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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,578,808 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 41.6 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 17.3% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.98% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

China vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

China
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
China Ivory Coast
2100 633,320,628 104,920,371
2099 643,959,697 104,113,061
2098 654,691,595 103,291,158
2097 665,517,335 102,471,756
2096 676,438,150 101,628,301
2095 687,457,915 100,772,460
2094 698,589,897 99,898,304
2093 709,852,629 99,021,348
2092 721,251,520 98,114,023
2091 732,791,748 97,191,635
2090 744,501,355 96,263,617
2089 756,404,299 95,332,834
2088 768,478,316 94,410,464
2087 780,707,622 93,478,576
2086 793,081,006 92,531,438
2085 805,608,315 91,589,651
2084 818,268,277 90,656,883
2083 830,972,107 89,687,091
2082 843,721,746 88,713,776
2081 856,534,631 87,729,381
2080 869,351,919 86,741,632
2079 882,146,959 85,754,611
2078 894,889,246 84,755,417
2077 907,592,919 83,751,773
2076 920,280,380 82,745,768
2075 932,956,157 81,715,680
2074 945,631,173 80,699,852
2073 958,352,980 79,680,254
2072 971,115,895 78,658,967
2071 983,938,054 77,619,677
2070 996,853,418 76,578,862
2069 1,009,905,851 75,539,439
2068 1,023,081,790 74,479,930
2067 1,036,420,010 73,429,006
2066 1,049,887,382 72,362,962
2065 1,063,477,623 71,312,115
2064 1,077,206,695 70,271,852
2063 1,090,982,303 69,232,655
2062 1,104,833,556 68,207,413
2061 1,118,682,849 67,176,556
2060 1,132,504,136 66,159,709
2059 1,146,199,736 65,140,683
2058 1,159,714,746 64,110,700
2057 1,172,963,523 63,092,260
2056 1,185,938,083 62,075,281
2055 1,198,550,408 61,046,238
2054 1,210,749,681 60,014,012
2053 1,222,500,569 58,992,661
2052 1,233,808,926 57,968,005
2051 1,244,584,333 56,941,659
2050 1,254,824,040 55,918,046
2049 1,264,598,914 54,901,818
2048 1,273,885,471 53,875,709
2047 1,282,701,271 52,858,830
2046 1,291,133,690 51,844,312
2045 1,299,154,327 50,830,306
2044 1,306,805,350 49,805,598
2043 1,314,176,710 48,788,840
2042 1,321,319,298 47,784,131
2041 1,328,219,755 46,795,255
2040 1,334,857,481 45,813,266
2039 1,341,265,381 44,841,250
2038 1,347,407,165 43,881,133
2037 1,353,377,505 42,929,373
2036 1,359,133,287 41,995,248
2035 1,364,651,508 41,077,730
2034 1,369,940,557 40,171,091
2033 1,375,003,005 39,279,116
2032 1,379,784,204 38,414,277
2031 1,384,301,522 37,563,879
2030 1,388,520,533 36,733,221
2029 1,392,490,007 35,912,791
2028 1,396,163,778 35,100,748
2027 1,399,515,824 34,301,358
2026 1,402,578,808 33,507,906
2025 1,405,826,385 32,716,581
2024 1,408,975,000 31,934,230
2023 1,410,710,000 31,165,654
2022 1,412,175,000 30,395,002
2021 1,412,360,000 29,639,736
2020 1,411,100,000 28,915,449
2019 1,407,745,000 28,193,009
2018 1,402,760,000 27,464,173
2017 1,396,215,000 26,733,372
2016 1,387,790,000 25,989,405
2015 1,379,860,000 25,246,342
2014 1,371,860,000 24,527,395
2013 1,363,240,000 23,939,775
2012 1,354,190,000 23,467,078
2011 1,345,035,000 22,982,000
2010 1,337,705,000 22,488,065
2009 1,331,260,000 21,997,940
2008 1,324,655,000 21,514,439
2007 1,317,885,000 21,030,558
2006 1,311,020,000 20,546,802
2005 1,303,720,000 20,068,458
2004 1,296,075,000 19,595,000
2003 1,288,400,000 19,125,542
2002 1,280,400,000 18,654,771
2001 1,271,850,000 18,178,913
2000 1,262,645,000 17,699,004
1999 1,252,735,000 17,215,935
1998 1,241,935,000 16,663,948
1997 1,230,075,000 16,047,170
1996 1,217,550,000 15,442,312
1995 1,204,855,000 14,855,565
1994 1,191,835,000 14,287,201
1993 1,178,440,000 13,735,951
1992 1,164,970,000 13,200,310
1991 1,150,780,000 12,683,870
1990 1,135,185,000 12,189,778
1989 1,118,650,000 11,719,771
1988 1,101,630,000 11,275,189
1987 1,084,035,000 10,851,475
1986 1,066,790,000 10,440,917
1985 1,051,040,000 10,040,483
1984 1,036,825,000 9,650,516
1983 1,023,310,000 9,272,744
1982 1,008,630,000 8,907,936
1981 993,885,000 8,556,596
1980 981,235,000 8,220,714
1979 969,005,000 7,902,267
1978 956,165,000 7,603,130
1977 943,455,000 7,321,950
1976 930,685,000 7,057,958
1975 916,395,000 6,776,297
1974 900,350,000 6,474,057
1973 881,940,000 6,184,944
1972 862,030,000 5,909,716
1971 841,105,000 5,650,868
1970 818,315,000 5,411,567
1969 796,025,000 5,192,221
1968 774,510,000 4,990,021
1967 754,550,000 4,799,744
1966 735,400,000 4,617,519
1965 715,185,000 4,442,377
1964 698,355,000 4,273,952
1963 682,335,000 4,112,061
1962 665,770,000 3,956,939
1961 660,330,000 3,810,151
1960 667,070,000 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/china/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd 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) China's population will shrink by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd. 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 China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

