Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2021
Year
2021Côte d'Ivoire in 2021
As of 2021, Côte d'Ivoire counted 29,639,736 inhabitants. That is 29.0% more than in 2011, when the population stood at 22,982,000.
The median age was 19.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 75.6 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 | 29,639,737 | 19.0 | |
| Ghana | 32,518,665 | 21.7 | |
| Niger | 24,502,140 | 16.0 | |
| Mali | 22,388,631 | 16.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 21,995,243 | 18.0 |





