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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.74 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Italy vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Ivory Coast
2100 35,208,261 104,920,371
2099 35,444,989 104,113,061
2098 35,676,340 103,291,158
2097 35,914,345 102,471,756
2096 36,150,501 101,628,301
2095 36,386,787 100,772,460
2094 36,619,396 99,898,304
2093 36,850,181 99,021,348
2092 37,089,746 98,114,023
2091 37,323,400 97,191,635
2090 37,560,976 96,263,617
2089 37,802,157 95,332,834
2088 38,040,056 94,410,464
2087 38,280,439 93,478,576
2086 38,517,279 92,531,438
2085 38,761,126 91,589,651
2084 39,008,873 90,656,883
2083 39,255,273 89,687,091
2082 39,509,964 88,713,776
2081 39,767,732 87,729,381
2080 40,030,977 86,741,632
2079 40,302,924 85,754,611
2078 40,579,648 84,755,417
2077 40,860,952 83,751,773
2076 41,151,772 82,745,768
2075 41,455,646 81,715,680
2074 41,779,503 80,699,852
2073 42,111,664 79,680,254
2072 42,459,257 78,658,967
2071 42,814,908 77,619,677
2070 43,187,953 76,578,862
2069 43,571,469 75,539,439
2068 43,964,515 74,479,930
2067 44,361,273 73,429,006
2066 44,771,926 72,362,962
2065 45,197,177 71,312,115
2064 45,628,630 70,271,852
2063 46,066,216 69,232,655
2062 46,517,561 68,207,413
2061 46,971,598 67,176,556
2060 47,424,830 66,159,709
2059 47,879,711 65,140,683
2058 48,332,818 64,110,700
2057 48,778,066 63,092,260
2056 49,222,515 62,075,281
2055 49,653,326 61,046,238
2054 50,073,600 60,014,012
2053 50,488,203 58,992,661
2052 50,886,354 57,968,005
2051 51,276,616 56,941,659
2050 51,663,176 55,918,046
2049 52,034,983 54,901,818
2048 52,392,012 53,875,709
2047 52,745,310 52,858,830
2046 53,080,828 51,844,312
2045 53,408,660 50,830,306
2044 53,723,325 49,805,598
2043 54,042,322 48,788,840
2042 54,342,628 47,784,131
2041 54,629,496 46,795,255
2040 54,916,374 45,813,266
2039 55,205,078 44,841,250
2038 55,481,637 43,881,133
2037 55,757,394 42,929,373
2036 56,025,224 41,995,248
2035 56,295,613 41,077,730
2034 56,562,648 40,171,091
2033 56,822,364 39,279,116
2032 57,078,534 38,414,277
2031 57,345,322 37,563,879
2030 57,606,120 36,733,221
2029 57,851,091 35,912,791
2028 58,091,760 35,100,748
2027 58,333,039 34,301,358
2026 58,562,681 33,507,906
2025 58,769,653 32,716,581
2024 58,952,704 31,934,230
2023 58,984,216 31,165,654
2022 59,013,667 30,395,002
2021 59,133,173 29,639,736
2020 59,438,851 28,915,449
2019 59,729,081 28,193,009
2018 60,148,658 27,464,173
2017 60,002,252 26,733,372
2016 60,115,223 25,989,405
2015 60,229,605 25,246,342
2014 60,320,707 24,527,395
2013 60,311,613 23,939,775
2012 60,191,247 23,467,078
2011 60,026,841 22,982,000
2010 59,819,407 22,488,065
2009 59,555,454 21,997,940
2008 59,211,181 21,514,439
2007 58,756,247 21,030,558
2006 58,399,861 20,546,802
2005 58,166,682 20,068,458
2004 57,828,179 19,595,000
2003 57,399,184 19,125,542
2002 57,089,824 18,654,771
2001 56,976,981 18,178,913
2000 56,942,108 17,699,004
1999 56,916,317 17,215,935
1998 56,906,744 16,663,948
1997 56,890,372 16,047,170
1996 56,860,281 15,442,312
1995 56,844,303 14,855,565
1994 56,843,400 14,287,201
1993 56,831,821 13,735,951
1992 56,797,087 13,200,310
1991 56,758,521 12,683,870
1990 56,719,240 12,189,778
1989 56,671,781 11,719,771
1988 56,629,288 11,275,189