China
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
China Ivory Coast
2100 -1.65% 0.78%
2099 -1.64% 0.8%
2098 -1.63% 0.8%
2097 -1.61% 0.83%
2096 -1.6% 0.85%
2095 -1.59% 0.88%
2094 -1.59% 0.89%
2093 -1.58% 0.92%
2092 -1.57% 0.95%
2091 -1.57% 0.96%
2090 -1.57% 0.98%
2089 -1.57% 0.98%
2088 -1.57% 1%
2087 -1.56% 1.02%
2086 -1.56% 1.03%
2085 -1.55% 1.03%
2084 -1.53% 1.08%
2083 -1.51% 1.1%
2082 -1.5% 1.12%
2081 -1.47% 1.14%
2080 -1.45% 1.15%
2079 -1.42% 1.18%
2078 -1.4% 1.2%
2077 -1.38% 1.22%
2076 -1.36% 1.26%
2075 -1.34% 1.26%
2074 -1.33% 1.28%
2073 -1.31% 1.3%
2072 -1.3% 1.34%
2071 -1.3% 1.36%
2070 -1.29% 1.38%
2069 -1.29% 1.42%
2068 -1.29% 1.43%
2067 -1.28% 1.47%
2066 -1.28% 1.47%
2065 -1.27% 1.48%
2064 -1.26% 1.5%
2063 -1.25% 1.5%
2062 -1.24% 1.53%
2061 -1.22% 1.54%
2060 -1.19% 1.56%
2059 -1.17% 1.61%
2058 -1.13% 1.61%
2057 -1.09% 1.64%
2056 -1.05% 1.69%
2055 -1.01% 1.72%
2054 -0.96% 1.73%
2053 -0.92% 1.77%
2052 -0.87% 1.8%
2051 -0.82% 1.83%
2050 -0.77% 1.85%
2049 -0.73% 1.9%
2048 -0.69% 1.92%
2047 -0.65% 1.96%
2046 -0.62% 1.99%
2045 -0.59% 2.06%
2044 -0.56% 2.08%
2043 -0.54% 2.1%
2042 -0.52% 2.11%
2041 -0.5% 2.14%
2040 -0.48% 2.17%
2039 -0.46% 2.19%
2038 -0.44% 2.22%
2037 -0.42% 2.22%
2036 -0.4% 2.23%
2035 -0.39% 2.26%
2034 -0.37% 2.27%
2033 -0.35% 2.25%
2032 -0.33% 2.26%
2031 -0.3% 2.26%
2030 -0.29% 2.28%
2029 -0.26% 2.31%
2028 -0.24% 2.33%
2027 -0.22% 2.37%
2026 -0.23% 2.42%
2025 -0.22% 2.45%
2024 -0.12% 2.47%
2023 -0.1% 2.54%
2022 -0.01% 2.55%
2021 0.09% 2.5%
2020 0.24% 2.56%
2019 0.36% 2.65%
2018 0.47% 2.73%
2017 0.61% 2.86%
2016 0.57% 2.94%
2015 0.58% 2.93%
2014 0.63% 2.45%
2013 0.67% 2.01%
2012 0.68% 2.11%
2011 0.55% 2.2%
2010 0.48% 2.23%
2009 0.5% 2.25%
2008 0.51% 2.3%
2007 0.52% 2.35%
2006 0.56% 2.38%
2005 0.59% 2.42%
2004 0.6% 2.45%
2003 0.62% 2.52%
2002 0.67% 2.62%
2001 0.73% 2.71%
2000 0.79% 2.81%
1999 0.87% 3.31%
1998 0.96% 3.84%
1997 1.03% 3.92%
1996 1.05% 3.95%
1995 1.09% 3.98%
1994 1.14% 4.01%
1993 1.16% 4.06%
1992 1.23% 4.07%
1991 1.37% 4.05%
1990 1.48% 4.01%
1989 1.54% 3.94%
1988 1.62% 3.9%
1987 1.62% 3.93%
1986 1.5% 3.99%
1985 1.37% 4.04%
1984 1.32% 4.07%
1983 1.46% 4.1%
1982 1.48% 4.11%
1981 1.29% 4.09%
1980 1.26% 4.03%
1979 1.34% 3.93%
1978 1.35% 3.84%
1977 1.37% 3.74%
1976 1.56% 4.16%
1975 1.78% 4.67%
1974 2.09% 4.67%
1973 2.31% 4.66%
1972 2.49% 4.58%
1971 2.78% 4.42%
1970 2.8% 4.22%
1969 2.78% 4.05%
1968 2.65% 3.96%
1967 2.6% 3.95%
1966 2.83% 3.94%
1965 2.41% 3.94%
1964 2.35% 3.94%
1963 2.49% 3.92%
1962 0.82% 3.85%
1961 -1.01% 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/china/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of China declined by 0.12%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

