Ivory Coast vs Saint Kitts and Nevis Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Ivory Coast vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

Table

Year	Median age
	Ivory Coast	Saint Kitts
1960	18.5	17.5
1961	18.5	17.4
1962	18.5	17.4
1963	18.5	17.3
1964	18.4	17.3
1965	18.3	17.1
1966	18.2	16.9
1967	18.1	16.6
1968	18	16.4
1969	17.8	16.1
1970	17.7	16.3
1971	17.7	16.8
1972	17.7	17.3
1973	17.6	17.7
1974	17.6	18.1
1975	17.5	18.5
1976	17.4	18.9
1977	17.1	19.2
1978	16.9	19.5
1979	16.7	19.8
1980	16.5	20.1
1981	16.4	20.5
1982	16.3	21
1983	16.2	21.4
1984	16.1	21.8
1985	16	22.2
1986	16	22.5
1987	15.9	22.8
1988	15.9	23
1989	16	23.2
1990	16	23.3
1991	16.1	23.5
1992	16.2	23.7
1993	16.3	24.1
1994	16.4	24.4
1995	16.5	24.7
1996	16.6	25.1
1997	16.7	25.5
1998	16.8	25.9
1999	16.8	26.3
2000	16.8	26.7
2001	16.8	27
2002	16.7	27.4
2003	16.7	27.7
2004	16.7	28.1
2005	16.7	28.5
2006	16.6	28.9
2007	16.6	29.3
2008	16.9	29.6
2009	17.3	30
2010	17.7	30.6
2011	18.2	31.1
2012	18.6	31.5
2013	19	31.9
2014	19.1	32.3
2015	19	32.8
2016	18.9	33.3
2017	18.9	33.8
2018	18.9	34.2
2019	18.9	34.7
2020	18.9	35.2
2021	19	35.6
2022	19.1	36
2023	19.2	36.4
2024	19.3	36.8
2025	19.3	37.2
2026	19.5	37.5
2027	19.7	37.9
2028	19.9	38.3
2029	20.1	38.7
2030	20.3	39.1
2031	20.5	39.4
2032	20.7	39.8
2033	20.9	40.1
2034	21	40.4
2035	21.2	40.8
2036	21.5	41.1
2037	21.7	41.4
2038	21.9	41.7
2039	22.1	42.1
2040	22.3	42.4
2041	22.4	42.7
2042	22.6	43.1
2043	22.7	43.4
2044	22.8	43.7
2045	23	44
2046	23.1	44.2
2047	23.2	44.4
2048	23.4	44.6
2049	23.5	44.8
2050	23.6	44.9

In 1960, the median age in Ivory Coast was 18.5 years compared to 17.5 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 19.3 years in Ivory Coast and to 36.8 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Ivory Coast is expected to increased to around 23.6 years by 2050 compared to 44.9 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Ivory Coast		Saint Kitts
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	7.31%	7.21%	3.03%	2.94%
5-9	7.03%	6.96%	3.17%	3.17%
10-14	6.31%	6.04%	2.89%	3%
15-19	5.46%	5.19%	3.17%	3.46%
20-24	4.55%	4.16%	3.31%	3.56%
25-29	3.68%	3.56%	3.62%	3.96%
30-34	3.33%	3.5%	3.8%	4%
35-39	3.14%	3.27%	3.98%	4.41%
40-44	2.78%	2.67%	3.53%	4.18%
45-49	2.26%	1.97%	3.39%	3.54%
50-54	1.67%	1.4%	3.15%	3.41%
55-59	1.2%	1.07%	3.06%	3.19%
60-64	0.86%	0.81%	2.81%	3.07%
