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Population in Albania compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 14.4 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Albania vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Ivory Coast
2100 1,012,012 104,920,371
2099 1,025,473 104,113,061
2098 1,039,339 103,291,158
2097 1,053,604 102,471,756
2096 1,068,302 101,628,301
2095 1,083,434 100,772,460
2094 1,099,077 99,898,304
2093 1,115,220 99,021,348
2092 1,131,856 98,114,023
2091 1,148,926 97,191,635
2090 1,166,413 96,263,617
2089 1,184,321 95,332,834
2088 1,202,564 94,410,464
2087 1,220,857 93,478,576
2086 1,239,498 92,531,438
2085 1,258,345 91,589,651
2084 1,277,370 90,656,883
2083 1,296,519 89,687,091
2082 1,315,707 88,713,776
2081 1,334,733 87,729,381
2080 1,353,737 86,741,632
2079 1,372,377 85,754,611
2078 1,391,035 84,755,417
2077 1,409,844 83,751,773
2076 1,428,308 82,745,768
2075 1,446,956 81,715,680
2074 1,465,797 80,699,852
2073 1,484,047 79,680,254
2072 1,502,354 78,658,967
2071 1,520,594 77,619,677
2070 1,538,681 76,578,862
2069 1,556,707 75,539,439
2068 1,574,841 74,479,930
2067 1,593,106 73,429,006
2066 1,610,982 72,362,962
2065 1,629,308 71,312,115
2064 1,647,661 70,271,852
2063 1,666,152 69,232,655
2062 1,684,532 68,207,413
2061 1,702,912 67,176,556
2060 1,721,513 66,159,709
2059 1,740,217 65,140,683
2058 1,758,780 64,110,700
2057 1,777,592 63,092,260
2056 1,796,291 62,075,281
2055 1,815,311 61,046,238
2054 1,834,428 60,014,012
2053 1,853,584 58,992,661
2052 1,872,627 57,968,005
2051 1,891,209 56,941,659
2050 1,910,221 55,918,046
2049 1,929,192 54,901,818
2048 1,948,051 53,875,709
2047 1,966,563 52,858,830
2046 1,985,533 51,844,312
2045 2,004,453 50,830,306
2044 2,022,832 49,805,598
2043 2,041,623 48,788,840
2042 2,060,331 47,784,131
2041 2,079,391 46,795,255
2040 2,098,252 45,813,266
2039 2,117,584 44,841,250
2038 2,135,961 43,881,133
2037 2,154,309 42,929,373
2036 2,172,363 41,995,248
2035 2,189,761 41,077,730
2034 2,207,553 40,171,091
2033 2,224,941 39,279,116
2032 2,241,680 38,414,277
2031 2,258,394 37,563,879
2030 2,275,638 36,733,221
2029 2,292,376 35,912,791
2028 2,309,153 35,100,748
2027 2,325,576 34,301,358
2026 2,342,753 33,507,906
2025 2,360,334 32,716,581
2024 2,377,128 31,934,230
2023 2,414,095 31,165,654
2022 2,451,636 30,395,002
2021 2,489,762 29,639,736
2020 2,528,480 28,915,449
2019 2,567,801 28,193,009
2018 2,607,733 27,464,173
2017 2,648,285 26,733,372
2016 2,689,469 25,989,405
2015 2,731,293 25,246,342
2014 2,773,767 24,527,395
2013 2,816,902 23,939,775
2012 2,860,708 23,467,078
2011 2,905,195 22,982,000
2010 2,913,021 22,488,065
2009 2,927,519 21,997,940
2008 2,947,314 21,514,439
2007 2,970,017 21,030,558
2006 2,992,547 20,546,802
2005 3,011,487 20,068,458
2004 3,026,939 19,595,000
2003 3,039,616 19,125,542
2002 3,051,010 18,654,771
2001 3,060,173 18,178,913
2000 3,089,027 17,699,004
1999 3,108,778 17,215,935
1998 3,128,530 16,663,948
1997 3,148,281 16,047,170
1996 3,168,033 15,442,312
1995 3,187,784 14,855,565
1994 3,207,536 14,287,201
1993 3,227,287 13,735,951
1992 3,247,039 13,200,310
