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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

2 state-owned TV stations; no private terrestrial TV stations, but satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned radio stations; some private radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.ci

Internet users [time series]

total: 4.892 million | percent of population: 21% (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 129

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed lines have increased since that time with two fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% digitalized | domestic: with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased sharply to well over 105 per 100 persons | international: country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 277,248 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 124

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 25.408 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 109 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber

Budget [time series]

revenues: $6.621 billion | expenditures: $7.558 billion (2015 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-3% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115

Central bank discount rate [time series]

4.25% (31 December 2010) | 4.25% (31 December 2009) | country comparison to the world: 90

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

2.5% (31 December 2015 est.) | 2.5% (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 174

Current account balance [time series]

-$542 million (2015 est.) | -$236 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 104

Debt - external [time series]

$11.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $10.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 104

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

41.5 (2008) | 36.7 (1995) | country comparison to the world: 55

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly two-thirds of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and in climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country is also mining gold. | Following the end of more than a decade of civil conflict in 2011, Cote d’Ivoire has experienced a boom in foreign investment and economic growth. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative.

Exchange rates [time series]

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - | 591.45 (2015 est.) | 494.42 (2014 est.) | 494.42 (2013 est.) | 510.29 (2012 est.) | 471.87 (2011 est.)

Exports [time series]

$11.98 billion (2015 est.) | $13.1 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 79

Exports - commodities [time series]

cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish

Exports - partners [time series]

US 8.5%, Netherlands 6.2%, France 5.6%, Germany 5.6%, Nigeria 5.5%, Burkina Faso 5.5%, Belgium 5.3%, India 4.6%, Ghana 4.4%, Switzerland 4.1% (2015)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$31.17 billion (2015 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$78.62 billion (2015 est.) | $72.39 billion (2014 est.) | $67.08 billion (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 92

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 18.9% | industry: 19.4% | services: 61.8% (2015 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$3,300 (2015 est.) | $3,100 (2014 est.) | $3,000 (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 184

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

8.6% (2015 est.) | 7.9% (2014 est.) | 8.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 6

Gross national saving [time series]

16% of GDP (2015 est.) | 16.3% of GDP (2014 est.) | 17.1% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 106

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.2% | highest 10%: 31.8% (2008)

Imports [time series]

$8.609 billion (2015 est.) | $9.587 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 103

Imports - commodities [time series]

fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs

Imports - partners [time series]

Nigeria 21.9%, China 14.4%, France 11.4%, Bahamas, The 5% (2015)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

8.7% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17

Industries [time series]

foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

1.3% (2015 est.) | 0.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 92

Labor force [time series]

8.34 million (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 68% | industry and services: NA% (2007 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$7.829 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $6.288 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $7.099 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 70

Population below poverty line [time series]

42% (2006 est.)

Public debt [time series]

49.1% of GDP (2015 est.) | 46.6% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$4.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $4.479 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94

Stock of broad money [time series]

$12.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $11.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$NA

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$9.812 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $9.138 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 104

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$8.516 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $7.785 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 86

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

21.2% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 149

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

6.6 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119

Crude oil - exports [time series]

35,150 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 47

Crude oil - imports [time series]

74,960 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 50

Crude oil - production [time series]

33,000 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 62

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

100 million bbl (1 January 2016 es) | country comparison to the world: 72

Electricity - consumption [time series]

5.8 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Electricity - exports [time series]

900 million kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

60.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 132

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

39.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 184

Electricity - imports [time series]

54 million kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 103

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

1.5 million kW (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Electricity - production [time series]

7.9 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110

Electricity access [time series]

population without electricity: 15,000,000 | electrification - total population: 26% | electrification - urban areas: 42% | electrification - rural areas: 8% (2013)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

1.996 billion cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 81

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 120

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 212

Natural gas - production [time series]

1.996 billion cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es) | country comparison to the world: 71

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

38,000 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

44,020 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 62

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

3,369 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 172

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

76,910 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 322,463 sq km | land: 318,003 sq km | water: 4,460 sq km | country comparison to the world: 69

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly larger than New Mexico

Climate [time series]

tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

Coastline [time series]

515 km

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 250 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m | highest point: Monts Nimba 1,752 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

8 00 N, 5 00 W

Geography - note [time series]

most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated

Irrigated land [time series]

