Fertility in Côte d'Ivoire, 1959

Côte d'Ivoire
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.61
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Côte d'Ivoire was 7.61 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (316 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 192,525 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.61
Births
192,525
Births per 1,000 people
54.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
3,548,942
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1414.71.0%2,804
15-19180.811.9%30,752
20-24308.720.3%47,385
25-29316.420.8%42,714
30-34286.418.8%33,018
35-39227.014.9%21,897
40-44144.19.5%11,123
45-4942.62.8%2,694
50-542.60.2%133