Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2026
Year
2026Côte d'Ivoire in 2026
The population of Côte d'Ivoire in 2026 is estimated at 33,494,346. That is 28.9% more than in 2016, when the population stood at 25,989,404.
With a median age of 19.5 years, Côte d'Ivoire has a youth dependency ratio of 69.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.7 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 33,494,346 | 19.5 | |
| Ghana | 35,697,557 | 22.6 | |
| Niger | 28,814,878 | 16.8 | |
| Mali | 25,932,275 | 17.0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 24,601,700 | 19.1 |





