Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2002
Year
2002Côte d'Ivoire in 2002
As of 2002, Côte d'Ivoire counted 18,654,772 inhabitants. That is 41.3% more than in 1992, when the population stood at 13,200,311.
With a median age of 16.7 years, Côte d'Ivoire had a youth dependency ratio of 89.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.6 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 18,654,772 | 16.7 | |
| Ghana | 20,729,388 | 18.8 | |
| Burkina Faso | 12,680,897 | 16.7 | |
| Niger | 12,349,144 | 16.1 | |
| Mali | 12,288,050 | 16.6 |





