🇨🇮 Ivory Coast Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Ivory Coast is 33,494,346, ranking #50 in the world (0.40% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.34% per year. The biggest city is Abidjan with 6,321,017 inhabitants.

Live estimate

33,508,028

Growth rate

2.34%

Density

105

people / km² (273 / mi²)

Median age

18.5

Fertility rate

4.10

births per woman

Life expectancy

62.4

years

Ivory Coast population 1950–2100

Population of Ivory Coast, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Ivory Coast is projected to reach 55,746,985, and 104,042,819 by 2100.

Ivory Coast population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	33,494,346	2.34%	105.3	18.5
2025	32,711,547	2.39%	102.9	18.3
2024	31,934,230	2.42%	100.4	18.2
2023	31,165,654	2.45%	98.0	18.1
2022	30,395,002	2.56%	95.6	18.0
2021	29,639,736	2.48%	93.2	17.9
2020	28,915,449	2.47%	90.9	17.9
2019	28,193,009	2.59%	88.7	17.8
2018	27,464,173	2.65%	86.4	17.8
2017	26,733,372	2.75%	84.1	17.8
2016	25,989,405	2.90%	81.7	17.8
2015	25,246,342	2.90%	79.4	17.9
2014	24,527,395	2.88%	77.1	18.1
2013	23,939,775	1.96%	75.3	17.9
2012	23,467,078	2.03%	73.8	17.5
2011	22,982,000	2.15%	72.3	17.1
2010	22,488,065	2.20%	70.7	16.7
2009	21,997,940	2.21%	69.2	16.2
2008	21,514,439	2.23%	67.7	15.8
2007	21,030,558	2.32%	66.1	15.5
2006	20,546,802	2.34%	64.6	15.5
2005	20,068,458	2.37%	63.1	15.6
2004	19,595,000	2.40%	61.6	15.6
2003	19,125,542	2.45%	60.1	15.6
2002	18,654,771	2.54%	58.7	15.6
2001	18,178,913	2.63%	57.2	15.7
2000	17,699,004	2.72%	55.7	15.7
1999	17,215,935	2.82%	54.1	15.7
1998	16,663,948	3.72%	52.4	15.7
1997	16,047,170	3.83%	50.5	15.6
1996	15,442,312	3.85%	48.6	15.5
1995	14,855,564	3.89%	46.7	15.4
1994	14,287,202	3.91%	44.9	15.3
1993	13,735,951	3.96%	43.2	15.2
1992	13,200,310	4.00%	41.5	15.1
1991	12,683,870	3.99%	39.9	15.0
1990	12,189,778	3.96%	38.3	15.0
1989	11,719,770	3.90%	36.9	14.9
1988	11,275,188	3.83%	35.5	14.9
1987	10,851,474	3.83%	34.1	14.9
1986	10,440,917	3.88%	32.8	14.9
1985	10,040,482	3.94%	31.6	14.9
1984	9,650,516	3.98%	30.3	15.0
1983	9,272,744	4.00%	29.2	15.1
1982	8,907,936	4.03%	28.0	15.2
1981	8,556,596	4.02%	26.9	15.3
1980	8,220,714	3.99%	25.9	15.4
1979	7,902,268	3.91%	24.8	15.6
1978	7,603,130	3.80%	23.9	15.8
1977	7,321,950	3.73%	23.0	16.0
1976	7,057,958	3.61%	22.2	16.3
1975	6,776,297	4.56%	21.3	16.4
1974	6,474,058	4.57%	20.4	16.5
1973	6,184,944	4.57%	19.4	16.5
1972	5,909,716	4.54%	18.6	16.6
1971	5,650,868	4.42%	17.8	16.6
1970	5,411,567	4.23%	17.0	16.6
1969	5,192,221	4.04%	16.3	16.7
1968	4,990,022	3.90%	15.7	16.8
1967	4,799,744	3.87%	15.1	17.0
1966	4,617,519	3.87%	14.5	17.2
1965	4,442,377	3.87%	14.0	17.3
1964	4,273,952	3.86%	13.4	17.4
1963	4,112,061	3.86%	12.9	17.5
1962	3,956,939	3.83%	12.4	17.5
1961	3,810,152	3.73%	12.0	17.5
1960	3,673,666	3.57%	11.6	17.5
1959	3,548,942	3.34%	11.2	17.5
1958	3,435,080	3.18%	10.8	17.5
1957	3,329,278	3.07%	10.5	17.4
1956	3,230,010	2.98%	10.2	17.4
1955	3,136,628	2.89%	9.9	17.3
1954	3,048,537	2.81%	9.6	17.3
1953	2,965,132	2.74%	9.3	17.2
1952	2,885,712	2.69%	9.1	17.1
1951	2,809,367	2.67%	8.8	17.0
1950	2,735,180	2.68%	8.6	16.8

