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 25.2% 41.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 84% 84.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.36% 0.08%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.82% 1.4%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 4.66% 2.21%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 6.71% 2.69%
Population change due to births and deaths +758,261 +1,123,981
Natural population change rank 23/196 16/196
Natural population change rate +2.43% +0.98%
Population growth +2.47% +0.83%
Population growth rank 30/197 115/197
Life expectancy 62.3 years 70.1 years

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast vs Philippines 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 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Ivory Coast
Factual

UN forecast
Philippines
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Ivory Coast Philippines
1960 7.69 7
1961 7.72 6.99
1962 7.75 6.98
1963 7.78 6.95
1964 7.81 6.89
1965 7.84 6.8
1966 7.87 6.69
1967 7.89 6.57
1968 7.91 6.45
1969 7.93 6.33
1970 7.94 6.22
1971 7.94 6.08
1972 7.94 5.94
1973 7.94 5.79
1974 7.93 5.69
1975 7.91 5.6
1976 7.88 5.51
1977 7.83 5.44
1978 7.67 5.39
1979 7.63 5.26
1980 7.59 5.11
1981 7.54 4.97
1982 7.49 4.92
1983 7.42 4.87
1984 7.35 4.77
1985 7.27 4.66
1986 7.19 4.56
1987 7.09 4.51
1988 6.97 4.45
1989 6.85 4.37
1990 6.72 4.32
1991 6.59 4.27
1992 6.43 4.16
1993 6.27 4.1
1994 6.13 4.08
1995 6.04 4.07
1996 5.95 4
1997 5.9 3.94
1998 5.85 3.88
1999 5.81 3.83
2000 5.77 3.75
2001 5.7 3.72
2002 5.64 3.65
2003 5.57 3.59
2004 5.53 3.52
2005 5.5 3.45
2006 5.45 3.47
2007 5.4 3.4
2008 5.36 3.4
2009 5.33 3.38
2010 5.29 3.32
2011 5.24 3.24
2012 5.19 3.14
2013 5.14 3.04
2014 5.07 2.89
2015 4.97 2.83
2016 4.87 2.68
2017 4.76 2.53
2018 4.6 2.38
2019 4.52 2.22
2020 4.46 2.08
2021 4.41 1.95
2022 4.35 1.93
2023 4.28 1.92
2024 4.23 1.89
2025 4.17 1.88
2026 4.1 1.86
2027 4.05 1.85
2028 3.99 1.84
2029 3.93 1.83
2030 3.88 1.82
2031 3.83 1.81
2032 3.78 1.81
2033 3.75 1.8
2034 3.69 1.8
2035 3.64 1.79
2036 3.6 1.79
2037 3.56 1.78
2038 3.51 1.78
2039 3.47 1.77
2040 3.43 1.77
2041 3.39 1.76
2042 3.35 1.76
2043 3.31 1.76
2044 3.27 1.75
2045 3.23 1.75
2046 3.2 1.75
2047 3.17 1.75
2048 3.13 1.74
2049 3.1 1.74
2050 3.07 1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Ivory Coast
Factual

UN forecast
Philippines
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Ivory Coast Philippines
1960 43.1% 48.4%
1961 43.2% 48.8%
1962 43.4% 49.1%
1963 43.6% 49.2%
1964 43.9% 49.2%
1965 44.1% 49.2%
1966 44.3% 49.1%
1967 44.6% 49%
1968 44.8% 48.8%
1969 44.9% 48.6%
1970 45.1% 48.4%
1971 45.1% 48.2%
1972 45.2% 48%
1973 45.2% 47.7%
1974 45.3% 47.4%
1975 45.4% 46.9%
1976 45.7% 46.4%
1977 46.1% 45.8%
1978 46.5% 45.2%
1979 46.8% 44.8%
1980 47.1% 44.3%
1981 47.3% 43.9%
1982 47.5% 43.5%
1983 47.7% 43.1%
1984 47.8% 42.8%
1985 47.9% 42.5%
1986 48% 42.3%
1987 48.1% 42.2%
1988 48% 42%
1989 47.9% 41.9%
1990 47.8% 41.8%
1991 47.6% 41.8%
1992 47.4% 41.6%
1993 47.1% 41.4%
1994 46.9% 41.2%
1995 46.7% 41.1%
1996 46.4% 40.8%
1997 46.2% 40.5%
1998 46.1% 40.1%
1999 46% 39.6%
2000 46% 39.2%
2001 46.1% 38.8%
2002 46.2% 38.4%
2003 46.2% 38%
2004 46.3% 37.6%
2005 46.3% 37.2%
2006 46.3% 36.9%
2007 46.4% 36.6%
2008 45.8% 36.3%
2009 44.9% 36%
2010 44% 35.6%
2011 43.3% 35.2%
2012 42.7% 34.8%
2013 42.2% 34.4%
2014 42% 34.1%
2015 42.2% 33.5%
2016 42.3% 32.9%
2017 42.4% 32.3%
2018 42.4% 31.8%
2019 42.3% 31.3%
2020 42.2% 30.7%
2021 42% 30%
2022 41.7% 29.3%
2023 41.3% 28.6%
2024 40.9% 27.9%
2025 40.5% 27.1%
2026 40% 26.4%
2027 39.7% 25.7%
2028 39.3% 25%
2029 38.8% 24.4%
2030 38.3% 23.8%
2031 37.8% 23.3%
2032 37.3% 22.7%
2033 37% 22.2%
2034 36.7% 21.8%
2035 36.4% 21.5%
2036 36.2% 21.4%
2037 35.9% 21.4%
2038 35.7% 21.3%
2039 35.6% 21.2%
2040 35.4% 21.2%
2041 35.3% 21.1%
2042 35.1% 21%
2043 35% 20.9%
2044 34.8% 20.7%
2045 34.7% 20.6%
2046 34.5% 20.4%
2047 34.4% 20.3%
2048 34.2% 20.1%
2049 34% 19.9%
2050 33.7% 19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Ivory Coast and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 47.8% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ivory Coast and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Ivory Coast vs Philippines 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 the Philippines. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Ivory Coast
Philippines

