Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2008
Year
2008Côte d'Ivoire in 2008
In 2008, Côte d'Ivoire had a total population of 21,514,438 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 29.1%, up from 16,663,948 in 1998.
With a median age of 16.9 years, Côte d'Ivoire had a youth dependency ratio of 88.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 21,514,439 | 16.9 | |
| Ghana | 24,249,946 | 19.9 | |
| Niger | 15,361,915 | 15.5 | |
| Burkina Faso | 15,258,093 | 17.1 | |
| Mali | 14,940,783 | 16.5 |





