Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2016
Year
2016Côte d'Ivoire in 2016
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 2016 was 25,989,404. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was 20,546,802; it has grown by 26.5% since.
The median age was 18.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 76.8 children under 15 and 4.5 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 25,989,405 | 18.9 | |
| Ghana | 29,356,742 | 20.9 | |
| Niger | 20,685,754 | 15.5 | |
| Burkina Faso | 19,334,856 | 17.2 | |
| Mali | 19,191,290 | 16.0 |