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Ivory Coast Philippines
1960 99,681 1,036,017
1961 105,568 1,064,377
1962 111,930 1,091,953
1963 118,526 1,116,591
1964 124,996 1,131,586
1965 131,601 1,146,094
1966 138,438 1,156,498
1967 145,773 1,166,704
1968 153,464 1,172,146
1969 161,541 1,186,306
1970 170,070 1,198,944
1971 179,918 1,210,256
1972 190,842 1,206,414
1973 203,429 1,206,285
1974 216,389 1,218,884
1975 228,883 1,239,069
1976 241,939 1,258,286
1977 250,858 1,314,002
1978 257,222 1,364,661
1979 268,875 1,394,056
1980 280,630 1,413,735
1981 292,755 1,436,599
1982 305,204 1,485,790
1983 317,379 1,542,194
1984 331,910 1,579,872
1985 344,549 1,614,042
1986 357,205 1,631,491
1987 370,654 1,671,330
1988 378,575 1,707,402
1989 390,081 1,728,354
1990 402,629 1,749,622
1991 413,354 1,782,165
1992 423,294 1,769,259
1993 430,759 1,788,414
1994 438,274 1,813,827
1995 453,719 1,846,900
1996 469,740 1,849,587
1997 489,984 1,861,098
1998 509,167 1,870,371
1999 527,634 1,894,147
2000 545,129 1,902,330
2001 555,220 1,931,169
2002 563,692 1,919,556
2003 568,220 1,922,904
2004 579,424 1,924,265
2005 593,685 1,918,484
2006 605,001 1,960,246
2007 617,247 1,964,673
2008 630,610 2,007,584
2009 654,439 2,025,580
2010 676,554 2,030,979
2011 694,033 2,018,419
2012 708,847 1,979,568
2013 720,228 1,944,758
2014 728,978 1,851,828
2015 731,387 1,827,180
2016 735,630 1,718,232
2017 734,553 1,622,444
2018 722,445 1,495,843
2019 727,774 1,352,703
2020 727,455 1,253,741
2021 732,191 917,928
2022 750,270 1,115,825
2023 758,261 1,123,981

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Maternal mortality chart: Ivory Coast vs Philippines

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 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Ivory Coast
Philippines
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Ivory Coast Philippines
1985 766 204
1986 735 199
1987 697 191
1988 671 184
1989 645 177
1990 619 173
1991 584 172
1992 546 160
1993 503 155
1994 463 151
1995 421 147
1996 381 141
1997 364 138
1998 380 135
1999 381 130
2000 378 127
2001 405 132
2002 427 126
2003 451 127
2004 456 122
2005 492 118
2006 544 129
2007 567 123
2008 562 123
2009 588 122
2010 592 117
2011 569 115
2012 566 110
2013 544 110
2014 522 106
2015 505 104
2016 488 98
2017 465 86
2018 449 92
2019 429 92
2020 447 88
2021 459 153
2022 409 92
2023 359 84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.71% in Ivory Coast and 2.69% in the Philippines. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Ivory Coast
Philippines

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Ivory Coast Philippines
1960 32.1% 10.1%
1961 31.3% 9.8%
1962 30.5% 9.54%
1963 29.7% 9.33%
1964 28.9% 9.13%
1965 28.2% 8.95%
1966 27.4% 8.78%
1967 26.7% 8.62%
1968 26% 8.48%
1969 25.2% 8.37%
1970 24.5% 8.28%
1971 23.7% 8.21%
1972 22.9% 8.18%
1973 22.1% 8.17%
1974 21.2% 8.17%
1975 20.3% 8.17%
1976 19.5% 8.15%
1977 18.7% 8.11%
1978 18% 8.06%
1979 17.4% 7.99%
1980 16.9% 7.9%
1981 16.4% 7.8%
1982 16.1% 7.69%
1983 15.8% 7.56%
1984 15.5% 7.4%
1985 15.4% 7.21%
1986 15.3% 6.96%
1987 15.2% 6.66%
1988 15.2% 6.32%
1989 15.3% 5.96%
1990 15.3% 5.6%
1991 15.4% 5.27%
1992 15.4% 4.98%
1993 15.4% 4.73%
1994 15.3% 4.51%
1995 15.2% 4.31%
1996 15.1% 4.14%
1997 14.9% 4%
1998 14.6% 3.88%
1999 14.4% 3.78%
2000 14.1% 3.69%
2001 13.7% 3.61%
2002 13.3% 3.52%
2003 13% 3.44%
2004 12.6% 3.36%
2005 12.2% 3.28%
2006 11.8% 3.21%
2007 11.4% 3.14%
2008 11% 3.07%
2009 10.6% 3.01%
2010 10.2% 2.96%
2011 9.91% 2.91%
2012 9.6% 2.87%
2013 9.27% 2.83%
2014 8.92% 2.8%
2015 8.61% 2.78%
2016 8.36% 2.78%
2017 8.11% 2.78%
2018 7.85% 2.79%
2019 7.59% 2.8%
2020 7.37% 2.79%
2021 7.14% 2.77%
2022 6.92% 2.73%
2023 6.71% 2.69%

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