65-69	0.58%	0.55%	2.27%	2.78%
70-74	0.36%	0.35%	1.42%	1.56%
75-79	0.2%	0.22%	0.69%	0.82%
80+	0.15%	0.19%	0.6%	1.08%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Ivory Coast has high demographic potential with 74.3% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 47.1% and low potential in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Ivory Coast			Saint Kitts
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	83.7%	79.2%	4.43%	102.6%	92.4%	10.2%
1961	84%	79.5%	4.47%	103.4%	93%	10.4%
1962	84.5%	80%	4.5%	104.2%	93.6%	10.6%
1963	85.3%	80.8%	4.53%	105.4%	94.4%	11%
1964	86.3%	81.8%	4.57%	106.9%	95.4%	11.5%
1965	87.2%	82.6%	4.61%	108.8%	96.8%	12%
1966	88%	83.3%	4.63%	111.1%	98.5%	12.6%
1967	88.8%	84.1%	4.66%	113.9%	100.6%	13.3%
1968	89.5%	84.8%	4.69%	116.9%	102.8%	14.1%
1969	90.2%	85.5%	4.71%	119.7%	104.7%	15%
1970	90.7%	85.9%	4.73%	118.6%	103.1%	15.5%
1971	90.9%	86.2%	4.74%	113.1%	97.6%	15.6%
1972	91.1%	86.3%	4.74%	107.4%	91.8%	15.6%
1973	91.2%	86.5%	4.75%	102.6%	86.9%	15.7%
1974	91.5%	86.7%	4.75%	98.4%	82.6%	15.8%
1975	91.8%	87%	4.75%	95.1%	79.1%	16%
1976	92.8%	88.1%	4.77%	92.5%	76.2%	16.2%
1977	94.6%	89.7%	4.81%	90.5%	73.9%	16.5%
1978	96%	91.2%	4.84%	89.1%	72.1%	16.9%
1979	97.2%	92.3%	4.86%	87.9%	70.6%	17.3%
1980	98.2%	93.4%	4.88%	86.4%	68.9%	17.5%
1981	99.1%	94.3%	4.89%	84.1%	66.7%	17.4%
1982	99.9%	95%	4.9%	81.9%	64.7%	17.2%
1983	100.5%	95.6%	4.9%	80.3%	63.2%	17.1%
1984	101.1%	96.2%	4.91%	79.2%	62.2%	17%
1985	101.5%	96.6%	4.91%	78.6%	61.5%	17%
1986	101.8%	96.9%	4.92%	78%	61%	17%
1987	102%	97%	4.92%	77.7%	60.7%	17%
1988	101.9%	97%	4.91%	77.6%	60.6%	17%
1989	101.5%	96.6%	4.91%	77.8%	60.7%	17.1%
1990	100.9%	96%	4.92%	78%	60.9%	17.1%
1991	100.1%	95.2%	4.92%	77.4%	60.4%	17%
1992	99.3%	94.4%	4.92%	75.1%	58.8%	16.4%
1993	98.4%	93.5%	4.91%	72.4%	56.8%	15.7%
1994	97.5%	92.6%	4.9%	69.9%	54.9%	15%
1995	96.6%	91.7%	4.89%	67.6%	53.1%	14.5%
1996	95.8%	90.9%	4.87%	65.4%	51.5%	13.9%
1997	95%	90.1%	4.84%	63.5%	50%	13.5%
1998	94.3%	89.5%	4.81%	61.8%	48.7%	13%
1999	94%	89.2%	4.76%	60.2%	47.6%	12.7%
2000	94.1%	89.3%	4.71%	58.9%	46.5%	12.4%
2001	94.2%	89.5%	4.67%	57.4%	45.3%	12.1%
2002	94.3%	89.7%	4.62%	55.4%	43.7%	11.7%
2003	94.5%	89.9%	4.57%	53.4%	42%	11.4%
2004	94.6%	90.1%	4.51%	51.5%	40.4%	11.2%
2005	94.6%	90.2%	4.45%	49.8%	38.9%	11%
2006	94.6%	90.2%	4.38%	48.4%	37.6%	10.8%
2007	94.4%	90.1%	4.31%	47.3%	36.6%	10.7%
