| Population : |
17,327,724 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 45.1% (male 3,856,130; female 3,965,930)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 4,651,921; female 4,468,085)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male 182,995; female 202,663) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.11% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
39.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
18.48 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 97.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 42.48 years
male: 40.27 years
female: 44.76 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
5.42 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
570,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
47,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Ivoirian(s)
adjective: 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) |
| Religions : |
Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40% (2001)
note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%) |
| Languages : |
French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: 43.6% (2003 est.) |
