Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 1979
Year
1979Côte d'Ivoire in 1979
In 1979, Côte d'Ivoire had a total population of 7,902,267 people. A decade earlier, in 1969, the population was 5,192,220; it has grown by 52.2% since.
Half of the population was younger than 16.7 years; 46.8% were children under 15 and 2.5% were 65 or older. 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 | 7,902,268 | 16.7 | |
| Mali | 7,375,266 | 18.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 6,763,903 | 17.7 | |
| Niger | 5,955,556 | 16.4 | |
| Senegal | 5,702,895 | 17.0 |





