Demographic features of the population of Ivory Coast include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Demographics of Ivory Coast | |
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Population | 28,713,423 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 2.19% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 28.3 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 62.26 years |
• male | 60.07 years |
• female | 64.52 years |
Fertility rate | 3.53 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 55.67 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 38.53% |
65 and over | 2.85% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.58 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Ivoirian |
Language | |
Official | French |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1950 | 2,630,000 | — |
1960 | 3,504,000 | +33.2% |
1970 | 5,102,000 | +45.6% |
1980 | 8,034,000 | +57.5% |
1990 | 11,925,000 | +48.4% |
2000 | 16,455,000 | +38.0% |
2010 | 21,530,000 | +30.8% |
2020 | 26,812,000 | +24.5% |
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According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 27,478,249 in 2021, compared to only 2 630 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.9%, 55.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.8% was 65 years or older .
Total population | Population aged 0–14 (%) | Population aged 15–64 (%) | Population aged 65+ (%) | |
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1950 | 2 630 000 | 43.1 | 54.6 | 2.3 |
1955 | 3 072 000 | 43.0 | 54.6 | 2.4 |
1960 | 3 638 000 | 43.8 | 53.8 | 2.4 |
1965 | 4 424 000 | 44.6 | 52.9 | 2.4 |
1970 | 5 416 000 | 45.0 | 52.6 | 2.4 |
1975 | 6 768 000 | 45.4 | 52.2 | 2.4 |
1980 | 8 501 000 | 45.9 | 51.7 | 2.5 |
1985 | 10 495 000 | 45.9 | 51.5 | 2.5 |
1990 | 12 518 000 | 45.1 | 52.2 | 2.6 |
1995 | 14 677 000 | 43.2 | 54.0 | 2.8 |
2000 | 16 582 000 | 41.8 | 55.1 | 3.1 |
2005 | 18 021 000 | 41.8 | 54.8 | 3.5 |
2010 | 19 738 000 | 40.9 | 55.3 | 3.8 |
1.88% (2016 est.)
Registration of vital events in the Ivory Coast is not complete. The website Our World in Data prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the United Nations.
Mid-year population (thousands) | Live births (thousands) | Deaths (thousands) | Natural change (thousands) | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate (TFR) | Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) | Life expectancy (in years) | |
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1950 | 2 737 | 150 | 89 | 60 | 54.8 | 32.7 | 22.1 | 7.61 | 238.7 | 32.11 |
1951 | 2 814 | 154 | 91 | 63 | 55.0 | 32.5 | 22.5 | 7.61 | 236.9 | 32.41 |
1952 | 2 894 | 159 | 92 | 67 | 55.1 | 31.9 | 23.1 | 7.61 | 233.1 | 32.93 |
1953 | 2 976 | 164 | 93 | 71 | 55.1 | 31.4 | 23.7 | 7.60 | 229.1 | 33.51 |
1954 | 3 063 | 168 | 94 | 74 | 55.1 | 30.8 | 24.3 | 7.60 | 224.9 | 34.09 |
1955 | 3 154 | 173 | 95 | 78 | 55.0 | 30.2 | 24.8 | 7.60 | 220.5 | 34.69 |
1956 | 3 251 | 178 | 96 | 82 | 54.9 | 29.5 | 25.4 | 7.60 | 215.8 | 35.42 |
1957 | 3 354 | 183 | 97 | 87 | 54.8 | 28.9 | 25.9 | 7.60 | 211.2 | 36.06 |
1958 | 3 463 | 189 | 97 | 91 | 54.6 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 7.61 | 206.7 | 36.77 |
1959 | 3 581 | 194 | 98 | 96 | 54.4 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 7.61 | 202.2 | 37.44 |