730 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 3,458 km | border countries (5): Burkina Faso 545 km, Ghana 720 km, Guinea 816 km, Liberia 778 km, Mali 599 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 64.8% | arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 14.2%; permanent pasture 41.5% | forest: 32.7% | other: 2.5% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | continental shelf: 200 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower

Terrain [time series]

mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan

Capital [time series]

name: Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan | geographic coordinates: 6 49 N, 5 16 W | time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Constitution [time series]

previous 1960; latest approved by referendum 23 July 2000; amended 2004, 2012 (2016)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire | conventional short form: Cote d'Ivoire | local long form: Republique de Cote d'Ivoire | local short form: Cote d'Ivoire | note: pronounced coat-div-whar | former: Ivory Coast | etymology: name reflects the intense ivory trade that took place in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Terence Patrick MCCULLEY (since 21 November 2013) | embassy: Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan | mailing address: B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01 | telephone: [225] 22 49 40 00 | FAX: [225] 22 49 42 02

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Daouda DIABATE (since 11 February 2011) | chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 797-0300 | FAX: [1] (202) 462-9444

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010) | head of government: Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 21 November 2012) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president | election results: Alassane OUATTARA elected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (ADF) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%, other 3.1%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility, white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future | note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France

Government type [time series]

presidential republic

Independence [time series]

7 August 1960 (from France)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice-presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates) | judge selection and term of office: judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 "bench" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life | subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (255 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 11 December 2011 (next to be held on 18 December 2016) | election results: percent of vote by party - RDR 42.1%, PDCI 28.6%, UDPCI 3.1%, RDP 1.7%, other 24.5%; seats by party - RDR 122, PDCI 76, UDPCI 6, RDP 4, other 16, independents 31

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan) | lyrics/music: Mathieu EKRA, Joachim BONY, and Pierre Marie COTY/Pierre Marie COTY and Pierre Michel PANGO | note: adopted 1960; although the nation's capital city moved from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro in 1983, the anthem still owes its name to the former capital

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

National symbol(s) [time series]

elephant; national colors: orange, white, green

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] | Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] | Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace | Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] | Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONA] | Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] | more than 144 smaller registered parties

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Augustin MIAN] | National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] | Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality or COJEP [Roselin BLY] | Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. The war ended in 2003 with a cease-fire that left the country divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month stand-off. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. Several thousand UN peacekeepers and several hundred French troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to support the transition process. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's economy and infrastructure while rebuilding the security forces. GBAGBO is in The Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity.

Military and Security

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Republiques de Cote d'Ivoire, FRCI): Army, Navy, Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire) (2015)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.65% of GDP (2012) | 1.49% of GDP (2011) | 1.65% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 55

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary male and female military service; conscription is not enforced; voluntary recruitment of former rebels into the new national army is restricted to ages 22-29 (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 37.45% (male 4,483,215/female 4,407,595) | 15-24 years: 20.93% (male 2,504,188/female 2,463,970) | 25-54 years: 34.05% (male 4,133,975/female 3,950,734) | 55-64 years: 4.15% (male 493,722/female 491,230) | 65 years and over: 3.42% (male 389,551/female 422,244) (2016 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

28.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 45

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 1,796,802 | percentage: 35% (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

15.7% (2012) | country comparison to the world: 43

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

18.2% (2011/12)

Death rate [time series]

9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 55

Demographic profile [time series]

Cote d’Ivoire’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future because almost 60% of the populace is younger than 25, the total fertility rate is holding steady at about 3.5 children per woman, and contraceptive use is under 20%. The country will need to improve education, health care, and gender equality in order to turn its large and growing youth cohort into human capital. Even prior to 2010 unrest that shuttered schools for months, access to education was poor, especially for women. As of 2015, only 53% of men and 33% of women were literate. The lack of educational attainment contributes to Cote d’Ivoire’s high rates of unskilled labor, adolescent pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS prevalence. | Following its independence in 1960, Cote d’Ivoire’s stability and the blossoming of its labor-intensive cocoa and coffee industries in the southwest made it an attractive destination for migrants from other parts of the country and its neighbors, particularly Burkina Faso. The HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY administration continued the French colonial policy of encouraging labor immigration by offering liberal land ownership laws. Foreigners from West Africa, Europe (mainly France), and Lebanon composed about 25% of the population by 1998. | Ongoing economic decline since the 1980s and the power struggle after HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY’s death in 1993 ushered in the politics of “Ivoirite,” institutionalizing an Ivoirian identity that further marginalized northern Ivoirians and scapegoated immigrants. The hostile Muslim north-Christian south divide snowballed into a 2002 civil war, pushing tens of thousands of foreign migrants, Liberian refugees, and Ivoirians to flee to war-torn Liberia or other regional countries and more than a million people to be internally displaced. Subsequently, violence following the contested 2010 presidential election prompted some 250,000 people to seek refuge in Liberia and other neighboring countries and again internally displaced as many as a million people. By July 2012, the majority had returned home, but ongoing inter-communal tension and armed conflict continue to force people from their homes.

