Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 1991
Year
1991Côte d'Ivoire in 1991
In 1991, Côte d'Ivoire had a total population of 12,683,870 people. That is 48.2% more than in 1981, when the population stood at 8,556,596.
The median age was 16.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 95.2 children under 15 and 4.9 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 12,683,870 | 16.1 | |
| Ghana | 15,787,496 | 17.2 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9,394,632 | 16.4 | |
| Mali | 9,362,889 | 16.4 | |
| Niger | 8,546,901 | 16.6 |