1960 | 3 709 | 202 | 99 | 103 | 54.8 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 7.69 | 197.8 | 38.11 |
1961 | 3 848 | 210 | 101 | 109 | 54.7 | 26.3 | 28.4 | 7.72 | 193.5 | 38.74 |
1962 | 3 998 | 218 | 102 | 115 | 54.7 | 25.7 | 28.9 | 7.75 | 189.1 | 39.40 |
1963 | 4 156 | 226 | 104 | 121 | 54.6 | 25.2 | 29.3 | 7.78 | 185.0 | 39.96 |
1964 | 4 321 | 234 | 106 | 128 | 54.4 | 24.6 | 29.8 | 7.81 | 181.0 | 40.61 |
1965 | 4 493 | 242 | 108 | 135 | 54.2 | 24.1 | 30.1 | 7.84 | 177.0 | 41.18 |
1966 | 4 671 | 251 | 109 | 142 | 53.9 | 23.5 | 30.5 | 7.87 | 173.1 | 41.82 |
1967 | 4 857 | 260 | 111 | 149 | 53.7 | 22.9 | 30.8 | 7.89 | 169.2 | 42.42 |
1968 | 5 050 | 269 | 113 | 157 | 53.5 | 22.4 | 31.1 | 7.91 | 165.3 | 43.02 |
1969 | 5 255 | 278 | 114 | 164 | 53.2 | 21.8 | 31.4 | 7.93 | 161.5 | 43.64 |
1970 | 5 477 | 288 | 115 | 173 | 52.8 | 21.2 | 31.7 | 7.94 | 157.6 | 44.33 |
1971 | 5 719 | 299 | 117 | 182 | 52.6 | 20.6 | 32.1 | 7.94 | 153.4 | 44.99 |
1972 | 5 980 | 311 | 118 | 193 | 52.4 | 19.9 | 32.5 | 7.94 | 148.9 | 45.72 |
1973 | 6 257 | 325 | 120 | 206 | 52.3 | 19.3 | 33.1 | 7.94 | 144.3 | 46.56 |
1974 | 6 549 | 340 | 121 | 219 | 52.2 | 18.5 | 33.6 | 7.93 | 139.4 | 47.51 |
1975 | 6 854 | 354 | 122 | 232 | 51.9 | 17.9 | 34.0 | 7.91 | 134.6 | 48.35 |
1976 | 7 143 | 368 | 122 | 246 | 51.6 | 17.1 | 34.4 | 7.88 | 129.8 | 49.29 |
1977 | 7 416 | 389 | 123 | 266 | 52.5 | 16.6 | 35.9 | 7.83 | 125.4 | 50.18 |
1978 | 7 701 | 404 | 124 | 280 | 52.5 | 16.2 | 36.3 | 7.67 | 121.3 | 50.93 |
1979 | 7 996 | 423 | 126 | 297 | 52.8 | 15.7 | 37.1 | 7.63 | 117.8 | 51.68 |
1980 | 8 304 | 438 | 127 | 311 | 52.8 | 15.3 | 37.5 | 7.59 | 114.8 | 52.27 |
1981 | 8 622 | 452 | 129 | 323 | 52.4 | 14.9 | 37.4 | 7.54 | 112.3 | 52.73 |
1982 | 8 948 | 463 | 131 | 332 | 51.7 | 14.7 | 37.1 | 7.49 | 110.2 | 52.92 |
1983 | 9 282 | 473 | 133 | 340 | 51.0 | 14.4 | 36.6 | 7.42 | 108.5 | 53.17 |
1984 | 9 621 | 481 | 137 | 344 | 50.0 | 14.2 | 35.8 | 7.35 | 107.1 | 53.04 |
1985 | 9 964 | 487 | 139 | 348 | 48.9 | 14.0 | 34.9 | 7.27 | 106.1 | 53.17 |
1986 | 10 309 | 493 | 142 | 351 | 47.8 | 13.8 | 34.1 | 7.18 | 105.3 | 53.20 |
1987 | 10 663 | 498 | 145 | 353 | 46.7 | 13.6 | 33.1 | 7.08 | 104.9 | 53.19 |
1988 | 11 043 | 507 | 149 | 358 | 46.0 | 13.5 | 32.5 | 6.96 | 104.7 | 53.02 |
1989 | 11 463 | 539 | 157 | 382 | 47.1 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 6.84 | 104.8 | 52.88 |
1990 | 11 911 | 556 | 165 | 391 | 46.8 | 13.9 | 32.9 | 6.73 | 105.0 | 52.60 |
1991 | 12 369 | 573 | 173 | 400 | 46.4 | 14.0 | 32.4 | 6.61 | 105.3 | 52.32 |
1992 | 12 838 | 589 | 181 | 409 | 46.0 | 14.1 | 31.9 | 6.46 | 105.5 | 52.14 |
1993 | 13 316 | 604 | 188 | 415 | 45.4 | 14.2 | 31.3 | 6.31 | 105.6 | 51.93 |
1994 | 13 802 | 618 | 196 | 423 | 44.9 | 14.2 | 30.7 | 6.16 | 105.6 | 51.74 |
1995 | 14 300 | 642 | 203 | 439 | 45.0 | 14.2 | 30.8 | 6.09 | 105.4 | 51.61 |
1996 | 14 811 | 663 | 211 | 452 | 44.8 | 14.3 | 30.6 | 6.01 | 104.7 | 51.52 |
1997 | 15 335 | 689 | 218 | 470 | 45.0 | 14.3 | 30.7 | 5.95 | 103.7 | 51.45 |
1998 | 15 859 | 716 | 228 | 488 | 45.2 | 14.4 | 30.8 | 5.90 | 102.5 | 51.11 |
1999 | 16 346 | 737 | 235 | 501 | 45.0 | 14.4 | 30.6 | 5.85 | 101.0 | 50.96 |
2000 | 16 800 | 753 | 241 | 513 | 44.8 | 14.3 | 30.5 | 5.81 | 99.3 | 50.84 |
2001 | 17 245 | 764 | 245 | 519 | 44.2 | 14.1 | 30.0 | 5.76 | 97.4 | 50.81 |
