Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Côte d'Ivoire, 1997

Côte d'Ivoire
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Côte d'Ivoire was 5.90 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 707,373 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
707,373
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
16,047,170
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
10-1411.10.9%11,581
15-19135.711.5%122,494
20-24241.020.3%193,602
25-29258.721.8%165,104
30-34228.919.3%115,707
35-39177.815.0%67,296
40-4498.68.3%25,800
45-4931.22.6%5,527
50-541.80.2%262