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Fertility & birth rates in Ivory Coast and Taiwan

Updated on by Georank team

Ivory Coast has an annual birth rate of 32 births per 1,000 people, compared to 5.76 for Taiwan. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 4.28 in Ivory Coast and 0.89 in Taiwan — 79.3% difference.

1981 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -43.2% in Ivory Coast and by -64.8% in Taiwan — in 1981, it was 7.54 and 2.46, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Ivory Coast is ranked 22/196 by birth rate compared to 193/196 for Taiwan.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29 in Ivory Coast — it's 32.2 in Taiwan.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 92.1 in Ivory Coast vs 3 in Taiwan.
  • In Ivory Coast, 24.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22.9% in Taiwan.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.43% in Ivory Coast and -0.29% in Taiwan.

Birth rate data compared

Ivory Coast Taiwan
Fertility rate 4.28 0.89
Birth rate 32 5.76
Birth rate rank 22/196 193/196
Age at first childbirth 19.6 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 29 years 32.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 89 2.87
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 188.3 27.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 72.2 10.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.3% 22.9%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 25.2% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 84% n/a
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.36% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.82% 0.28%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 4.66% 0.45%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 6.71% n/a
Population change due to births and deaths +758,261 -67,188
Natural population change rank 23/196 186/196
Natural population change rate +2.43% -0.29%
Population growth +2.47% +0.29%
Population growth rank 30/197 150/197
Life expectancy 62.3 years 80.9 years

Fertility rate in Ivory Coast vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ivory Coast vs Taiwan 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
Taiwan
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Ivory Coast Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 7.69 -
1961 7.72 -
1962 7.75 -
1963 7.78 -
1964 7.81 -
1965 7.84 -
1966 7.87 -
1967 7.89 -
1968 7.91 -
1969 7.93 -
1970 7.94 -
1971 7.94 -
1972 7.94 -
1973 7.94 -
1974 7.93 -
1975 7.91 -
1976 7.88 -
1977 7.83 -
1978 7.67 -
1979 7.63 -
1980 7.59 -
1981 7.54 2.46
1982 7.49 -
1983 7.42 -
1984 7.35 -
1985 7.27 -
1986 7.19 -
1987 7.09 -
1988 6.97 -
1989 6.85 -
1990 6.72 -
1991 6.59 1.72
1992 6.43 -
1993 6.27 -
1994 6.13 -
1995 6.04 -
1996 5.95 -
1997 5.9 -
1998 5.85 -
1999 5.81 -
2000 5.77 -
2001 5.7 1.4
2002 5.64 -
2003 5.57 -
2004 5.53 -
2005 5.5 -
2006 5.45 -
2007 5.4 -
2008 5.36 -
2009 5.33 -
2010 5.29 -
2011 5.24 1.07
2012 5.19 -
2013 5.14 -
2014 5.07 -
2015 4.97 1.18
2016 4.87 1.17
2017 4.76 1.13
2018 4.6 1.06
2019 4.52 1.05
2020 4.46 0.99
2021 4.41 0.98
2022 4.35 0.87
2023 4.28 0.87
2024 4.23 0.89
2025 4.17 0.88
2026 4.1 0.88
2027 4.05 0.89
2028 3.99 0.9
2029 3.93 0.91
2030 3.88 0.91
2031 3.83 0.92
2032 3.78 0.93
2033 3.75 0.95
2034 3.69 0.96
2035 3.64 0.97
2036 3.6 0.98
2037 3.56 0.99
2038 3.51 1
2039 3.47 1.01
2040 3.43 1.02
2041 3.39 1.03
2042 3.35 1.04
2043 3.31 1.05
2044 3.27 1.06
2045 3.23 1.07
2046 3.2 1.07
2047 3.17 1.08
2048 3.13 1.09
2049 3.1 1.1
2050 3.07 1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Ivory Coast
Factual

