Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 1985
Year
1985Côte d'Ivoire in 1985
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 1985 was 10,040,482. That is 48.2% more than in 1975, when the population stood at 6,776,296.
Half of the population was younger than 16.0 years; 47.9% were children under 15 and 2.4% 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 | 10,040,483 | 16.0 | |
| Mali | 8,374,663 | 17.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 7,999,935 | 17.1 | |
| Niger | 7,118,457 | 16.4 | |
| Senegal | 6,683,287 | 16.3 |