1991 3,266,790 12,683,870
1990 3,286,542 12,189,778
1989 3,227,943 11,719,771
1988 3,142,336 11,275,189
1987 3,083,605 10,851,475
1986 3,022,635 10,440,917
1985 2,964,762 10,040,483
1984 2,904,429 9,650,516
1983 2,843,960 9,272,744
1982 2,784,278 8,907,936
1981 2,726,056 8,556,596
1980 2,671,997 8,220,714
1979 2,617,832 7,902,267
1978 2,566,266 7,603,130
1977 2,513,546 7,321,950
1976 2,458,526 7,057,958
1975 2,404,831 6,776,297
1974 2,350,124 6,474,057
1973 2,296,752 6,184,944
1972 2,243,126 5,909,716
1971 2,187,853 5,650,868
1970 2,135,479 5,411,567
1969 2,081,695 5,192,221
1968 2,022,272 4,990,021
1967 1,965,598 4,799,744
1966 1,914,573 4,617,519
1965 1,864,791 4,442,377
1964 1,814,135 4,273,952
1963 1,762,621 4,112,061
1962 1,711,319 3,956,939
1961 1,659,800 3,810,151
1960 1,608,800 3,673,666

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Ivory Coast
2100 -1.31% 0.78%
2099 -1.33% 0.8%
2098 -1.35% 0.8%
2097 -1.38% 0.83%
2096 -1.4% 0.85%
2095 -1.42% 0.88%
2094 -1.45% 0.89%
2093 -1.47% 0.92%
2092 -1.49% 0.95%
2091 -1.5% 0.96%
2090 -1.51% 0.98%
2089 -1.52% 0.98%
2088 -1.5% 1%
2087 -1.5% 1.02%
2086 -1.5% 1.03%
2085 -1.49% 1.03%
2084 -1.48% 1.08%
2083 -1.46% 1.1%
2082 -1.43% 1.12%
2081 -1.4% 1.14%
2080 -1.36% 1.15%
2079 -1.34% 1.18%
2078 -1.33% 1.2%
2077 -1.29% 1.22%
2076 -1.29% 1.26%
2075 -1.29% 1.26%
2074 -1.23% 1.28%
2073 -1.22% 1.3%
2072 -1.2% 1.34%
2071 -1.18% 1.36%
2070 -1.16% 1.38%
2069 -1.15% 1.42%
2068 -1.15% 1.43%
2067 -1.11% 1.47%
2066 -1.12% 1.47%
2065 -1.11% 1.48%
2064 -1.11% 1.5%
2063 -1.09% 1.5%
2062 -1.08% 1.53%
2061 -1.08% 1.54%
2060 -1.07% 1.56%
2059 -1.06% 1.61%
2058 -1.06% 1.61%
2057 -1.04% 1.64%
2056 -1.05% 1.69%
2055 -1.04% 1.72%
2054 -1.03% 1.73%
2053 -1.02% 1.77%
2052 -0.98% 1.8%
2051 -1% 1.83%
2050 -0.98% 1.85%
2049 -0.97% 1.9%
2048 -0.94% 1.92%
2047 -0.96% 1.96%
2046 -0.94% 1.99%
2045 -0.91% 2.06%
2044 -0.92% 2.08%
2043 -0.91% 2.1%
2042 -0.92% 2.11%
2041 -0.9% 2.14%
2040 -0.91% 2.17%
2039 -0.86% 2.19%
2038 -0.85% 2.22%
2037 -0.83% 2.22%
2036 -0.79% 2.23%
2035 -0.81% 2.26%
2034 -0.78% 2.27%
2033 -0.75% 2.25%
2032 -0.74% 2.26%
2031 -0.76% 2.26%
2030 -0.73% 2.28%
2029 -0.73% 2.31%
2028 -0.71% 2.33%
2027 -0.73% 2.37%
2026 -0.74% 2.42%
2025 -0.71% 2.45%
2024 -1.53% 2.47%
2023 -1.53% 2.54%
2022 -1.53% 2.55%
2021 -1.53% 2.5%
2020 -1.53% 2.56%
2019 -1.53% 2.65%
2018 -1.53% 2.73%
2017 -1.53% 2.86%
2016 -1.53% 2.94%
2015 -1.53% 2.93%
2014 -1.53% 2.45%
2013 -1.53% 2.01%
2012 -1.53% 2.11%
2011 -0.27% 2.2%
2010 -0.5% 2.23%
2009 -0.67% 2.25%
2008 -0.76% 2.3%
2007 -0.75% 2.35%
2006 -0.63% 2.38%
2005 -0.51% 2.42%
2004 -0.42% 2.45%
2003 -0.37% 2.52%
2002 -0.3% 2.62%
2001 -0.93% 2.71%
2000 -0.64% 2.81%
1999 -0.63% 3.31%
1998 -0.63% 3.84%
1997 -0.62% 3.92%
1996 -0.62% 3.95%
1995 -0.62% 3.98%
1994 -0.61% 4.01%
1993 -0.61% 4.06%
1992 -0.6% 4.07%
1991 -0.6% 4.05%
1990 1.82% 4.01%
1989 2.72% 3.94%
1988 1.9% 3.9%
1987 2.02% 3.93%
1986 1.95% 3.99%
1985 2.08% 4.04%
1984 2.13% 4.07%
1983 2.14% 4.1%
1982 2.14% 4.11%
1981 2.02% 4.09%
1980 2.07% 4.03%
1979 2.01% 3.93%
1978 2.1% 3.84%
1977 2.24% 3.74%
1976 2.23% 4.16%
1975 2.33% 4.67%
1974 2.32% 4.67%
