Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2045
Year
2045Côte d'Ivoire in 2045
By 2045, the population of Côte d'Ivoire is expected to reach 50,716,068. Ten years before, in 2035, the projected population is 41,033,849 — 23.6% lower.
With a projected median age of 23.0 years, Côte d'Ivoire would have a youth dependency ratio of 56.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.7 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 | 50,716,068 | 23.0 | |
| Ghana | 47,634,274 | 27.0 | |
| Niger | 47,374,117 | 20.9 | |
| Mali | 41,778,982 | 20.1 | |
| Burkina Faso | 34,829,691 | 24.6 |





