Côte d'Ivoire vs Ethiopia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Côte d'Ivoire
3.85 children per women
in 2023
Ethiopia
3.74 children per women
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
20th
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 3.85 children per women against 3.74 children per women in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.11 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 children per women | 3.68 children per women | 0.6134 children per women | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 5 children per women | 4.11 children per women | 0.8836 children per women | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 5.56 children per women | 4.46 children per women | 1.11 children per women | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 5.55 children per women | 4.81 children per women | 0.7361 children per women | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 4.89 children per women | 5.34 children per women | 0.4448 children per women | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.61 children per women | 5.28 children per women | 0.6661 children per women | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.35 children per women | 4.27 children per women | 0.0778 children per women | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 3.92 children per women | 3.86 children per women | 0.0548 children per women | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Côte d'Ivoire or Ethiopia?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 3.85 children per women against 3.74 children per women in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?
- 0.11 children per women, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).