2008	92.5%	88.2%	4.27%	46.5%	35.8%	10.7%
2009	89.1%	84.8%	4.27%	45.6%	34.9%	10.7%
2010	86.2%	82%	4.29%	44.4%	33.6%	10.8%
2011	84%	79.6%	4.35%	43.1%	32.4%	10.6%
2012	82.2%	77.8%	4.44%	42.1%	31.6%	10.5%
2013	80.8%	76.2%	4.56%	41.1%	30.6%	10.4%
2014	80.4%	75.8%	4.61%	40.1%	29.6%	10.5%
2015	81%	76.4%	4.56%	39.4%	28.8%	10.6%
2016	81.3%	76.8%	4.53%	39%	28.1%	10.9%
2017	81.5%	77%	4.51%	38.9%	27.6%	11.3%
2018	81.4%	76.9%	4.5%	39.1%	27.2%	11.9%
2019	81.1%	76.6%	4.51%	39.4%	26.9%	12.5%
2020	80.8%	76.2%	4.51%	39.9%	26.7%	13.2%
2021	80.1%	75.6%	4.52%	40.2%	26.4%	13.8%
2022	79.2%	74.7%	4.54%	40.5%	26.1%	14.4%
2023	78.1%	73.5%	4.57%	40.9%	25.8%	15.1%
2024	76.9%	72.3%	4.62%	41.7%	25.8%	15.9%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Ivory Coast decreased from 94.6% to 76.9% between 2004 and 2024.

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 51.5% to 41.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Ivory Coast	Saint Kitts
1960	54.4%	49.3%
1961	54.4%	49.2%
1962	54.2%	49%
1963	54%	48.7%
1964	53.7%	48.3%
1965	53.4%	47.9%
1966	53.2%	47.4%
1967	53%	46.7%
1968	52.8%	46.1%
1969	52.6%	45.5%
1970	52.4%	45.8%
1971	52.4%	46.9%
1972	52.3%	48.2%
1973	52.3%	49.4%
1974	52.2%	50.4%
1975	52.1%	51.3%
1976	51.9%	52%
1977	51.4%	52.5%
1978	51%	52.9%
1979	50.7%	53.2%
1980	50.4%	53.7%
1981	50.2%	54.3%
1982	50%	55%
1983	49.9%	55.5%
1984	49.7%	55.8%
1985	49.6%	56%
1986	49.5%	56.2%
1987	49.5%	56.3%
1988	49.5%	56.3%
1989	49.6%	56.3%
1990	49.8%	56.2%
1991	50%	56.4%
1992	50.2%	57.1%
1993	50.4%	58%
1994	50.6%	58.9%
1995	50.9%	59.7%
1996	51.1%	60.5%
1997	51.3%	61.2%
1998	51.5%	61.8%
1999	51.5%	62.4%
2000	51.5%	62.9%
2001	51.5%	63.5%
2002	51.5%	64.3%
2003	51.4%	65.2%
2004	51.4%	66%
2005	51.4%	66.7%
2006	51.4%	67.4%
2007	51.4%	67.9%
2008	52%	68.3%
2009	52.9%	68.7%
2010	53.7%	69.3%
2011	54.4%	69.9%
2012	54.9%	70.4%
2013	55.3%	70.9%
2014	55.4%	71.4%
2015	55.3%	71.7%
2016	55.2%	71.9%
2017	55.1%	72%
2018	55.1%	71.9%
2019	55.2%	71.7%
2020	55.3%	71.5%
2021	55.5%	71.3%
2022	55.8%	71.2%
2023	56.2%	71%
2024	56.5%	70.6%
2025	56.9%	69.9%
2026	57.3%	69.4%
2027	57.6%	69.3%
2028	57.9%	69.1%
2029	58.3%	68.9%
2030	58.8%	68.6%
2031	59.3%	68.4%
2032	59.6%	68.3%
2033	60%	68.3%
2034	60.2%	68.2%
2035	60.4%	68.1%
2036	60.6%	68%
2037	60.7%	67.9%
2038	60.9%	67.8%
2039	60.9%	67.7%
2040	61%	67.5%
2041	61.1%	67.3%
2042	61.1%	67.2%