1987 56,601,931 10,851,475
1986 56,596,155 10,440,917
1985 56,593,071 10,040,483
1984 56,576,718 9,650,516
1983 56,564,074 9,272,744
1982 56,543,548 8,907,936
1981 56,501,675 8,556,596
1980 56,433,883 8,220,714
1979 56,317,749 7,902,267
1978 56,155,143 7,603,130
1977 55,955,411 7,321,950
1976 55,718,260 7,057,958
1975 55,441,001 6,776,297
1974 55,110,868 6,474,057
1973 54,751,406 6,184,944
1972 54,381,345 5,909,716
1971 54,073,490 5,650,868
1970 53,821,850 5,411,567
1969 53,537,950 5,192,221
1968 53,235,750 4,990,021
1967 52,900,500 4,799,744
1966 52,519,000 4,617,519
1965 52,112,350 4,442,377
1964 51,675,350 4,273,952
1963 51,252,000 4,112,061
1962 50,879,450 3,956,939
1961 50,536,350 3,810,151
1960 50,199,700 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/italy/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. 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 Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Ivory Coast
2100 -0.67% 0.78%
2099 -0.65% 0.8%
2098 -0.66% 0.8%
2097 -0.65% 0.83%
2096 -0.65% 0.85%
2095 -0.64% 0.88%
2094 -0.63% 0.89%
2093 -0.65% 0.92%
2092 -0.63% 0.95%
2091 -0.63% 0.96%
2090 -0.64% 0.98%
2089 -0.63% 0.98%
2088 -0.63% 1%
2087 -0.61% 1.02%
2086 -0.63% 1.03%
2085 -0.64% 1.03%
2084 -0.63% 1.08%
2083 -0.64% 1.1%
2082 -0.65% 1.12%
2081 -0.66% 1.14%
2080 -0.67% 1.15%
2079 -0.68% 1.18%
2078 -0.69% 1.2%
2077 -0.71% 1.22%
2076 -0.73% 1.26%
2075 -0.78% 1.26%
2074 -0.79% 1.28%
2073 -0.82% 1.3%
2072 -0.83% 1.34%
2071 -0.86% 1.36%
2070 -0.88% 1.38%
2069 -0.89% 1.42%
2068 -0.89% 1.43%
2067 -0.92% 1.47%
2066 -0.94% 1.47%
2065 -0.95% 1.48%
2064 -0.95% 1.5%
2063 -0.97% 1.5%
2062 -0.97% 1.53%
2061 -0.96% 1.54%
2060 -0.95% 1.56%
2059 -0.94% 1.61%
2058 -0.91% 1.61%
2057 -0.9% 1.64%
2056 -0.87% 1.69%
2055 -0.84% 1.72%
2054 -0.82% 1.73%
2053 -0.78% 1.77%
2052 -0.76% 1.8%
2051 -0.75% 1.83%
2050 -0.71% 1.85%
2049 -0.68% 1.9%
2048 -0.67% 1.92%
2047 -0.63% 1.96%
2046 -0.61% 1.99%
2045 -0.59% 2.06%
2044 -0.59% 2.08%
2043 -0.55% 2.1%
2042 -0.53% 2.11%
2041 -0.52% 2.14%
2040 -0.52% 2.17%
2039 -0.5% 2.19%
2038 -0.49% 2.22%
2037 -0.48% 2.22%
2036 -0.48% 2.23%
2035 -0.47% 2.26%
2034 -0.46% 2.27%
2033 -0.45% 2.25%
2032 -0.47% 2.26%
2031 -0.45% 2.26%
2030 -0.42% 2.28%
2029 -0.41% 2.31%
2028 -0.41% 2.33%
2027 -0.39% 2.37%
2026 -0.35% 2.42%
2025 -0.31% 2.45%
2024 -0.05% 2.47%
2023 -0.05% 2.54%
2022 -0.2% 2.55%
2021 -0.51% 2.5%
2020 -0.49% 2.56%
2019 -0.7% 2.65%
2018 0.24% 2.73%
2017 -0.19% 2.86%
2016 -0.19% 2.94%
2015 -0.15% 2.93%
2014 0.02% 2.45%
2013 0.2% 2.01%
2012 0.27% 2.11%
2011 0.35% 2.2%
2010 0.44% 2.23%
2009 0.58% 2.25%
2008 0.77% 2.3%
2007 0.61% 2.35%
2006 0.4% 2.38%
2005 0.59% 2.42%
2004 0.75% 2.45%
2003 0.54% 2.52%
2002 0.2% 2.62%
2001 0.06% 2.71%
2000 0.05% 2.81%
1999 0.02% 3.31%
1998 0.03% 3.84%
1997 0.05% 3.92%
1996 0.03% 3.95%
1995 0.002% 3.98%
1994 0.02% 4.01%
1993 0.06% 4.06%
1992 0.07% 4.07%
1991 0.07% 4.05%
1990 0.08% 4.01%
1989 0.08% 3.94%
1988 0.05% 3.9%
1987 0.01% 3.93%
1986 0.005% 3.99%
1985 0.03% 4.04%
1984 0.02% 4.07%
1983 0.04% 4.1%
1982 0.07% 4.11%
1981 0.12% 4.09%
1980 0.21% 4.03%
1979 0.29% 3.93%
1978 0.36% 3.84%
1977 0.43% 3.74%
1976 0.5% 4.16%
1975 0.6% 4.67%
1974 0.66% 4.67%
1973 0.68% 4.66%
1972 0.57% 4.58%
1971 0.47% 4.42%
1970 0.53% 4.22%
1969 0.57% 4.05%
1968 0.63% 3.96%
1967 0.73% 3.95%
1966 0.78% 3.94%
