Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2010
Year
2010Côte d'Ivoire in 2010
As of 2010, Côte d'Ivoire counted 22,488,064 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 27.1%, up from 17,699,004 in 2000.
The median age was 17.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 82.0 children under 15 and 4.3 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 22,488,065 | 17.7 | |
| Ghana | 25,474,995 | 20.2 | |
| Niger | 16,548,835 | 15.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 16,176,498 | 17.1 | |
| Mali | 15,945,198 | 16.4 |





