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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 2.04 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

France vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Ivory Coast
2100 70,613,012 104,920,371
2099 70,629,584 104,113,061
2098 70,639,488 103,291,158
2097 70,644,570 102,471,756
2096 70,651,179 101,628,301
2095 70,644,818 100,772,460
2094 70,628,949 99,898,304
2093 70,603,242 99,021,348
2092 70,580,656 98,114,023
2091 70,553,277 97,191,635
2090 70,520,528 96,263,617
2089 70,486,909 95,332,834
2088 70,447,851 94,410,464
2087 70,408,245 93,478,576
2086 70,365,710 92,531,438
2085 70,328,248 91,589,651
2084 70,285,895 90,656,883
2083 70,234,175 89,687,091
2082 70,193,367 88,713,776
2081 70,148,354 87,729,381
2080 70,107,021 86,741,632
2079 70,065,621 85,754,611
2078 70,025,358 84,755,417
2077 69,983,383 83,751,773
2076 69,940,036 82,745,768
2075 69,897,457 81,715,680
2074 69,862,353 80,699,852
2073 69,830,973 79,680,254
2072 69,804,981 78,658,967
2071 69,777,127 77,619,677
2070 69,764,791 76,578,862
2069 69,754,867 75,539,439
2068 69,756,896 74,479,930
2067 69,764,705 73,429,006
2066 69,773,902 72,362,962
2065 69,794,612 71,312,115
2064 69,818,938 70,271,852
2063 69,848,255 69,232,655
2062 69,886,879 68,207,413
2061 69,926,483 67,176,556
2060 69,968,809 66,159,709
2059 70,014,435 65,140,683
2058 70,057,256 64,110,700
2057 70,102,722 63,092,260
2056 70,146,920 62,075,281
2055 70,196,482 61,046,238
2054 70,236,369 60,014,012
2053 70,270,537 58,992,661
2052 70,295,830 57,968,005
2051 70,321,018 56,941,659
2050 70,335,872 55,918,046
2049 70,345,142 54,901,818
2048 70,343,943 53,875,709
2047 70,332,332 52,858,830
2046 70,314,243 51,844,312
2045 70,283,430 50,830,306
2044 70,244,405 49,805,598
2043 70,198,284 48,788,840
2042 70,137,343 47,784,131
2041 70,071,925 46,795,255
2040 70,006,064 45,813,266
2039 69,936,874 44,841,250
2038 69,858,693 43,881,133
2037 69,770,244 42,929,373
2036 69,681,800 41,995,248
2035 69,590,103 41,077,730
2034 69,496,656 40,171,091
2033 69,406,955 39,279,116
2032 69,316,572 38,414,277
2031 69,227,320 37,563,879
2030 69,136,856 36,733,221
2029 69,043,072 35,912,791
2028 68,951,924 35,100,748
2027 68,856,735 34,301,358
2026 68,762,523 33,507,906
2025 68,659,633 32,716,581
2024 68,551,653 31,934,230
2023 68,372,286 31,165,654
2022 68,184,457 30,395,002
2021 67,842,811 29,639,736
2020 67,601,110 28,915,449
2019 67,382,061 28,193,009
2018 67,158,348 27,464,173
2017 66,918,020 26,733,372
2016 66,724,104 25,989,405
2015 66,548,272 25,246,342
2014 66,312,067 24,527,395
2013 65,997,932 23,939,775
2012 65,657,659 23,467,078
2011 65,340,830 22,982,000
2010 65,026,211 22,488,065
2009 64,706,436 21,997,940
2008 64,375,116 21,514,439
2007 64,016,890 21,030,558
2006 63,622,342 20,546,802
2005 63,180,854 20,068,458
2004 62,707,588 19,595,000
2003 62,249,855 19,125,542
2002 61,812,142 18,654,771
2001 61,364,377 18,178,913
2000 60,918,661 17,699,004
1999 60,501,986 17,215,935
1998 60,190,684 16,663,948
1997 59,968,066 16,047,170
1996 59,754,504 15,442,312
1995 59,541,294 14,855,565
1994 59,324,863 14,287,201
1993 59,103,094 13,735,951
1992 58,846,584 13,200,310
1991 58,554,242 12,683,870
1990 58,261,012 12,189,778
1989 57,943,062 11,719,771
1988 57,598,186 11,275,189
