Fertility & birth rates in Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe 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 3.64 in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe 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	Sao Tome
1960	7.69	6.24
1961	7.72	6.26
1962	7.75	6.28
1963	7.78	6.31
1964	7.81	6.33
1965	7.84	6.35
1966	7.87	6.37
1967	7.89	6.39
1968	7.91	6.42
1969	7.93	6.44
1970	7.94	6.47
1971	7.94	6.49
1972	7.94	6.51
1973	7.94	6.53
1974	7.93	6.53
1975	7.91	6.53
1976	7.88	6.52
1977	7.83	6.5
1978	7.67	6.47
1979	7.63	6.43
1980	7.59	6.39
1981	7.54	6.33
1982	7.49	6.28
1983	7.42	6.22
1984	7.35	6.16
1985	7.27	6.1
1986	7.19	6.05
1987	7.09	5.99
1988	6.97	5.94
1989	6.85	5.88
1990	6.72	5.83
1991	6.59	5.77
1992	6.43	5.7
1993	6.27	5.64
1994	6.13	5.56
1995	6.04	5.55
1996	5.95	5.47
1997	5.9	5.4
1998	5.85	5.3
1999	5.81	5.23
2000	5.77	5.16
2001	5.7	5.1
2002	5.64	5.06
2003	5.57	5.01
2004	5.53	4.96
2005	5.5	4.94
2006	5.45	4.93
2007	5.4	4.96
2008	5.36	4.91
2009	5.33	4.84
2010	5.29	4.77
2011	5.24	4.72
2012	5.19	4.66
2013	5.14	4.58
2014	5.07	4.49
2015	4.97	4.35
2016	4.87	4.2
2017	4.76	4.07
2018	4.6	3.98
2019	4.52	3.9
2020	4.46	3.83
2021	4.41	3.76
2022	4.35	3.7
2023	4.28	3.64
2024	4.23	3.6
2025	4.17	3.53
2026	4.1	3.47
2027	4.05	3.42
2028	3.99	3.36
2029	3.93	3.32
2030	3.88	3.26
2031	3.83	3.21
2032	3.78	3.17
2033	3.75	3.13
2034	3.69	3.09
2035	3.64	3.04
2036	3.6	3.01
2037	3.56	2.97
2038	3.51	2.94
2039	3.47	2.9
2040	3.43	2.87
2041	3.39	2.83
2042	3.35	2.8
2043	3.31	2.78
2044	3.27	2.75
2045	3.23	2.73
2046	3.2	2.7
2047	3.17	2.67
2048	3.13	2.64
2049	3.1	2.62
2050	3.07	2.59

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ivory Coast	Sao Tome
1960	43.1%	32.9%
1961	43.2%	34.3%
1962	43.4%	36.6%
1963	43.6%	38.5%
1964	43.9%	40.2%
1965	44.1%	41.6%
1966	44.3%	42.9%
1967	44.6%	44%
1968	44.8%	44.9%
1969	44.9%	45.8%
1970	45.1%	46.2%
1971	45.1%	46.1%
1972	45.2%	45.9%
1973	45.2%	45.7%
1974	45.3%	45.6%
1975	45.4%	45.5%
1976	45.7%	45.4%
1977	46.1%	45.3%
1978	46.5%	45.2%
1979	46.8%	45.1%
1980	47.1%	44.9%
1981	47.3%	44.7%
1982	47.5%	44.5%
1983	47.7%	44.5%
1984	47.8%	44.4%
1985	47.9%	44.5%
1986	48%	44.7%
1987	48.1%	44.9%
1988	48%	45%
1989	47.9%	45%
1990	47.8%	45.1%
1991	47.6%	45.1%
1992	47.4%	45.2%
1993	47.1%	45.2%
1994	46.9%	45.1%
1995	46.7%	44.9%
1996	46.4%	44.7%
1997	46.2%	44.3%
1998	46.1%	43.9%
1999	46%	43.4%
2000	46%	42.8%
2001	46.1%	42.5%
2002	46.2%	42.3%
2003	46.2%	42.2%
2004	46.3%	42.1%
2005	46.3%	42%
2006	46.3%	42%
2007	46.4%	42%
2008	45.8%	42.1%
2009	44.9%	42.1%
2010	44%	42.1%
2011	43.3%	42%
2012	42.7%	42%
2013	42.2%	42%
2014	42%	42%
2015	42.2%	41.9%
2016	42.3%	41.7%
2017	42.4%	41.4%
2018	42.4%	40.9%
2019	42.3%	40.5%
2020	42.2%	39.9%
2021	42%	39.4%
2022	41.7%	38.8%
2023	41.3%	38.3%
2024	40.9%	37.8%
2025	40.5%	37.5%
2026	40%	37.2%
2027	39.7%	36.8%
2028	39.3%	36.4%
2029	38.8%	36%
2030	38.3%	35.6%
2031	37.8%	35.4%
2032	37.3%	35.2%
2033	37%	35%
2034	36.7%	34.8%
2035	36.4%	34.7%
2036	36.2%	34.5%
2037	35.9%	34.2%
2038	35.7%	34%
2039	35.6%	33.8%
2040	35.4%	33.5%
2041	35.3%	33.2%
2042	35.1%	32.9%
2043	35%	32.6%
2044	34.8%	32.3%
2045	34.7%	32%
2046	34.5%	31.6%
2047	34.4%	31.3%
2048	34.2%	31%
2049	34%	30.6%
2050	33.7%	30.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Ivory Coast and 37.8% in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024, compared to 47.8% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe compared.