2002 | 17 684 | 772 | 247 | 525 | 43.5 | 13.9 | 29.6 | 5.71 | 95.4 | 50.89 |
2003 | 18 116 | 782 | 251 | 531 | 43.0 | 13.8 | 29.2 | 5.64 | 93.3 | 50.95 |
2004 | 18 545 | 785 | 250 | 535 | 42.2 | 13.5 | 28.8 | 5.55 | 91.0 | 51.36 |
2005 | 18 970 | 792 | 250 | 542 | 41.6 | 13.1 | 28.5 | 5.46 | 88.6 | 51.82 |
2006 | 19 394 | 796 | 248 | 548 | 40.9 | 12.8 | 28.2 | 5.38 | 86.4 | 52.36 |
2007 | 19 818 | 800 | 246 | 554 | 40.2 | 12.4 | 27.9 | 5.30 | 84.1 | 52.97 |
2008 | 20 244 | 806 | 243 | 563 | 39.7 | 12.0 | 27.7 | 5.22 | 81.6 | 53.65 |
2009 | 20 678 | 813 | 239 | 574 | 39.2 | 11.5 | 27.7 | 5.15 | 78.9 | 54.39 |
2010 | 21 120 | 823 | 237 | 585 | 38.8 | 11.2 | 27.6 | 5.09 | 76.6 | 55.02 |
2011 | 21 563 | 832 | 236 | 595 | 38.4 | 10.9 | 27.5 | 5.03 | 74.6 | 55.52 |
2012 | 22 011 | 833 | 232 | 601 | 37.7 | 10.5 | 27.2 | 4.97 | 72.6 | 56.16 |
2013 | 22 469 | 837 | 229 | 609 | 37.1 | 10.1 | 27.0 | 4.92 | 70.6 | 56.75 |
2014 | 22 996 | 842 | 227 | 616 | 36.6 | 9.8 | 26.8 | 4.87 | 68.5 | 57.21 |
2015 | 23 597 | 857 | 225 | 631 | 36.3 | 9.5 | 26.7 | 4.81 | 66.6 | 57.76 |
2016 | 24 214 | 871 | 227 | 644 | 36.0 | 9.4 | 26.6 | 4.76 | 65.1 | 58.06 |
2017 | 24 848 | 892 | 228 | 664 | 35.9 | 9.2 | 26.7 | 4.74 | 63.5 | 58.48 |
2018 | 25 494 | 893 | 229 | 664 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 4.61 | 61.7 | 58.85 |
2019 | 26 148 | 904 | 228 | 676 | 34.6 | 8.7 | 25.8 | 4.54 | 59.8 | 59.32 |
2020 | 26 812 | 917 | 236 | 681 | 34.2 | 8.8 | 25.4 | 4.47 | 58.2 | 59.03 |
2021 | 27 478 | 933 | 247 | 685 | 33.9 | 9.0 | 24.9 | 4.42 | 56.9 | 58.60 |
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):
Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
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1994 | 41.3 | 5.7 (4.7) | 38.8 | 4.7 (3.7) | 42.5 | 6.4 (5.4) |
1998–99 | 39.3 | 5.2 (4.5) | 36.5 | 4.0 (3.4) | 40.7 | 6.0 (5.2) |
2005 | 38.4 | 4.6 | 35.1 | 3.6 | 40.8 | 5.5 |
2011–12 | 36.8 | 5.0 (4.1) | 31.9 | 3.7 (3.2) | 40.3 | 6.3 (5.0) |
2021 | 32.4 | 4.3 (3.9) | 29.9 | 3.6 (3.3) | 35.4 | 5.3 (4.9) |
Fertility data as of 2011-2012 (DHS Program):
Region | Total fertility rate | Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant | Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49 |
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Centre | 6.1 | 10.6 | 6.9 |
Centre-Est | 4.6 | 7.7 | 5.4 |
Centre-Nord | 5.4 | 9.6 | 6.1 |
Centre-Ouest | 5.4 | 11.0 | 5.7 |
Nord | 6.1 | 9.7 | 6.9 |
Nord-Est | 6.0 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
Nord-Ouest | 6.8 | 12.4 | 7.1 |
Ouest | 6.1 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
Sud | 4.8 | 10.6 | 6.0 |
Sud-Ouest | 5.0 | 15.5 | 5.9 |
Ville d'Abidjan | 3.1 | 6.9 | 4.2 |
Ivory Coast has more than 60 ethnic groups, usually classified into five principal divisions: Akan (east and center, including Lagoon peoples of the southeast), Krou (southwest), Southern Mandé (west), Northern Mandé (northwest), Sénoufo/Lobi (north center and northeast). The Baoulés, in the Akan division, probably comprise the largest single subgroup with 15%-20% of the population. They are based in the central region around Bouaké and Yamoussoukro. The Bétés in the Krou division, the Sénoufos in the north, and the Malinkés in the northwest and the cities are the next largest groups, with 10%-15% of the national population. Most of the principal divisions have a significant presence in neighboring countries.
