Fertility & birth rates in Ivory Coast and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ivory Coast vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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	Saint Kitts
1960	7.69	6.54
1961	7.72	6.27
1962	7.75	6.06
1963	7.78	6.12
1964	7.81	6.08
1965	7.84	6.01
1966	7.87	5.78
1967	7.89	5.46
1968	7.91	5.17
1969	7.93	4.97
1970	7.94	4.73
1971	7.94	4.51
1972	7.94	4.16
1973	7.94	3.97
1974	7.93	3.81
1975	7.91	3.68
1976	7.88	3.59
1977	7.83	3.48
1978	7.67	3.29
1979	7.63	3.23
1980	7.59	3.26
1981	7.54	3.3
1982	7.49	3.18
1983	7.42	3.1
1984	7.35	2.88
1985	7.27	2.82
1986	7.19	2.68
1987	7.09	2.62
1988	6.97	2.62
1989	6.85	2.69
1990	6.72	2.73
1991	6.59	2.6
1992	6.43	2.43
1993	6.27	2.38
1994	6.13	2.31
1995	6.04	2.3
1996	5.95	2.26
1997	5.9	2.3
1998	5.85	2.31
1999	5.81	2.26
2000	5.77	2.13
2001	5.7	2.08
2002	5.64	2.04
2003	5.57	2
2004	5.53	1.96
2005	5.5	1.93
2006	5.45	1.9
2007	5.4	1.87
2008	5.36	1.83
2009	5.33	1.8
2010	5.29	1.76
2011	5.24	1.74
2012	5.19	1.71
2013	5.14	1.68
2014	5.07	1.67
2015	4.97	1.64
2016	4.87	1.63
2017	4.76	1.61
2018	4.6	1.59
2019	4.52	1.57
2020	4.46	1.55
2021	4.41	1.53
2022	4.35	1.51
2023	4.28	1.51
2024	4.23	1.53
2025	4.17	1.51
2026	4.1	1.5
2027	4.05	1.49
2028	3.99	1.49
2029	3.93	1.49
2030	3.88	1.48
2031	3.83	1.48
2032	3.78	1.48
2033	3.75	1.48
2034	3.69	1.48
2035	3.64	1.48
2036	3.6	1.48
2037	3.56	1.49
2038	3.51	1.49
2039	3.47	1.49
2040	3.43	1.49
2041	3.39	1.49
2042	3.35	1.49
2043	3.31	1.5
2044	3.27	1.5
2045	3.23	1.5
2046	3.2	1.5
2047	3.17	1.5
2048	3.13	1.5
2049	3.1	1.5
2050	3.07	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ivory Coast	Saint Kitts
1960	43.1%	45.6%
1961	43.2%	45.7%
1962	43.4%	45.8%
1963	43.6%	46%
1964	43.9%	46.1%
1965	44.1%	46.3%
1966	44.3%	46.6%
1967	44.6%	47%
1968	44.8%	47.4%
1969	44.9%	47.7%
1970	45.1%	47.2%
1971	45.1%	45.8%
1972	45.2%	44.3%
1973	45.2%	42.9%
1974	45.3%	41.6%
1975	45.4%	40.5%
1976	45.7%	39.6%
1977	46.1%	38.8%
1978	46.5%	38.2%
1979	46.8%	37.6%
1980	47.1%	36.9%
1981	47.3%	36.2%
1982	47.5%	35.6%
1983	47.7%	35.1%
1984	47.8%	34.7%
1985	47.9%	34.5%
1986	48%	34.3%
1987	48.1%	34.2%
1988	48%	34.1%
1989	47.9%	34.1%
1990	47.8%	34.2%
1991	47.6%	34.1%
1992	47.4%	33.6%
1993	47.1%	32.9%
1994	46.9%	32.3%
1995	46.7%	31.7%
1996	46.4%	31.1%
1997	46.2%	30.6%
1998	46.1%	30.1%
1999	46%	29.7%
2000	46%	29.3%
2001	46.1%	28.8%
2002	46.2%	28.1%
2003	46.2%	27.4%
2004	46.3%	26.6%
2005	46.3%	26%
2006	46.3%	25.3%
2007	46.4%	24.8%
2008	45.8%	24.4%
2009	44.9%	24%
2010	44%	23.3%
2011	43.3%	22.7%
2012	42.7%	22.2%
2013	42.2%	21.7%
2014	42%	21.1%
2015	42.2%	20.6%
2016	42.3%	20.2%
2017	42.4%	19.9%
2018	42.4%	19.6%
2019	42.3%	19.3%
2020	42.2%	19.1%
2021	42%	18.8%
2022	41.7%	18.6%
2023	41.3%	18.3%
2024	40.9%	18.2%
2025	40.5%	18.3%
2026	40%	18.4%
2027	39.7%	18.2%
2028	39.3%	17.9%
2029	38.8%	17.7%
2030	38.3%	17.5%
2031	37.8%	17.2%
2032	37.3%	17%
2033	37%	16.8%
2034	36.7%	16.5%
2035	36.4%	16.3%
2036	36.2%	16.1%
2037	35.9%	15.9%
2038	35.7%	15.7%
2039	35.6%	15.5%
2040	35.4%	15.4%
2041	35.3%	15.2%
2042	35.1%	15.1%
2043	35%	15%
2044	34.8%	14.8%
2045	34.7%	14.7%
2046	34.5%	14.6%
2047	34.4%	14.5%
2048	34.2%	14.5%
2049	34%	14.4%