2043	61.1%	67.1%
2044	61.2%	66.9%
2045	61.2%	66.7%
2046	61.2%	66.4%
2047	61.3%	66.1%
2048	61.4%	65.8%
2049	61.4%	65.5%
2050	61.5%	65.1%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 51.4% to 56.5% in Ivory Coast and from 66% to 70.6% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

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%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 40.9% in Ivory Coast and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Birth rates in Ivory Coast compared to Saint Kitts and Nevis .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Ivory Coast	Saint Kitts
1960	2.41%	5.03%
1961	2.43%	5.1%
1962	2.44%	5.21%
1963	2.45%	5.36%
1964	2.45%	5.54%
1965	2.46%	5.75%
1966	2.47%	5.99%
1967	2.47%	6.24%
1968	2.47%	6.51%
1969	2.48%	6.82%
1970	2.48%	7.09%
1971	2.48%	7.31%
1972	2.48%	7.53%
1973	2.48%	7.76%
1974	2.48%	7.98%
1975	2.48%	8.21%
1976	2.48%	8.44%
1977	2.47%	8.69%
1978	2.47%	8.95%
1979	2.47%	9.22%
1980	2.46%	9.4%
1981	2.46%	9.46%
1982	2.45%	9.47%
1983	2.44%	9.48%
1984	2.44%	9.5%
1985	2.44%	9.54%
1986	2.44%	9.56%
1987	2.44%	9.57%
1988	2.43%	9.58%
1989	2.44%	9.61%
1990	2.45%	9.63%
1991	2.46%	9.56%
1992	2.47%	9.35%
1993	2.47%	9.09%
1994	2.48%	8.85%
1995	2.49%	8.63%
1996	2.49%	8.42%
1997	2.48%	8.23%
1998	2.47%	8.05%
1999	2.46%	7.91%
2000	2.43%	7.8%
2001	2.4%	7.68%
2002	2.38%	7.56%
2003	2.35%	7.45%
2004	2.32%	7.37%
2005	2.28%	7.31%
2006	2.25%	7.28%
2007	2.22%	7.27%
2008	2.22%	7.3%
2009	2.26%	7.37%
2010	2.31%	7.47%
2011	2.36%	7.44%
2012	2.44%	7.36%
2013	2.53%	7.4%
2014	2.55%	7.48%
2015	2.52%	7.62%
2016	2.5%	7.85%
2017	2.48%	8.15%
2018	2.48%	8.53%
2019	2.49%	8.96%
2020	2.5%	9.44%
2021	2.51%	9.87%
2022	2.53%	10.2%
2023	2.57%	10.7%
2024	2.61%	11.2%
2025	2.65%	11.7%
2026	2.7%	12.2%
2027	2.75%	12.6%
2028	2.8%	13%
2029	2.85%	13.4%
2030	2.9%	13.9%
2031	2.96%	14.3%
2032	3.01%	14.7%
2033	3.07%	15%
2034	3.13%	15.3%
2035	3.19%	15.6%
2036	3.25%	15.9%
2037	3.33%	16.2%
2038	3.4%	16.5%
2039	3.48%	16.8%
2040	3.58%	17.1%
2041	3.68%	17.4%
2042	3.78%	17.7%
2043	3.89%	18%
2044	4%	18.2%
2045	4.12%	18.6%
2046	4.24%	19%
2047	4.36%	19.4%
2048	4.48%	19.7%
2049	4.6%	20.1%
2050	4.72%	20.6%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 2.61% in Ivory Coast and 11.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Life expectancy in Ivory Coast compared to Saint Kitts and Nevis .