Demographics of Côte d'Ivoire

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population

17,298,040

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 2005 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 41% (male 3,490,536/female 3,596,208)

15-64 years: 56.3% (male 4,920,726/female 4,820,326)

65 years and over: 2.7% (male 231,514/female 238,730) (2005 est.)

Median age

Total: 19.05 years

Male: 19.36 years

Female: 18.76 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

2.06% (2005 est.)

Birth rate

35.51 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate

14.94 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female

Total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 90.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 107.64 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 73.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 48.62 years

Male: 46.05 years

Female: 51.27 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.58 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 7% (2003 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 570,000 (2003 est.)

Deaths: 47,000 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations

Water contact: schistosomiasis (2004)

Nationality

Noun: Ivoirian(s)

Adjective: Ivoirian

Ethnic groups

Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)

Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire, one-third to one-half are from Burkina Faso; the rest are from Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Benin, Sénégal, Liberia, and Mauritania. The non-African expatriate community includes roughly 20,000 French (this number may be inaccurate due to the evacuation of roughly 8,000 Frenchmen in November 2004) and possibly 100,000 Lebanese. The number of elementary school-aged children attending classes increased from 22% in 1960 to 67% in 1995.

Religions

Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40% (2001)

Note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)

Languages

French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken. :Other languages include: Bété languages, Dida language, Gur languages, Kwa languages, Nyabwa language, Western Krahn

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 50.9%

Male: 57.9%

Female: 43.6% (2003 est.)