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	34,281,130	2.30%	107.8	18.7
2028	35,077,096	2.29%	110.3	18.9
2029	35,883,455	2.26%	112.8	19.1
2030	36,699,009	2.24%	115.4	19.3
2031	37,529,366	2.24%	118.0	19.5
2032	38,376,606	2.23%	120.7	19.7
2033	39,244,384	2.25%	123.4	19.9
2034	40,132,808	2.23%	126.2	20.0
2035	41,033,848	2.21%	129.0	20.2
2036	41,948,467	2.20%	131.9	20.5
2037	42,879,998	2.19%	134.8	20.7
2038	43,824,369	2.16%	137.8	20.9
2039	44,778,745	2.15%	140.8	21.1
2040	45,743,924	2.12%	143.8	21.3
2041	46,717,432	2.09%	146.9	21.4
2042	47,702,162	2.08%	150.0	21.6
2043	48,700,665	2.06%	153.1	21.7
2044	49,709,046	2.04%	156.3	21.8
2045	50,716,067	1.98%	159.5	22.0
2046	51,718,056	1.94%	162.6	22.1
2047	52,721,463	1.91%	165.8	22.2
2048	53,730,596	1.89%	169.0	22.4
2049	54,739,406	1.83%	172.1	22.5
2050	55,746,985	1.81%	175.3	22.6
2051	56,759,561	1.79%	178.5	22.7
2052	57,772,652	1.75%	181.7	22.9
2053	58,783,276	1.72%	184.9	23.0
2054	59,797,639	1.71%	188.0	23.1
2055	60,815,802	1.67%	191.2	23.3
2056	61,826,433	1.63%	194.4	23.4
2057	62,831,827	1.60%	197.6	23.6
2058	63,843,645	1.59%	200.8	23.7
2059	64,855,752	1.55%	203.9	23.9
2060	65,861,370	1.52%	207.1	24.1
2061	66,872,832	1.52%	210.3	24.2
2062	67,888,440	1.49%	213.5	24.4
2063	68,908,169	1.49%	216.7	24.6
2064	69,935,317	1.47%	219.9	24.7
2065	70,968,220	1.46%	223.2	24.9
2066	72,013,857	1.46%	226.5	25.1
2067	73,059,532	1.42%	229.7	25.3
2068	74,101,979	1.41%	233.0	25.4
2069	75,138,746	1.37%	236.3	25.6
2070	76,166,277	1.35%	239.5	25.8
2071	77,193,744	1.33%	242.7	26.0
2072	78,211,565	1.29%	245.9	26.1
2073	79,219,659	1.27%	249.1	26.3
2074	80,225,057	1.25%	252.3	26.5
2075	81,235,636	1.25%	255.5	26.7
2076	82,241,363	1.21%	258.6	26.8
2077	83,234,027	1.19%	261.7	27.0
2078	84,223,328	1.17%	264.9	27.2
2079	85,204,417	1.14%	267.9	27.3
2080	86,179,854	1.13%	271.0	27.5
2081	87,153,993	1.12%	274.1	27.6
2082	88,121,003	1.09%	277.1	27.8
2083	89,080,799	1.08%	280.1	28.0
2084	90,020,568	1.02%	283.1	28.1
2085	90,946,504	1.02%	286.0	28.3
2086	91,879,537	1.02%	288.9	28.4
2087	92,807,681	0.99%	291.8	28.6
2088	93,723,590	0.97%	294.7	28.7
2089	94,638,954	0.97%	297.6	28.9
2090	95,557,108	0.96%	300.5	29.0
2091	96,471,115	0.94%	303.4	29.2
2092	97,374,901	0.92%	306.2	29.3
2093	98,256,245	0.88%	309.0	29.5
2094	99,121,205	0.87%	311.7	29.6
2095	99,975,736	0.85%	314.4	29.8
2096	100,815,103	0.83%	317.0	29.9
2097	101,636,470	0.80%	319.6	30.1
2098	102,447,192	0.79%	322.2	30.2
2099	103,251,940	0.77%	324.7	30.4
2100	104,042,819	0.75%	327.2	30.5

States & provinces of Ivory Coast by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Bas-Sassandra	2,687,176	8.0%
2	Savanes	2,159,434	6.4%
3	Lagunes	2,042,623	6.1%
4	Vallée du Bandama	1,964,929	5.9%
5	Haut-Sassandra	1,739,697	5.2%
6	Lacs	1,488,531	4.4%
7	Zanzan	1,344,865	4.0%
8	Marahoué	981,180	2.9%
9	Sud-Comoé	784,893	2.3%
10	Cavally	708,241	2.1%
11	Denguélé	436,015	1.3%
12	Worodougou	429,812	1.3%
13	Bafing	205,339	0.6%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Ivory Coast

#	City	Region	Population
1	Abidjan	Abidjan Autonomous District	6,321,017
2	Abobo	Abidjan Autonomous District	1,340,083
3	Bouaké	Vallée du Bandama District	832,371
4	Korhogo	Savanes District	440,926
5	Daloa	Sassandra-Marahoue	421,871
6	Koumassi	Abidjan Autonomous District	412,282
7	San-Pédro	Bas-Sassandra District	390,654
8	Gagnoa	Goh-Djiboua	277,044
9	Yamoussoukro capital	Lacs District	275,686
10	Sinfra	Zanzan District	245,226
11	Man	Montagnes	241,969
12	Marcory	Abidjan Autonomous District	214,061
13	Bondoukou	Zanzan District	141,568
14	Dabou	Lagunes District	138,083
15	Divo	Goh-Djiboua	136,627

FAQ

What is the population of Ivory Coast in 2026?

The population of Ivory Coast is 33,494,346 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Ivory Coast?

Abidjan is the biggest city in Ivory Coast with 6,321,017 inhabitants; the capital is Yamoussoukro.

Is the population of Ivory Coast growing or shrinking?

The population of Ivory Coast is growing at 2.34% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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