Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Côte d'Ivoire, 1979

Côte d'Ivoire
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.63
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Côte d'Ivoire was 7.63 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (317 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 391,812 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.63
Births
391,812
Births per 1,000 people
49.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
7,902,268
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
10-1419.91.3%9,348
15-19198.113.0%74,689
20-24312.420.5%97,220
25-29316.520.8%82,456
30-34275.418.1%58,522
35-39222.714.6%41,816
40-44136.38.9%22,114
45-4940.02.6%5,385
50-542.40.2%264