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 83.5% | youth dependency ratio: 77.9% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.6% | potential support ratio: 18% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

4.7% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 89

Ethnic groups [time series]

Akan 32.1%, Voltaique or Gur 15%, Northern Mande 12.4%, Krou 9.8%, Southern Mande 9%, other 21.2% (includes European and Lebanese descent), unspecified 0.5% (2011-12 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

3.17% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 18

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

25,100 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 14

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

464,700 (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

5.7% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 78

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.4 beds/1,000 population (2006)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 57.2 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 63.1 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 51.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22

Languages [time series]

French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 58.7 years | male: 57.5 years | female: 59.9 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 203

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 43.1% | male: 53.1% | female: 32.5% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever | water contact disease: schistosomiasis | animal contact disease: rabies | respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2016)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) 259,000 (2014); ABIDJAN (seat of government) 4.86 million; Bouake 762,000 (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

645 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 27

Median age [time series]

total: 20.7 years | male: 20.8 years | female: 20.6 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 187

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

19.8 | note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011/12 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Ivoirian(s) | adjective: Ivoirian

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 85

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

8% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 149

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population [time series]

23,740,424 | 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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54

Population growth rate [time series]

1.88% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54

Religions [time series]

Muslim 40.2%, Catholic 19.4%, Evangelical 19.3%, Methodist 2.5%, other Christian 4.5%, animist or no religion 12.8%, other religion/unspecified 1.4% (2011-12 est.) | note: the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72%) and Christian (18%) (2014 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 9 years | male: 10 years | female: 8 years (2014)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.46 children born/woman (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 46

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 54.2% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 3.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

disputed maritime border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana

Illicit drugs [time series]

illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; utility as a narcotic transshipment point to Europe reduced by ongoing political instability; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center (2008)

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

IDPs: 308,272 (post-election conflict in 2010-2011, as well as civil war from 2002-2004; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions) (2015) | stateless persons: 700,000 (2015); note - many Ivoirians lack documentation proving their nationality, which prevent them from accessing education and healthcare; birth on Ivorian soil does not automatically result in citizenship; disputes over citizenship and the associated rights of the large population descended from migrants from neighboring countries is an ongoing source of tension and contributed to the country's 2002 civil war; some observers believe the government's mass naturalizations of thousands of people over the last couple of years is intended to boost its electoral support base; the government in October 2013 acceded to international conventions on statelessness and in August 2013 reformed its nationality law, key steps to clarify the nationality of thousands of residents; since the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration to eradicate stateless in West Africa in February 2015, 6,400 people have received nationality papers

Transportation

Airports [time series]

27 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 124

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 7 | over 3,047 m: 1 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 20 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 | 914 to 1,523 m: 11 | under 914 m: 3 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

TU (2016)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2013)

National air transport system [time series]

number of registered air carriers: 1 | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 10 | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 359,260 | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 4,719,120 mt-km (2015)

Pipelines [time series]

condensate 101 km; gas 256 km; oil 118 km; oil/gas/water 5 km; water 7 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Abidjan, San-Pedro | oil terminal(s): Espoir Offshore Terminal

Railways [time series]

total: 660 km | narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-m gauge | note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso (2008) | country comparison to the world: 106

Roadways [time series]

total: 81,996 km | paved: 6,502 km | unpaved: 75,494 km | note: includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirt roads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads are impassable (2007) | country comparison to the world: 58

Waterways [time series]

980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 66