Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2018
Year
2018Côte d'Ivoire in 2018
In 2018, Côte d'Ivoire had a total population of 27,464,173 people. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 21,514,438; it has grown by 27.7% since.
The median age was 18.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 76.9 children under 15 and 4.5 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 27,464,173 | 18.9 | |
| Ghana | 30,637,585 | 21.2 | |
| Niger | 22,188,069 | 15.7 | |
| Mali | 20,442,030 | 16.0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 20,438,288 | 17.4 |





