Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 1960
Year
1960Côte d'Ivoire in 1960
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 1960 was 3,673,665. A decade earlier, in 1950, the population was 2,735,180; it has grown by 34.3% since.
Half of the population was younger than 18.5 years; 43.1% were children under 15 and 2.4% were 65 or older. 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 | 3,673,666 | 18.5 | |
| Guinea | 3,556,749 | 20.6 | |
| Niger | 3,505,050 | 15.5 | |
| Senegal | 3,340,907 | 18.1 | |
| Burkina Faso | 4,778,621 | 19.8 |





