Ivory Coast has a population density of 260.1 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Ivory Coast has 108,691 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Ivory Coast and the Vatican are ranked 92nd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Ivory Coast has 0.39% of the world's population and 0.21% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Ivory Coast is 95.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Ivory Coast
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 92/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
33340347
|
949
|
| Land area | 122,780 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,187 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 46.4% | n/a |
| Urban population | 53.6% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 17.6% | 0% |
Ivory Coast vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Ivory Coast increased by 59.3%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Ivory Coast ranked 112th for population density and is in 97th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ivory Coast
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 260.1 | - |
| 2023 | 253.8 | - |
| 2022 | 247.6 | - |
| 2021 | 241.4 | - |
| 2020 | 235.5 | - |
| 2019 | 229.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 223.7 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 217.7 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 211.7 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 205.6 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 199.8 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 195 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 191.1 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 187.2 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 183.2 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 179.2 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 175.2 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 171.3 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 167.3 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 163.4 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 159.6 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 155.8 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 151.9 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 148.1 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 144.2 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 140.2 | - |
| 1998 | 135.7 | - |
| 1997 | 130.7 | - |
| 1996 | 125.8 | - |
| 1995 | 121 | - |
| 1994 | 116.4 | - |
| 1993 | 111.9 | - |
| 1992 | 107.5 | - |
| 1991 | 103.3 | - |
| 1990 | 99.3 | - |
| 1989 | 95.5 | - |
| 1988 | 91.8 | - |
| 1987 | 88.4 | - |
| 1986 | 85 | - |
| 1985 | 81.8 | - |
| 1984 | 78.6 | - |
| 1983 | 75.5 | - |
| 1982 | 72.6 | - |
| 1981 | 69.7 | - |
| 1980 | 67 | - |
| 1979 | 64.4 | - |
| 1978 | 61.9 | - |
| 1977 | 59.6 | - |
| 1976 | 57.5 | - |
| 1975 | 55.2 | - |
| 1974 | 52.7 | - |
| 1973 | 50.4 | - |
| 1972 | 48.1 | - |
| 1971 | 46 | - |
| 1970 | 44.1 | - |
| 1969 | 42.3 | - |
| 1968 | 40.6 | - |
| 1967 | 39.1 | - |
| 1966 | 37.6 | - |
| 1965 | 36.2 | - |
| 1964 | 34.8 | - |
| 1963 | 33.5 | - |
| 1962 | 32.2 | - |
| 1961 | 31 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Ivory Coast
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Abidjan | 5.62M |
| Bouake | 740K |
| Korhogo | 441K |
| Yamoussoukro | 340K |
| Divo | 295K |
| Gagnoa | 277K |
| Abengourou | 164K |
| Dabou | 138K |
| Agboville | 135K |
| Grand-Bassam | 125K |
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