Natural population change in Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.65% in Ivory Coast and +2.4% in Sao Tome and Principe. 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	Sao Tome
1960	99,681	1,547
1961	105,568	1,657
1962	111,930	1,625
1963	118,526	1,609
1964	124,996	1,600
1965	131,601	1,611
1966	138,438	1,642
1967	145,773	1,693
1968	153,464	1,767
1969	161,541	1,862
1970	170,070	1,980
1971	179,918	2,127
1972	190,842	2,232
1973	203,429	2,329
1974	216,389	2,422
1975	228,883	2,515
1976	241,939	2,608
1977	250,858	2,705
1978	257,222	2,800
1979	268,875	2,893
1980	280,630	2,965
1981	292,755	3,015
1982	305,204	3,047
1983	317,379	3,100
1984	331,910	3,163
1985	344,549	3,242
1986	357,205	3,180
1987	370,654	3,440
1988	378,575	3,544
1989	390,081	3,576
1990	402,629	3,719
1991	413,354	3,801
1992	423,294	3,822
1993	430,759	3,841
1994	438,274	3,860
1995	453,719	3,948
1996	469,740	3,993
1997	489,984	4,041
1998	509,167	4,120
1999	527,634	4,221
2000	545,129	4,334
2001	555,220	4,471
2002	563,692	4,591
2003	568,220	4,702
2004	579,424	4,810
2005	593,685	4,897
2006	605,001	5,057
2007	617,247	5,226
2008	630,610	5,297
2009	654,439	5,349
2010	676,554	5,391
2011	694,033	5,445
2012	708,847	5,501
2013	720,228	5,449
2014	728,978	5,381
2015	731,387	5,269
2016	735,630	5,125
2017	734,553	5,007
2018	722,445	4,957
2019	727,774	4,932
2020	727,455	4,874
2021	732,191	4,954
2022	750,270	5,102
2023	758,261	5,221

Maternal mortality chart: Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe

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 75 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ivory Coast	Sao Tome
1985	766	159
1986	735	175
1987	697	161
1988	671	157
1989	645	167
1990	619	164
1991	584	166
1992	546	164
1993	503	166
1994	463	168
1995	421	172
1996	381	171
1997	364	173
1998	380	175
1999	381	179
2000	378	180
2001	405	178
2002	427	179
2003	451	178
2004	456	177
2005	492	181
2006	544	177
2007	567	174
2008	562	174
2009	588	172
2010	592	170
2011	569	164
2012	566	158
2013	544	150
2014	522	138
2015	505	128
2016	488	119
2017	465	110
2018	449	100
2019	429	95
2020	447	92
2021	459	98
2022	409	82
2023	359	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.71% in Ivory Coast and 1.39% in Sao Tome and Principe. 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	Sao Tome
1960	32.1%	-
1961	31.3%	-
1962	30.5%	-
1963	29.7%	-
1964	28.9%	-
1965	28.2%	9.56%
1966	27.4%	9.29%
1967	26.7%	9.04%
1968	26%	8.85%
1969	25.2%	8.71%
1970	24.5%	8.64%
1971	23.7%	8.63%
1972	22.9%	8.67%
1973	22.1%	8.73%
1974	21.2%	8.79%
1975	20.3%	8.85%
1976	19.5%	8.89%
1977	18.7%	8.93%
1978	18%	8.96%
1979	17.4%	9.02%
1980	16.9%	9.1%
1981	16.4%	9.21%
1982	16.1%	9.37%
1983	15.8%	9.56%
1984	15.5%	9.77%
1985	15.4%	9.99%
1986	15.3%	11.4%
1987	15.2%	10.4%
1988	15.2%	10.6%
1989	15.3%	10.7%
1990	15.3%	10.8%
1991	15.4%	10.9%
1992	15.4%	10.9%
1993	15.4%	10.8%
1994	15.3%	10.7%
1995	15.2%	10.4%
1996	15.1%	10.1%
1997	14.9%	9.73%
1998	14.6%	9.26%
1999	14.4%	8.76%
2000	14.1%	8.21%
2001	13.7%	7.66%
2002	13.3%	7.1%
2003	13%	6.57%
2004	12.6%	6.05%
2005	12.2%	5.56%
2006	11.8%	5.11%
2007	11.4%	4.68%
2008	11%	4.3%
2009	10.6%	3.95%
2010	10.2%	3.63%
2011	9.91%	3.33%
2012	9.6%	3.04%
2013	9.27%	2.77%
2014	8.92%	2.54%
2015	8.61%	2.31%
2016	8.36%	2.11%
2017	8.11%	1.95%
2018	7.85%	1.81%
2019	7.59%	1.7%
2020	7.37%	1.6%
2021	7.14%	1.53%
2022	6.92%	1.46%
2023	6.71%	1.39%