Population growth rate: 3.38% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 46.17 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 14.95 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) note: since 1989, over 350,000 refugees have fled to Cote d'Ivoire to escape the civil war in Liberia; if a lasting peace is achieved in Liberia in 1995, large numbers of refugees can be expected to return to their homes
Infant mortality rate: 93.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 48.87 years male: 46.52 years female: 51.29 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.61 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Ivorian(s) adjective: Ivorian
Ethnic divisions: Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%, Malinke 11%, Agni, foreign Africans (mostly Burkinabe and Malians, about 3 million), non-Africans 130,000 to 330,000 (French 30,000 and Lebanese 100,000 to 300,000)
Religions: indigenous 25%, Muslim 60%, Christian 12%