2050	33.7%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Ivory Coast and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 47.8% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ivory Coast and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in Ivory Coast vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.65% in Ivory Coast and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	99,681	1,562
1961	105,568	1,466
1962	111,930	1,373
1963	118,526	1,360
1964	124,996	1,305
1965	131,601	1,228
1966	138,438	1,103
1967	145,773	951
1968	153,464	812
1969	161,541	708
1970	170,070	611
1971	179,918	615
1972	190,842	619
1973	203,429	646
1974	216,389	670
1975	228,883	688
1976	241,939	703
1977	250,858	697
1978	257,222	654
1979	268,875	643
1980	280,630	652
1981	292,755	684
1982	305,204	672
1983	317,379	664
1984	331,910	598
1985	344,549	574
1986	357,205	520
1987	370,654	486
1988	378,575	471
1989	390,081	476
1990	402,629	471
1991	413,354	411
1992	423,294	369
1993	430,759	373
1994	438,274	370
1995	453,719	382
1996	469,740	379
1997	489,984	405
1998	509,167	415
1999	527,634	413
2000	545,129	376
2001	555,220	369
2002	563,692	365
2003	568,220	369
2004	579,424	365
2005	593,685	361
2006	605,001	355
2007	617,247	341
2008	630,610	322
2009	654,439	300
2010	676,554	274
2011	694,033	250
2012	708,847	246
2013	720,228	227
2014	728,978	213
2015	731,387	197
2016	735,630	185
2017	734,553	169
2018	722,445	150
2019	727,774	135
2020	727,455	98
2021	732,191	-20
2022	750,270	14
2023	758,261	84

Maternal mortality chart: Ivory Coast vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ivory Coast	Saint Kitts
1985	766	290
1986	735	285
1987	697	302
1988	671	308
1989	645	316
1990	619	302
1991	584	280
1992	546	255
1993	503	225
1994	463	205
1995	421	204
1996	381	194
1997	364	194
1998	380	193
1999	381	164
2000	378	143
2001	405	131
2002	427	115
2003	451	111
2004	456	104
2005	492	102
2006	544	99
2007	567	96
2008	562	95
2009	588	93
2010	592	92
2011	569	90
2012	566	88
2013	544	82
2014	522	82
2015	505	76
2016	488	75
2017	465	74
2018	449	78
2019	429	74
2020	447	80
2021	459	111
2022	409	99
2023	359	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.71% in Ivory Coast and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
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%	6.16%
1974	21.2%	6.03%
1975	20.3%	5.91%
1976	19.5%	5.78%
1977	18.7%	5.64%
1978	18%	5.48%
1979	17.4%	5.29%
1980	16.9%	5.06%
1981	16.4%	4.81%
1982	16.1%	4.53%
1983	15.8%	4.26%
1984	15.5%	4%
1985	15.4%	3.76%
1986	15.3%	3.56%
1987	15.2%	3.39%
1988	15.2%	3.24%
1989	15.3%	3.12%
1990	15.3%	3.03%
1991	15.4%	2.96%
1992	15.4%	2.9%
1993	15.4%	2.85%
1994	15.3%	2.8%
1995	15.2%	2.76%
1996	15.1%	2.7%
1997	14.9%	2.64%
1998	14.6%	2.56%
1999	14.4%	2.48%
2000	14.1%	2.39%
2001	13.7%	2.29%
2002	13.3%	2.2%
2003	13%	2.11%
2004	12.6%	2.03%
2005	12.2%	1.97%
2006	11.8%	1.92%
2007	11.4%	1.89%
2008	11%	1.88%
2009	10.6%	1.87%
2010	10.2%	1.88%
2011	9.91%	1.89%
2012	9.6%	1.91%
2013	9.27%	1.93%
2014	8.92%	1.95%
2015	8.61%	1.94%
2016	8.36%	1.93%
2017	8.11%	1.9%
2018	7.85%	1.86%
2019	7.59%	1.82%
2020	7.37%	1.77%
2021	7.14%	1.72%
2022	6.92%	1.68%
2023	6.71%	1.63%