1987 57,266,167 10,851,475
1986 56,956,002 10,440,917
1985 56,665,619 10,040,483
1984 56,383,085 9,650,516
1983 56,108,330 9,272,744
1982 55,806,789 8,907,936
1981 55,603,353 8,556,596
1980 55,274,184 8,220,714
1979 54,979,851 7,902,267
1978 54,734,030 7,603,130
1977 54,486,467 7,321,950
1976 54,232,383 7,057,958
1975 54,002,853 6,776,297
1974 53,746,571 6,474,057
1973 53,392,161 6,184,944
1972 52,962,356 5,909,716
1971 52,499,553 5,650,868
1970 52,007,169 5,411,567
1969 51,536,014 5,192,221
1968 51,112,980 4,990,021
1967 50,722,791 4,799,744
1966 50,311,637 4,617,519
1965 49,877,725 4,442,377
1964 49,401,492 4,273,952
1963 48,877,567 4,112,061
1962 48,389,516 3,956,939
1961 47,905,982 3,810,151
1960 47,412,964 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/france/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd 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) France's population will grow by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Ivory Coast
2100 -0.02% 0.78%
2099 -0.01% 0.8%
2098 -0.007% 0.8%
2097 -0.009% 0.83%
2096 0.009% 0.85%
2095 0.02% 0.88%
2094 0.04% 0.89%
2093 0.03% 0.92%
2092 0.04% 0.95%
2091 0.05% 0.96%
2090 0.05% 0.98%
2089 0.06% 0.98%
2088 0.06% 1%
2087 0.06% 1.02%
2086 0.05% 1.03%
2085 0.06% 1.03%
2084 0.07% 1.08%
2083 0.06% 1.1%
2082 0.06% 1.12%
2081 0.06% 1.14%
2080 0.06% 1.15%
2079 0.06% 1.18%
2078 0.06% 1.2%
2077 0.06% 1.22%
2076 0.06% 1.26%
2075 0.05% 1.26%
2074 0.04% 1.28%
2073 0.04% 1.3%
2072 0.04% 1.34%
2071 0.02% 1.36%
2070 0.01% 1.38%
2069 -0.003% 1.42%
2068 -0.01% 1.43%
2067 -0.01% 1.47%
2066 -0.03% 1.47%
2065 -0.03% 1.48%
2064 -0.04% 1.5%
2063 -0.06% 1.5%
2062 -0.06% 1.53%
2061 -0.06% 1.54%
2060 -0.07% 1.56%
2059 -0.06% 1.61%
2058 -0.06% 1.61%
2057 -0.06% 1.64%
2056 -0.07% 1.69%
2055 -0.06% 1.72%
2054 -0.05% 1.73%
2053 -0.04% 1.77%
2052 -0.04% 1.8%
2051 -0.02% 1.83%
2050 -0.01% 1.85%
2049 0.002% 1.9%
2048 0.02% 1.92%
2047 0.03% 1.96%
2046 0.04% 1.99%
2045 0.06% 2.06%
2044 0.07% 2.08%
2043 0.09% 2.1%
2042 0.09% 2.11%
2041 0.09% 2.14%
2040 0.1% 2.17%
2039 0.11% 2.19%
2038 0.13% 2.22%
2037 0.13% 2.22%
2036 0.13% 2.23%
2035 0.13% 2.26%
2034 0.13% 2.27%
2033 0.13% 2.25%
2032 0.13% 2.26%
2031 0.13% 2.26%
2030 0.14% 2.28%
2029 0.13% 2.31%
2028 0.14% 2.33%
2027 0.14% 2.37%
2026 0.15% 2.42%
2025 0.16% 2.45%
2024 0.26% 2.47%
2023 0.28% 2.54%
2022 0.5% 2.55%
2021 0.36% 2.5%
2020 0.33% 2.56%
2019 0.33% 2.65%
2018 0.36% 2.73%
2017 0.29% 2.86%
2016 0.26% 2.94%
2015 0.36% 2.93%
2014 0.48% 2.45%
2013 0.52% 2.01%
2012 0.48% 2.11%
2011 0.48% 2.2%
2010 0.49% 2.23%
2009 0.51% 2.25%
2008 0.56% 2.3%
2007 0.62% 2.35%
2006 0.7% 2.38%
2005 0.75% 2.42%
2004 0.74% 2.45%
2003 0.71% 2.52%
2002 0.73% 2.62%
2001 0.73% 2.71%
2000 0.69% 2.81%
1999 0.52% 3.31%
1998 0.37% 3.84%
1997 0.36% 3.92%
1996 0.36% 3.95%
1995 0.36% 3.98%
1994 0.38% 4.01%
1993 0.44% 4.06%
1992 0.5% 4.07%
1991 0.5% 4.05%
1990 0.55% 4.01%
1989 0.6% 3.94%
1988 0.58% 3.9%
1987 0.54% 3.93%
1986 0.51% 3.99%
1985 0.5% 4.04%
1984 0.49% 4.07%
1983 0.54% 4.1%
1982 0.37% 4.11%
1981 0.6% 4.09%
1980 0.54% 4.03%
1979 0.45% 3.93%
1978 0.45% 3.84%
1977 0.47% 3.74%
1976 0.43% 4.16%
1975 0.48% 4.67%
1974 0.66% 4.67%
1973 0.81% 4.66%
1972 0.88% 4.58%
1971 0.95% 4.42%
1970 0.91% 4.22%
1969 0.83% 4.05%
1968 0.77% 3.96%
1967 0.82% 3.95%
