Population
- Population (Mid-2012): 20,646,000
- Density (people per square kilometer): 70
- Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people): -1
- Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 35
- Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 12
- Rate of Natural Increase: 2.3%
- Population Growth Rate: 2.3
- Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 97.0
- Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman): 4.6
- Population Age <15: 41%
- Population Age 65+: 4%
- Dependency Rate: 45%
- Life Expectancy at Birth: 52
- Life Expectancy at Birth (females): 54
- Life Expectancy at Birth (males): 51
- Primary School Completion Rate (females): 39%
- Primary School Completion Rate (males): 54%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net (females): 19%
- Secondary School Enrollment Net (males): 34%
- GNI PPP per capita in US$: $1,640
- Population Living Below US2$ per day: 46%
- Economically Active Females 15+: 51%
- Economically Active Males 15+: 82%
- Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 51
- Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): n/a
- Undernourished Population: 13.0%
- Underweight Children Under Age 5: 18.00%
- HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 3.4%
Cote d'Ivoire is in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model. The birth rate of the country is high. The death rate is moderately low, with a life expectancy of about 52 years of age; most likely from medical advances in the country. The fertility rate of the country is 4.6. Due to the high birth rate and the moderately low death rate, the rate of natural increase and the population of the country is increasing rapidly.