Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 1971
Year
1971Côte d'Ivoire in 1971
As of 1971, Côte d'Ivoire counted 5,650,868 inhabitants. That is 48.3% more than in 1961, when the population stood at 3,810,152.
Half of the population was younger than 17.7 years; 45.1% were children under 15 and 2.5% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Côte d'Ivoire was 4.28 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 61.9 years in 2023: 64.1 for women and 60.0 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,811,282 immigrants live in Côte d'Ivoire, 8.8% of the population.
| Burkina Faso | 1,820,882 |
| Mali | 403,646 |
| Guinea | 111,634 |
| Niger | 97,848 |
| Ghana | 97,313 |
1,211,422 people born in Côte d'Ivoire live in other countries.
| Burkina Faso | 574,409 |
| Mali | 219,185 |
| France | 169,206 |
| Ghana | 82,933 |
| Benin | 36,443 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5,650,868 | 17.7 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5,707,999 | 18.8 | |
| Mali | 6,377,944 | 19.3 | |
| Niger | 4,776,225 | 15.9 | |
| Senegal | 4,601,864 | 17.9 |





