People of Cote D'Ivoire or Ivory Coast

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People of Cote d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast )

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro.

Cote d'Ivoire is home to the largest church in the world. Constructed at the cost of $300 million dollars in the 1980's.

The development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment has made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states. Abidjan is the largest city in Ivory, but the capital is Yamoussoukro. Abidjan is referred to as the "Paris of West Africa" because of its parks, broad boulevards, universities, exotic fashions and museums.

Facts on the People of Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast

Please note that Ivory Coast and Cote d'Ivoire means the same thing. Both are used on this website

Population of Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast	17,654,843 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 2006 est.)
Age structure in Ivory Coast, West Africa:	0-14 years: 40.8% (male 3,546,674/female 3,653,990) 15-64 years: 56.4% (male 5,024,575/female 4,939,677) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 238,793/female 251,134) (2006 est.)
Median age of Ivorians :	total: 19.2 years male: 19.4 years female: 18.9 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:	2.03% (2006 est.)
Birth rate in Ivory Coast:	35.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate in Ivory Coast, Africa:	14.84 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate in Ivory Coast:	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio in Ivory Coast West Africa:	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate in Ivory Coast West Africa:	total: 89.11 deaths/1,000 live births male: 105.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 71.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth in Cote d'Ivoire:	total population: 48.82 years male: 46.24 years female: 51.48 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate in Ivory Coast:	4.5 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS in Ivory Coast Africa:	570,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS deaths in Cote d'Ivoire:	47,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases in Ivory Coast Africa:	degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, yellow fever, and others are high risks in some locations water contact: schistosomiasis (2005)
Nationality of Ivory Coast:	noun: Ivoirian(s) adjective: Ivoirian
Ethnic groups in Cote d'Ivoire West Africa:	Akan 42.1% ( Akan is a powerful ethnic group in neighboring Ghana too) , 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 in Ivory Coast Africa:	Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001) note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
Languages spoken in Ivory Coast:	French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
Literacy rate in Ivory Coast West Africa:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.9% male: 57.9% female: 43.6% (2003 est.)

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