1965 0.85% 3.94%
1964 0.83% 3.94%
1963 0.73% 3.92%
1962 0.68% 3.85%
1961 0.67% 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/italy/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Italy Ivory Coast
Current population
58562681
33722528
Population rank 26/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.41%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
1.39 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
47.7 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +2,106
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 28/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +75,448 +11,305
Net migration rank 19/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - 11,305
2024 - 95,246 - 7,838
2023 -283,125 150,189 758,261 6,002
2022 -318,674 231,228 750,270 26,777
2021 -301,579 157,327 732,191 1,322
2020 -338,801 85,281 727,455 -12,390
2019 -215,025 46,634 727,774 2,043
2018 -192,475 83,686 722,445 5,395
2017 -192,007 95,147 734,553 -796
2016 -138,265 84,568 735,630 18,568
2015 -162,620 39,389 731,387 522
2014 -96,513 52,679 728,978 -23,011
2013 -90,468 158,090 720,228 -250,964
2012 -78,248 252,524 708,847 -232,712
2011 -48,021 198,544 694,033 -200,010
2010 -23,928 274,387 676,554 -182,689
2009 -17,866 283,676 654,439 -168,027
2008 -11,842 422,534 630,610 -150,037
2007 -5,876 495,092 617,247 -130,079
2006 0 215,995 605,001 -124,651
2005 -17,450 258,702 593,685 -117,342
2004 11,566 417,970 579,424 -108,869
2003 -40,179 478,578 568,220 -99,880
2002 -22,836 223,861 563,692 -90,503
2001 -11,396 48,903 555,220 -76,679
2000 -17,082 56,065 545,129 -63,843
1999 -22,766 54,405 527,634 -42,777
1998 -39,835 67,985 509,167 109,961
1997 -22,756 50,539 489,984 124,443
1996 -22,744 53,450 469,740 125,556
1995 -34,107 -460,287 453,719 124,501
1994 -17,053 502,750 438,274 120,247
1993 0 24,321 430,759 113,215
1992 22,718 51,747 423,294 104,006
1991 11,352 19,721 413,354 92,228
1990 22,688 35,317 402,629 79,979
1989 28,336 19,540 390,081 67,324
1988 33,977 18,553 378,575 53,187
1987 16,980 7,825 370,654 45,028
1986 11,319 -6,206 357,205 48,233
1985 28,297 6,911 344,549 50,872
1984 50,919 203 331,910 52,594
1983 33,939 -3,733 317,379 53,646
1982 79,161 -24,223 305,204 53,384
1981 73,452 7,182 292,755 51,354
1980 84,650 295,642 280,630 47,031
1979 129,531 42,637 268,875 40,355
1978 168,465 43,932 257,222 31,822
1977 190,248 42,246 250,858 22,452
1976 228,445 40,885 241,939 12,735
1975 271,660 43,051 228,883 79,766
1974 336,176 42,487 216,389 79,445
1973 328,508 41,631 203,429 78,963
1972 364,355 43,182 190,842 77,213
1971 383,922 -58,627 179,918 69,728
1970 376,753 -62,216 170,070 58,883
1969 390,827 -45,346 161,541 48,192
1968 399,268 -50,149 153,464 41,198
1967 439,074 -37,992 145,773 40,125
1966 488,427 -35,352 138,438 40,125
1965 474,222 -36,267 131,601 40,125
1964 527,089 -27,368 124,996 40,125
1963 440,767 -28,198 118,526 40,125
1962 427,387 -25,840 111,930 39,670
1961 459,880 -129,761 105,568 36,410
1960 426,697 -140,765 99,681 31,307

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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Population map with other countries

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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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