Demographics of Ivory Coast
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Ivory Coast, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects[1] the total population was 23,695,919 in 2016, compared to only 2 630 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.9%, 55.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.8% was 65 years or older .[2]
| Total population (x 1000) | Population aged 0–14 (%) | Population aged 15–64 (%) | Population aged 65+ (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2 630 | 43.1 | 54.6 | 2.3 |
| 1955 | 3 072 | 43.0 | 54.6 | 2.4 |
| 1960 | 3 638 | 43.8 | 53.8 | 2.4 |
| 1965 | 4 424 | 44.6 | 52.9 | 2.4 |
| 1970 | 5 416 | 45.0 | 52.6 | 2.4 |
| 1975 | 6 768 | 45.4 | 52.2 | 2.4 |
| 1980 | 8 501 | 45.9 | 51.7 | 2.5 |
| 1985 | 10 495 | 45.9 | 51.5 | 2.5 |
| 1990 | 12 518 | 45.1 | 52.2 | 2.6 |
| 1995 | 14 677 | 43.2 | 54.0 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | 16 582 | 41.8 | 55.1 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 18 021 | 41.8 | 54.8 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 19 738 | 40.9 | 55.3 | 3.8 |
Structure of the population (DHS 2011-2012) (Males 23 630, Females 25 193 = 48 823) :
| Age Group | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 16,0 | 16,0 | 16,0 |
| 5-9 | 15,3 | 14,8 | 15,1 |
| 10-14 | 13,2 | 13,0 | 13,1 |
| 15-19 | 8,9 | 9,1 | 9,0 |
| 20-24 | 8,4 | 8,7 | 8,5 |
| 25-29 | 7,5 | 8,6 | 8,0 |
| 30-34 | 6,9 | 7,0 | 7,0 |
| 35-39 | 5,3 | 5,1 | 5,2 |
| 40-44 | 4,6 | 3,8 | 4,2 |
| 45-49 | 3,3 | 2,9 | 3,1 |
| 50-54 | 2,9 | 3,7 | 3,3 |
| 55-59 | 2,0 | 2,3 | 2,2 |
| 60-64 | 2,3 | 1,8 | 2,1 |
| 65-69 | 1,3 | 1,2 | 1,3 |
| 70-74 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
| 75-79 | 0,5 | 0,4 | 0,5 |
| 80+ | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,6 |
| Age group | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 44,5 | 43,8 | 44,2 |
| 15-64 | 52,1 | 53,0 | 52,4 |
| 65+ | 3,4 | 3,2 | 3,4 |
Population Growth: 1.88% (2016 est.)[3]
Vital statistics
Registration of vital events is in Ivory Coast not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [2]
| Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR* | CDR* | NC* | TFR* | IMR* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-1955 | 145 000 | 70 000 | 74 000 | 50.8 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 6.77 | 167 |
| 1955-1960 | 174 000 | 81 000 | 93 000 | 51.9 | 24.1 | 27.8 | 7.15 | 160 |
| 1960-1965 | 211 000 | 94 000 | 117 000 | 52.3 | 23.3 | 29.0 | 7.53 | 155 |
| 1965-1970 | 258 000 | 109 000 | 149 000 | 52.4 | 22.2 | 30.2 | 7.83 | 147 |
| 1970-1975 | 317 000 | 116 000 | 200 000 | 52.0 | 19.1 | 32.9 | 7.93 | 127 |
| 1975-1980 | 386 000 | 123 000 | 263 000 | 50.5 | 16.1 | 34.4 | 7.81 | 109 |
| 1980-1985 | 446 000 | 133 000 | 313 000 | 46.9 | 14.0 | 32.9 | 7.31 | 96 |
| 1985-1990 | 494 000 | 154 000 | 340 000 | 42.9 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 6.61 | 93 |
| 1990-1995 | 542 000 | 186 000 | 357 000 | 39.9 | 13.6 | 26.2 | 5.92 | 95 |
| 1995-2000 | 587 000 | 224 000 | 363 000 | 37.6 | 14.3 | 23.2 | 5.31 | 92 |
| 2000-2005 | 639 000 | 249 000 | 390 000 | 36.9 | 14.4 | 22.5 | 5.05 | 85 |
| 2005-2010 | 660 000 | 245 000 | 415 000 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 4.65 | 77 |
| * CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) | ||||||||
Fertility and Births
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[4]
| Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 41,3 | 5,7 (4,7) | 38,8 | 4,7 (3,7) | 42,5 | 6,4 (5,4) |
| 1998-99 | 39,3 | 5,2 (4,5) | 36,5 | 4,0 (3,4) | 40,7 | 6,0 (5,2) |
| 2005 | 38,4 | 4,6 | 35,1 | 3,6 | 40,8 | 5,5 |
| 2011-12 | 36,8 | 5,0 (4,1) | 31,9 | 3,7 (3,2) | 40,3 | 6,3 (5,0) |
Fertility data as of 2011-2012 (DHS Program):[5]
| Region | Total fertility rate | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | 6.1 | 10.6 | 6.9 |
| Centre-Est | 4.6 | 7.7 | 5.4 |
| Centre-Nord | 5.4 | 9.6 | 6.1 |
| Centre-Ouest | 5.4 | 11.0 | 5.7 |
| Nord | 6.1 | 9.7 | 6.9 |
| Nord-Est | 6.0 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| Nord-Ouest | 6.8 | 12.4 | 7.1 |
| Ouest | 6.1 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
| Sud | 4.8 | 10.6 | 6.0 |
| Sud-Ouest | 5.0 | 15.5 | 5.9 |
| Ville d'Abidjan | 3.1 | 6.9 | 4.2 |
Life expectancy
| Period | Life expectancy in
Years[6] |
|---|---|
| 1950–1955 | 32.14 |
| 1955–1960 |  |
| 1960–1965 | |
| 1965–1970 | |
| 1970–1975 | |
| 1975–1980 | |
| 1980–1985 | |
| 1985–1990 | |
| 1990–1995 |  |
| 1995–2000 | |
| 2000–2005 | |
| 2005–2010 | |
| 2010–2015 | |
Ethnic groups
Ivory Coast has more than 60 ethnic groups, usually classified into five principal divisions: Akan (east and center, including Lagoon peoples of the southeast), Krou (southwest), Southern Mandé (west), Northern Mandé (northwest), Sénoufo/Lobi (north center and northeast). The Baoulés, in the Akan division, probably comprise the largest single subgroup with 15%-20% of the population. They are based in the central region around Bouaké and Yamoussoukro. The Bétés in the Krou division, the Sénoufos in the north, and the Malinkés in the northwest and the cities are the next largest groups, with 10%-15% of the national population. Most of the principal divisions have a significant presence in neighboring countries.
