Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2006
Year
2006Côte d'Ivoire in 2006
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 2006 was 20,546,802. That is 33.1% more than in 1996, when the population stood at 15,442,312.
Half of the population was younger than 16.6 years; 46.3% were children under 15 and 2.3% 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 | 20,546,802 | 16.6 | |
| Ghana | 23,040,702 | 19.5 | |
| Burkina Faso | 14,373,707 | 17.1 | |
| Niger | 14,268,581 | 15.7 | |
| Mali | 13,990,140 | 16.6 |