1966 0.87% 3.94%
1965 0.96% 3.94%
1964 1.07% 3.94%
1963 1.01% 3.92%
1962 1.01% 3.85%
1961 1.04% 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/france/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

France Ivory Coast
Current population
68788006
33722528
Population rank 23/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.41%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
46.6 seconds
31.6 seconds
One death every
50.1 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +179,367 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 28/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 +11,305
Net migration rank 18/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - 11,305
2024 - 90,527 - 7,838
2023 47,860 91,862 758,261 6,002
2022 54,547 179,377 750,270 26,777
2021 74,627 131,465 732,191 1,322
2020 67,602 145,593 727,455 -12,390
2019 141,503 71,972 727,774 2,043
2018 147,749 132,925 722,445 5,395
2017 160,604 102,984 734,553 -796
2016 193,500 15,548 735,630 18,568
2015 206,300 -345 731,387 522
2014 265,248 52,342 728,978 -23,011
2013 244,192 116,297 720,228 -250,964
2012 256,065 103,287 708,847 -232,712
2011 280,966 70,178 694,033 -200,010
2010 286,116 52,644 676,554 -182,689
2009 278,238 58,032 654,439 -168,027
2008 283,250 79,528 630,610 -150,037
2007 288,076 91,973 617,247 -130,079
2006 305,387 132,512 605,001 -124,651
2005 271,677 191,417 593,685 -117,342
2004 282,185 200,629 579,424 -108,869
2003 230,325 195,616 568,220 -99,880
2002 253,430 191,373 563,692 -90,503
2001 263,867 179,476 555,220 -76,679
2000 268,042 171,637 545,129 -63,843
1999 229,907 169,448 527,634 -42,777
1998 222,705 20,216 509,167 109,961
1997 215,885 -15,255 489,984 124,443
1996 221,092 -21,463 469,740 125,556
1995 220,303 -17,128 453,719 124,501
1994 201,704 -4,232 438,274 120,247
1993 224,592 16,892 430,759 113,215
1992 229,502 61,964 423,294 104,006
1991 234,216 35,201 413,354 92,228
1990 238,870 43,323 402,629 79,979
1989 243,361 82,052 390,081 67,324
1988 247,672 69,935 378,575 53,187
1987 251,971 59,890 370,654 45,028
1986 250,606 51,642 357,205 48,233
1985 249,328 66,149 344,549 50,872
1984 248,086 76,175 331,910 52,594
1983 235,655 88,166 317,379 53,646
1982 234,389 81,084 305,204 53,384
1981 222,414 69,365 292,755 51,354
1980 210,042 54,718 280,630 47,031
1979 208,923 34,295 268,875 40,355
1978 213,462 18,692 257,222 31,822
1977 217,946 44,918 250,858 22,452
1976 227,776 59,515 241,939 12,735
1975 248,413 16,139 228,883 79,766
1974 268,733 26,203 216,389 79,445
1973 282,979 103,910 203,429 78,963
1972 296,589 101,223 190,842 77,213
1971 309,747 144,321 179,918 69,728
1970 322,444 182,941 170,070 58,883
1969 329,831 160,403 161,541 48,192
1968 337,346 113,115 153,464 41,198
1967 339,843 63,018 145,773 40,125
1966 352,181 96,097 138,438 40,125
1965 354,132 82,879 131,601 40,125
1964 360,631 163,039 124,996 40,125
1963 361,694 190,925 118,526 40,125
1962 358,082 141,634 111,930 39,670
1961 354,504 128,618 105,568 36,410
1960 346,115 143,032 99,681 31,307

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 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, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K
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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