Population: 15,446,231 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 47% (male 3,629,286; female 3,590,782) 15-64 years: 51% (male 4,049,355; female 3,842,508) 65 years and over: 2% (male 170,120; female 164,180) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.41% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 42.15 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 16.12 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) note: of the more than 350,000 refugees that fled to Cote d'Ivoire since 1989 to escape the civil war in Liberia, only about 210,000 remained in Cote d'Ivoire according to a 1997 census
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 95.95 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 46.24 years male: 44.73 years female: 47.8 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.97 children born/woman (1998 est.)