Of the more than 5 million non-Ivorian Africans living in Ivory Coast, one-third to one-half are from Burkina Faso; the rest are from Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Liberia, and Mauritania. The non-African expatriate community includes roughly 50,000 French (this number may be inaccurate due to the evacuation of roughly 8,000 Frenchmen in November 2004) and possibly 40,000 Lebanese. The number of elementary school-aged children attending classes increased from 22% in 1960 to 67% in 1995.
Languages
French is official, and there are 81 living indigenous languages, and one that is now extinct. The Dioula dialect of Bambara is the most widely spoken one. Other language groups include the Gur languages, the Senufo languages, the Kru languages (including the Bété languages, Dida, Nyabwa, Wè, and Western Krahn), and the Kwa languages (Baoulé and Anyin are the most used).
Religion
The economic development and relative prosperity of Ivory Coast fostered huge demographic shifts during the 20th century. "In 1922, an estimated 100,000 out of 1.6 million (or 6 percent) of people in Côte d'Ivoire were Muslims. By contrast, at independence (in 1960), their share of the population had increased rapidly, and Muslims were moving southward to the cocoa-producing areas and the southern cities. By 1998, [...], Muslims constituted a majority in the north of the country, and approximately 38.6 percent of the total population. This was a significantly larger population than the next largest religious group, Christians, who constituted approximately 29.1 percent of the total."[8] In earlier decades, this shift was mainly due to large-scale immigration from neighboring countries of the interior, that has been going on since colonial times and continued to be promoted during the Houphouet-Boigny era. Since the 1990s, the widening fertility gap between different religious groups has continued to tilt the demographic balance in favor of Muslims although immigration has become less important.[9]
Ivorian diaspora
The table below shows the number of people born in Ivory Coast who have migrated to OECD countries only (the table only includes communities consisting of at least 1,000 members).[10]
| Country | Ivorian-born population | See also |
|---|---|---|
 |
457,231 | Ivorians in France |
 |
7,595 | Ivorian Americans |
 |
7,242 | |
 |
2,794 | Ivorians in the United Kingdom |
 |
1,865 | |
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1,363 | |
 |
1,100 |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
- 21,058,798 (2010 est.)
- Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)
Median age
| Total | 19.6 |
| Male | 19.7 |
| Female | 19.5 (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.99 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth
| Total | 58.01 |
| Male | 56.21 years |
| Female | 58.33 years (2012 est.) |
HIV/AIDS
| Adult prevalence rate | 3.4% (2009 est.) |
| People living with HIV/AIDS | 450,000 (2009 est.) |
| Deaths | 36,000 (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases
| Degree of risk | very high |
| Food or Waterborne diseases | bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
| Water contact | schistosomiasis |
| Animal contact disease | rabies |
Note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)
Nationality
Noun and adjective: Ivorian (Ivoirian)
Ethnic Groups
| other | 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998) |
Literacy
Here literacy is defined as the ratio of people over age 15 who can read and write.
| Total population | 56.2% |
| Male | 65.2% |
| Female | 46.6% (2010 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertriary education)
| Total | 6 Years |
| Male | 8 Years |
| Female | 5 Years (2000) |
References
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- ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- 1 2 "Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision". Esa.un.org. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ CIA World Factbook
- ↑ "MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys". microdata.worldbank.org.
- ↑ "Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples 2011-2012" (PDF). Dhsprogram.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- 1 2 "Africa :: IVORY COAST". CIA The World Factbook.
- ↑ Nordås, Ragnhild (2012). "The Devil in the Demography?". In Goldstone, Jack A.; Kaufmann, Eric P.; Toft, Monica Duffy. Political Demography. How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National Politics. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 256.
- ↑ Nordås, Ragnhild (2012). "The Devil in the Demography?". In Goldstone, Jack A.; Kaufmann, Eric P.; Toft, Monica Duffy. Political Demography. How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National Politics. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 257 f.
- ↑ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2010.