Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2005
Year
2005Côte d'Ivoire in 2005
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 2005 was 20,068,458. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 35.1%, up from 14,855,564 in 1995.
With a median age of 16.7 years, Côte d'Ivoire had a youth dependency ratio of 90.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 20,068,458 | 16.7 | |
| Ghana | 22,449,438 | 19.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 13,932,124 | 17.0 | |
| Niger | 13,756,192 | 15.8 | |
| Mali | 13,538,648 | 16.6 |





