Demographics of Ivory Coast

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Ivory Coast, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Demographics of Ivory Coast, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

According to the 2010 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 19 738 000 in 2010, compared to only 2 630 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.9%, 55.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.8% was 65 years or older .[1]

Total population (x 1000) Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 2 63043.154.62.3
1955 3 07243.054.62.4
1960 3 63843.853.82.4
1965 4 42444.652.92.4
1970 5 41645.052.62.4
1975 6 76845.452.22.4
1980 8 50145.951.72.5
1985 10 49545.951.52.5
1990 12 51845.152.22.6
1995 14 67743.254.02.8
2000 16 58241.855.13.1
2005 18 02141.854.83.5
2010 19 73840.955.33.8

Structure of the population (DHS 2011-2012) (Males 23 630, Females 25 193 = 48 823) :

Age Group Male (%) Female (%) Total (%)
0-4 16,0 16,0 16,0
5-9 15,3 14,8 15,1
10-14 13,2 13,0 13,1
15-19 8,9 9,1 9,0
20-24 8,4 8,7 8,5
25-29 7,5 8,6 8,0
30-34 6,9 7,0 7,0
35-39 5,3 5,1 5,2
40-44 4,6 3,8 4,2
45-49 3,3 2,9 3,1
50-54 2,9 3,7 3,3
55-59 2,0 2,3 2,2
60-64 2,3 1,8 2,1
65-69 1,3 1,2 1,3
70-74 1,0 1,0 1,0
75-79 0,5 0,4 0,5
80+ 0,6 0,6 0,6
Age group Male (%) Female (%) Total (%)
0-14 44,5 43,8 44,2
15-64 52,1 53,0 52,4
65+ 3,4 3,2 3,4

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Ivory Coast not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [1]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-1955 145 000 70 000 74 00050.824.626.16.77167
1955-1960 174 000 81 000 93 00051.924.127.87.15160
1960-1965 211 000 94 000 117 00052.323.329.07.53155
1965-1970 258 000 109 000 149 00052.422.230.27.83147
1970-1975 317 000 116 000 200 00052.019.132.97.93127
1975-1980 386 000 123 000 263 00050.516.134.47.81109
1980-1985 446 000 133 000 313 00046.914.032.97.3196
1985-1990 494 000 154 000 340 00042.913.429.56.6193
1990-1995 542 000 186 000 357 00039.913.626.25.9295
1995-2000 587 000 224 000 363 00037.614.323.25.3192
2000-2005 639 000 249 000 390 00036.914.422.55.0585
2005-2010 660 000 245 000 415 00035.013.022.04.6577
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[2]

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
1994 41,3 5,7 (4,7) 38,8 4,7 (3,7) 42,5 6,4 (5,4)
1998-99 39,3 5,2 (4,5) 36,5 4,0 (3,4) 40,7 6,0 (5,2)
2005 38,4 4,6 35,1 3,6 40,8 5,5
2011-12 36,8 5,0 (4,1) 31,9 3,7 (3,2) 40,3 6,3 (5,0)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups

Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 30,000 Lebanese and 45,000 French) (2004)

Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast, 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 50,000 French (this number may be inaccurate due to the evacuation of roughly 8,000 Frenchmen in November 2004) and possibly 40,000 Lebanese. The number of elementary school-aged children attending classes increased from 22% in 1960 to 67% in 1995.

Languages

French (official), 82 indigenous languages, one that has later been extinguised, 60 of which the Dioula dialect of Bambara is the most widely spoken. Other languages include: the Gur languages, the Senufo languages, the Kru languages (including the Bété languages, Dida, Nyabwa, , and Western Krahn), and the Kwa languages from which Baoulé and Anyin are notably used.

Religion

Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.)

note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)[3]

Ivorian diaspora

The table below shows the number of people born in Ivory Coast who have migrated to OECD countries only (the table only includes communities consisting of at least 1,000 members).[4]

Country Ivorian-born population See also
France France 457,231
United States United States 7,595
Italy Italy 7,242
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2,794 Ivorians in the United Kingdom
Canada Canada 1,865
Belgium Belgium 1,363
Switzerland Switzerland 1,100

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

21,058,798 (2010 est.)
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 2010 est.)

Median age

Total 19.6
Male 19.7
Female 19.5 (2011 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.99 male(s)/female
Total population 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total 58.01
Male 56.21 years
Female 58.33 years (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate 3.4% (2009 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS 450,000 (2009 est.)
Deaths 36,000 (2009 est.)

Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk very high
Food or Waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Water contact schistosomiasis
Animal contact disease rabies

Note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)

Nationality

Noun and adjective: Ivorian (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)

Literacy

Here literacy is defined as the ratio of people over age 15 who can read and write.

Total population 56.2%
Male 65.2%
Female 46.6% (2010 est.)

School Life Expectancy (Primary to Tertriary Education)

Total 6 Years
Male 8 Years
Female 5 Years (2000)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2006 edition".

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, February 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.