Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 1975
Year
1975Côte d'Ivoire in 1975
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 1975 was 6,776,296. That is 52.5% more than in 1965, when the population stood at 4,442,377.
With a median age of 17.5 years, Côte d'Ivoire had a youth dependency ratio of 87.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 6,776,297 | 17.5 | |
| Mali | 6,837,261 | 18.9 | |
| Burkina Faso | 6,147,569 | 18.2 | |
| Niger | 5,317,019 | 16.2 | |
| Senegal | 5,170,810 | 17.7 |