China Ivory Coast
Current population
1402578808
33722528
Population rank 2/197 50/197
Percent of world population 16.9% 0.41%
One net population change
18.2 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
3.5 seconds
31.6 seconds
One death every
2.84 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4,753 +2,106
Annual growth/decline -1,735,000 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate -0.12% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 173/197 28/197
One migration net change every
1.97 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -268,126 +11,305
Net migration rank 189/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 1,638,718 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 43/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 192/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

China
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
China Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -268,126 - 11,305
2024 - -318,992 - 7,838
2023 -2,087,851 -567,724 758,261 6,002
2022 -847,305 -293,846 750,270 26,777
2021 480,203 -379,749 732,191 1,322
2020 2,046,095 -91,577 727,455 -12,390
2019 4,673,713 -656,091 727,774 2,043
2018 5,302,433 -198,206 722,445 5,395
2017 7,790,880 -94,625 734,553 -796
2016 9,062,269 -153,056 735,630 18,568
2015 6,788,911 -646,941 731,387 522
2014 9,205,180 -371,108 728,978 -23,011
2013 8,043,116 -188,951 720,228 -250,964
2012 10,075,174 -58,864 708,847 -232,712
2011 8,245,065 -416,189 694,033 -200,010
2010 6,407,607 -184,144 676,554 -182,689
2009 6,483,236 -177,135 654,439 -168,027
2008 6,729,247 -764,370 630,610 -150,037
2007 6,813,465 -1,042,019 617,247 -130,079
2006 6,922,185 -759,559 605,001 -124,651
2005 7,678,911 -103,701 593,685 -117,342
2004 7,607,960 -770,977 579,424 -108,869
2003 7,743,284 -613,223 568,220 -99,880
2002 8,258,580 -761,291 563,692 -90,503
2001 8,839,358 -176,419 555,220 -76,679
2000 9,570,849 -62,622 545,129 -63,843
1999 10,247,372 -96,102 527,634 -42,777
1998 11,351,286 -40,472 509,167 109,961
1997 12,374,554 -279,251 489,984 124,443
1996 12,686,872 -250,750 469,740 125,556
1995 12,711,220 -365,986 453,719 124,501
1994 13,360,470 -723,641 438,274 120,247
1993 13,493,138 -373,316 430,759 113,215
1992 13,548,601 -142,985 423,294 104,006
1991 14,937,124 -544,650 413,354 92,228
1990 16,335,313 -11,187 402,629 79,979
1989 16,824,495 -313,476 390,081 67,324
1988 17,328,640 -282,194 378,575 53,187
1987 18,005,821 -169,170 370,654 45,028
1986 16,609,920 -79,190 357,205 48,233
1985 14,987,830 -60,929 344,549 50,872
1984 13,561,671 -51,961 331,910 52,594
1983 13,599,789 -43,756 317,379 53,646
1982 15,815,318 -36,181 305,204 53,384
1981 14,461,027 -28,016 292,755 51,354
1980 11,647,260 -20,129 280,630 47,031
1979 11,250,148 -13,704 268,875 40,355
1978 11,473,980 -9,916 257,222 31,822
1977 11,378,068 -15,323 250,858 22,452
1976 11,782,472 -55,109 241,939 12,735
1975 14,378,237 -115,173 228,883 79,766
1974 15,738,118 -175,239 216,389 79,445
1973 18,423,727 -214,997 203,429 78,963
1972 19,102,585 -215,650 190,842 77,213
1971 19,622,980 -180,153 179,918 69,728
1970 21,137,076 -126,510 170,070 58,883
1969 20,760,332 -72,836 161,541 48,192
1968 21,206,083 -37,290 153,464 41,198
1967 19,263,662 1,246,654 145,773 40,125
1966 19,282,187 4,165 138,438 40,125
1965 20,296,950 -130,900 131,601 40,125
1964 19,302,532 -1,250,441 124,996 40,125
1963 22,742,225 -31,383 118,526 40,125
1962 17,969,132 -31,305 111,930 39,670
1961 2,496,047 -25,578 105,568 36,410
1960 -3,048,510 -16,927 99,681 31,307

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 92.5% of the population change in China is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 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, 1,638,718 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in China, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M
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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