Of the more than 5 million non-Ivorian Africans living in Ivory Coast, one-third to one-half are from Burkina Faso; the rest are from Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Liberia, and Mauritania. The white expatriate community includes roughly 50,000 French (this number may be inaccurate due to the evacuation of roughly 8,000 Frenchmen in November 2004) and possibly 40,000 Lebanese.
French is the official language, while there are 60 living indigenous languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The Dioula dialect of Bambara is the most widely spoken one. Other language groups include the Gur languages, the Kru languages (including the Bété languages, Dida, Nyabwa, Wè, and Western Krahn), the Kwa languages (including Akan, Anyin, and Baoulé), and the Senufo languages.
The economic development and relative prosperity of Ivory Coast fostered huge demographic shifts during the 20th century. "In 1922, an estimated 100,000 out of 1.6 million (or 6 percent) of people in Côte d'Ivoire were Muslims. By contrast, at independence (in 1960), their share of the population had increased rapidly, and Muslims were moving southward to the cocoa-producing areas and the southern cities. By 1998, [...], Muslims constituted a majority in the north of the country, and approximately 38.6 percent of the total population. This was a significantly larger population than the next largest religious group, Christians, who constituted approximately 29.1 percent of the total." In earlier decades, this shift was mainly due to large-scale immigration from neighboring countries of the interior, that has been going on since colonial times and continued to be promoted during the Houphouet-Boigny era. Since the 1990s, the widening conversion gap between different religious groups has started to tilt the demographic balance in favor of Christians.According to the last census of 2021 Muslims make up 42,5% of population (42,9% in 2014) and Christians 39,8%(33,9% in 2014).
The table below shows the number of people born in Ivory Coast who have migrated to OECD countries only (the table only includes communities consisting of at least 1,000 members).
Country | Ivorian-born population | See also |
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France | 63,441 | Ivorians in France |
Canada | 22,625 | |
United States | 7,595 | Ivorian Americans |
Italy | 28,385 | |
United Kingdom | 2,794 | Ivorians in the United Kingdom |
Belgium | 1,363 | |
Switzerland | 1,100 |
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.
The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise indicated.
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
Under 15 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
15–64 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.99 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Degree of risk | very high |
Food or Waterborne diseases | bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Water contact | schistosomiasis |
Animal contact disease | rabies |
Note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)
Noun and adjective: Ivorian (Ivoirian)
other | 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998) |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
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