Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Côte d'Ivoire, 1972

Côte d'Ivoire
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.94
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Côte d'Ivoire was 7.94 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (333 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 308,498 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.94
Births
308,498
Births per 1,000 people
52.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
5,909,716
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
10-1418.21.1%6,118
15-19192.012.1%51,763
20-24315.119.9%69,807
25-29332.721.0%66,295
30-34297.318.7%53,377
35-39240.715.2%37,549
40-44145.69.2%18,844
45-4943.32.7%4,523
50-542.70.2%220