Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2017
Year
2017Côte d'Ivoire in 2017
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 2017 was 26,733,372. A decade earlier, in 2007, the population was 21,030,558; it has grown by 27.1% since.
With a median age of 18.9 years, Côte d'Ivoire had a youth dependency ratio of 77.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.5 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 26,733,372 | 18.9 | |
| Ghana | 30,008,354 | 21.0 | |
| Niger | 21,435,447 | 15.6 | |
| Burkina Faso | 19,894,407 | 17.3 | |
| Mali | 19,813,011 | 16.0 |





