Côte d'Ivoire Population Pyramid 2035
Year
2035Côte d'Ivoire in 2035
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Côte d'Ivoire at 41,033,849 in 2035. That would be 25.4% more than in 2025 (32,711,547).
Half of the population would be younger than 21.3 years, with 36.4% children under 15 and 3.2% 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 | 41,033,849 | 21.3 | |
| Ghana | 41,412,555 | 24.6 | |
| Niger | 37,353,463 | 18.5 | |
| Mali | 33,118,345 | 18.4 | |
| Burkina Faso | 29,469,746 | 21.7 |