UN forecast
Taiwan
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Ivory Coast Taiwan
1960 43.1% -
1961 43.2% -
1962 43.4% -
1963 43.6% -
1964 43.9% -
1965 44.1% -
1966 44.3% -
1967 44.6% -
1968 44.8% -
1969 44.9% -
1970 45.1% -
1971 45.1% -
1972 45.2% -
1973 45.2% -
1974 45.3% 36.2%
1975 45.4% 35.4%
1976 45.7% 34.7%
1977 46.1% 34%
1978 46.5% 33.3%
1979 46.8% 32.7%
1980 47.1% 32.1%
1981 47.3% 31.6%
1982 47.5% 31.2%
1983 47.7% 30.8%
1984 47.8% 30.2%
1985 47.9% 29.6%
1986 48% 29%
1987 48.1% 28.4%
1988 48% 28%
1989 47.9% 27.5%
1990 47.8% 27.1%
1991 47.6% 26.3%
1992 47.4% 25.8%
1993 47.1% 25.1%
1994 46.9% 24.4%
1995 46.7% 23.8%
1996 46.4% 23.1%
1997 46.2% 22.6%
1998 46.1% 22%
1999 46% 21.4%
2000 46% 21.1%
2001 46.1% 20.8%
2002 46.2% 20.4%
2003 46.2% 19.8%
2004 46.3% 19.3%
2005 46.3% 18.7%
2006 46.3% 18.1%
2007 46.4% 17.6%
2008 45.8% 17%
2009 44.9% 16.3%
2010 44% 15.6%
2011 43.3% 15.1%
2012 42.7% 14.6%
2013 42.2% 14.3%
2014 42% 14%
2015 42.2% 13.6%
2016 42.3% 13.3%
2017 42.4% 13.1%
2018 42.4% 12.9%
2019 42.3% 12.8%
2020 42.2% 12.6%
2021 42% 12.4%
2022 41.7% 12.1%
2023 41.3% 11.9%
2024 40.9% 11.7%
2025 40.5% 11.5%
2026 40% 11.3%
2027 39.7% 10.9%
2028 39.3% 10.5%
2029 38.8% 10.2%
2030 38.3% 9.8%
2031 37.8% 9.39%
2032 37.3% 9.06%
2033 37% 8.79%
2034 36.7% 8.55%
2035 36.4% 8.34%
2036 36.2% 8.2%
2037 35.9% 8.11%
2038 35.7% 8.06%
2039 35.6% 8.03%
2040 35.4% 8.01%
2041 35.3% 7.99%
2042 35.1% 7.99%
2043 35% 8%
2044 34.8% 8.01%
2045 34.7% 8.03%
2046 34.5% 8.06%
2047 34.4% 8.1%
2048 34.2% 8.14%
2049 34% 8.19%
2050 33.7% 8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Ivory Coast and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 47.8% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ivory Coast and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Ivory Coast vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.65% in Ivory Coast and -0.05% in Taiwan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Ivory Coast
Taiwan

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Ivory Coast Taiwan
1960 99,681 -
1961 105,568 -
1962 111,930 -
1963 118,526 -
1964 124,996 -
1965 131,601 -
1966 138,438 346,958
1967 145,773 356,019
1968 153,464 365,133
1969 161,541 379,160
1970 170,070 393,010
1971 179,918 401,921
1972 190,842 410,193
1973 203,429 417,863
1974 216,389 425,401
1975 228,883 433,225
1976 241,939 442,018
1977 250,858 450,897
1978 257,222 459,289
1979 268,875 468,197
1980 280,630 477,138
1981 292,755 326,883
1982 305,204 332,774
1983 317,379 338,181
1984 331,910 343,199
1985 344,549 347,942
1986 357,205 351,930
1987 370,654 355,657
1988 378,575 359,694
1989 390,081 363,606
1990 402,629 367,657
1991 413,354 215,698
1992 423,294 217,809
1993 430,759 219,858
1994 438,274 221,832
1995 453,719 223,736
1996 469,740 225,564
1997 489,984 227,591
1998 509,167 229,712
1999 527,634 231,550
2000 545,129 233,382
2001 555,220 132,707
2002 563,692 133,431
2003 568,220 134,023
2004 579,424 134,522
2005 593,685 135,015
2006 605,001 135,572
2007 617,247 136,130
2008 630,610 136,607
2009 654,439 137,086
2010 676,554 137,458
2011 694,033 43,836
2012 708,847 43,981
2013 720,228 44,121
2014 728,978 44,233
2015 731,387 49,741
2016 735,630 35,980
2017 734,553 22,613
2018 722,445 8,725
2019 727,774 1,416
2020 727,455 -7,782
2021 732,191 -30,039
2022 750,270 -68,327
2023 758,261 -69,794
2024 - -67,188

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Maternal mortality chart: Ivory Coast vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Ivory Coast
Taiwan
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Ivory Coast Taiwan
1985 766 -
1986 735 9.4
1987 697 8.9
1988 671 9
1989 645 12.7
1990 619 12.2
1991 584 8.1
1992 546 6.8
1993 503 9.2
1994 463 8
1995 421 7.7
1996 381 7.7
1997 364 9.2
1998 380 8.9
1999 381 8.4
2000 378 7.8
2001 405 7.8
2002 427 7.8
2003 451 7.8
2004 456 7.8
2005 492 7.8
2006 544 7.8
2007 567 7.8
2008 562 7.8
2009 588 7.8
2010 592 7.8
2011 569 7.8
2012 566 8.5
2013 544 8.5
2014 522 8.5
2015 505 11.3
2016 488 11.6
2017 465 11.6
2018 449 11.6
2019 429 15.4
2020 447 13
2021 459 14
2022 409 14
2023 359 14
2024 - 14

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