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Ivory Coast

Population

33,736,844

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
50th
Share of world
0.4%
Annual change
+782,7992.48%

Population of Ivory Coast

050M100M150M200M250M202633.7M2050 projection55.7M↑ 65% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 33,736,844. 2050 projection: 55,746,985.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Ivory Coast. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202633,494,3462.48%50
202532,711,5472.50%50
202028,915,4492.56%51
201928,193,0092.65%52
201827,464,1732.73%52
201726,733,3722.86%52
201525,246,3422.34%53
201022,488,0652.30%53
200520,068,4582.55%55
200017,699,0043.57%54

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Abidjan is home to 6,038,204 people, 18.03% of Ivory Coast's population.

City population6M2M900K
Abidjan 6.0MBouake 601.0KKorhogo 363.6KDaloa 318.7KYamoussoukro 268.6KGagnoa 217.3KSan-Pedro 195.2KMan 179.1KBonon 168.6KDuekoue 164.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Abidjan6.0M18.03%
2Bouake601.0K1.79%
3Korhogo363.6K1.09%
4Daloa318.7K0.95%
5Yamoussoukro268.6K0.80%
6Gagnoa217.3K0.65%
7San-Pedro195.2K0.58%
8Man179.1K0.53%
9Bonon168.6K0.50%
10Duekoue164.5K0.49%

Ivory Coast by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Ivory Coast is home to an estimated 33,736,844 people, the 50th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Ivory Coast has a net population change of approximately 2,146 people per day, driven by 2,817 births, 689 deaths, and net immigration of 18 people.
Share of world
Ivory Coast makes up 0.4% of the world's population and 2.11% of Africa's.
Density
105.3 people per km² of land (272.8 per mi²), ranking 110th among countries and territories.
Urban living
54.55% of people live in urban areas.

Ivory Coast Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 101100+ years, female: 13695–99 years, male: 66695–99 years, female: 97990–94 years, male: 3,25290–94 years, female: 4,97685–89 years, male: 12,20685–89 years, female: 17,32980–84 years, male: 32,71480–84 years, female: 40,88975–79 years, male: 69,55275–79 years, female: 74,34970–74 years, male: 126,20670–74 years, female: 123,66965–69 years, male: 201,72165–69 years, female: 195,57560–64 years, male: 295,61460–64 years, female: 278,21755–59 years, male: 417,61755–59 years, female: 364,49050–54 years, male: 588,15150–54 years, female: 497,92045–49 years, male: 772,75545–49 years, female: 700,02540–44 years, male: 923,91840–44 years, female: 926,57835–39 years, male: 1,012,71335–39 years, female: 1,069,13530–34 years, male: 1,065,83030–34 years, female: 1,100,22025–29 years, male: 1,273,18825–29 years, female: 1,181,53320–24 years, male: 1,567,54720–24 years, female: 1,462,79315–19 years, male: 1,885,54115–19 years, female: 1,793,16010–14 years, male: 2,123,63110–14 years, female: 2,070,1135–9 years, male: 2,254,3685–9 years, female: 2,230,6190–4 years, male: 2,385,2700–4 years, female: 2,349,088100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

19.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

62.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.79%

Female

49.21%

Life expectancy 60.5Life expectancy 64.7

Ethnicity

46.3%

Akan

  • Akan46.3%
  • Voltaiques or Gur17.6%
  • Northern Mande16.5%
  • Kru8.5%
  • Southern Mande6.9%
  • Unspecified4.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014-15 est.

Religion

42.9%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim42.9%
  • None19.1%
  • Catholic17.2%
  • Evangelical11.8%
  • animist3.6%
  • Other Christian3.2%
  • Methodist1.7%
  • Other religion0.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Ivory Coast United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Institute of Statistics