Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2031
Year
2031Côte d'Ivoire in 2031
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Côte d'Ivoire at 37,529,366 in 2031. Compared with 2021, when the projection stands at 29,639,736, that represents growth of 26.6% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 20.5 years, with 37.8% children under 15 and 3.0% aged 65 or older. 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 | 37,529,366 | 20.5 | |
| Ghana | 38,856,803 | 23.7 | |
| Niger | 33,469,618 | 17.7 | |
| Mali | 29,804,539 | 17.7 | |
| Burkina Faso | 27,270,864 | 20.5 |