1973 2.39% 4.66%
1972 2.53% 4.58%
1971 2.45% 4.42%
1970 2.58% 4.22%
1969 2.94% 4.05%
1968 2.88% 3.96%
1967 2.67% 3.95%
1966 2.67% 3.94%
1965 2.79% 3.94%
1964 2.92% 3.94%
1963 3% 3.92%
1962 3.1% 3.85%
1961 3.17% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Albania Ivory Coast
Current population
2342753
33722528
Population rank 144/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +2,106
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 28/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 +11,305
Net migration rank 156/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - 11,305
2024 - -24,472 - 7,838
2023 4,615 -25,357 758,261 6,002
2022 3,913 -16,426 750,270 26,777
2021 623 -32,848 732,191 1,322
2020 3,682 -16,680 727,455 -12,390
2019 8,432 -23,094 727,774 2,043
2018 9,187 -15,032 722,445 5,395
2017 10,707 -14,901 734,553 -796
2016 12,332 -9,347 735,630 18,568
2015 14,164 -20,500 731,387 522
2014 16,185 -21,706 728,978 -23,011
2013 17,234 -20,681 720,228 -250,964
2012 17,565 -19,845 708,847 -232,712
2011 17,564 -18,630 694,033 -200,010
2010 18,404 -51,907 676,554 -182,689
2009 19,336 -51,657 654,439 -168,027
2008 19,526 -50,619 630,610 -150,037
2007 20,286 -49,770 617,247 -130,079
2006 21,732 -48,882 605,001 -124,651
2005 24,390 -48,893 593,685 -117,342
2004 26,989 -48,654 579,424 -108,869
2003 29,907 -48,517 568,220 -99,880
2002 30,189 -45,178 563,692 -90,503
2001 33,573 -48,070 555,220 -76,679
2000 36,741 -60,531 545,129 -63,843
1999 40,047 -63,093 527,634 -42,777
1998 43,884 -66,087 509,167 109,961
1997 46,979 -66,188 489,984 124,443
1996 52,745 -68,076 469,740 125,556
1995 56,784 -69,785 453,719 124,501
1994 59,086 -70,165 438,274 120,247
1993 60,602 -68,445 430,759 113,215
1992 63,376 -66,538 423,294 104,006
1991 65,639 -63,689 413,354 92,228
1990 67,355 -60,173 402,629 79,979
1989 66,351 -38,835 390,081 67,324
1988 64,616 658 378,575 53,187
1987 63,334 -3,250 370,654 45,028
1986 61,925 -2,309 357,205 48,233
1985 60,798 -183 344,549 50,872
1984 59,396 64 331,910 52,594
1983 57,647 66 317,379 53,646
1982 56,443 -225 305,204 53,384
1981 54,595 -374 292,755 51,354
1980 53,803 -601 280,630 47,031
1979 54,139 -1,871 268,875 40,355
1978 55,463 3,230 257,222 31,822
1977 56,319 -1,417 250,858 22,452
1976 56,428 -1,684 241,939 12,735
1975 56,920 -2,610 228,883 79,766
1974 56,133 -1,880 216,389 79,445
1973 55,439 -1,419 203,429 78,963
1972 54,966 -1,588 190,842 77,213
1971 53,797 -911 179,918 69,728
1970 52,293 92 170,070 58,883
1969 51,407 2,665 161,541 48,192
1968 49,258 10,490 153,464 41,198
1967 46,494 12,252 145,773 40,125
1966 44,507 11,858 138,438 40,125
1965 43,953 9,617 131,601 40,125
1964 44,205 6,604 124,996 40,125
1963 44,040 4,091 118,526 40,125
1962 43,124 2,325 111,930 39,670
1961 41,802 829 105,568 36,410
1960 40,436 13,734 99,681 31,307

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/ivory-coast | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 83,840 people) and 70% is from migration (a loss of 195,891 people). In Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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