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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 18.4 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Ivory Coast vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Latvia
2100 104,920,371 923,408
2099 104,113,061 932,882
2098 103,291,158 942,357
2097 102,471,756 951,702
2096 101,628,301 961,114
2095 100,772,460 970,470
2094 99,898,304 979,811
2093 99,021,348 989,107
2092 98,114,023 998,497
2091 97,191,635 1,007,961
2090 96,263,617 1,017,465
2089 95,332,834 1,026,994
2088 94,410,464 1,036,657
2087 93,478,576 1,046,527
2086 92,531,438 1,056,483
2085 91,589,651 1,066,499
2084 90,656,883 1,076,818
2083 89,687,091 1,087,423
2082 88,713,776 1,098,154
2081 87,729,381 1,109,075
2080 86,741,632 1,120,211
2079 85,754,611 1,131,602
2078 84,755,417 1,143,002
2077 83,751,773 1,154,458
2076 82,745,768 1,166,122
2075 81,715,680 1,177,964
2074 80,699,852 1,189,889
2073 79,680,254 1,201,798
2072 78,658,967 1,213,804
2071 77,619,677 1,226,159
2070 76,578,862 1,238,635
2069 75,539,439 1,251,199
2068 74,479,930 1,264,197
2067 73,429,006 1,277,382
2066 72,362,962 1,290,492
2065 71,312,115 1,304,082
2064 70,271,852 1,317,729
2063 69,232,655 1,331,316
2062 68,207,413 1,344,939
2061 67,176,556 1,358,659
2060 66,159,709 1,372,730
2059 65,140,683 1,386,684
2058 64,110,700 1,400,736
2057 63,092,260 1,414,911
2056 62,075,281 1,429,035
2055 61,046,238 1,442,863
2054 60,014,012 1,456,686
2053 58,992,661 1,470,334
2052 57,968,005 1,483,843
2051 56,941,659 1,496,515
2050 55,918,046 1,509,248
2049 54,901,818 1,521,989
2048 53,875,709 1,534,656
2047 52,858,830 1,547,203
2046 51,844,312 1,559,641
2045 50,830,306 1,572,396
2044 49,805,598 1,584,822
2043 48,788,840 1,597,317
2042 47,784,131 1,609,668
2041 46,795,255 1,622,468
2040 45,813,266 1,635,132
2039 44,841,250 1,648,215
2038 43,881,133 1,661,175
2037 42,929,373 1,674,137
2036 41,995,248 1,687,461
2035 41,077,730 1,700,759
2034 40,171,091 1,714,411
2033 39,279,116 1,728,562
2032 38,414,277 1,742,976
2031 37,563,879 1,757,310
2030 36,733,221 1,772,264
2029 35,912,791 1,786,824
2028 35,100,748 1,801,228
2027 34,301,358 1,815,599
2026 33,507,906 1,829,763
2025 32,716,581 1,850,593
2024 31,934,230 1,866,124
2023 31,165,654 1,883,710
2022 30,395,002 1,879,383
2021 29,639,736 1,884,490
2020 28,915,449 1,900,449
2019 28,193,009 1,913,822
2018 27,464,173 1,927,174
2017 26,733,372 1,942,248
2016 25,989,405 1,959,537
2015 25,246,342 1,977,527
2014 24,527,395 1,993,782
2013 23,939,775 2,012,647
2012 23,467,078 2,034,319
2011 22,982,000 2,059,709
2010 22,488,065 2,097,555
2009 21,997,940 2,141,669
2008 21,514,439 2,177,322
2007 21,030,558 2,200,325
2006 20,546,802 2,218,357
2005 20,068,458 2,238,799
2004 19,595,000 2,263,122
2003 19,125,542 2,287,955
2002 18,654,771 2,310,173
2001 18,178,913 2,337,170
2000 17,699,004 2,367,550
1999 17,215,935 2,390,482
1998 16,663,948 2,410,019
1997 16,047,170 2,432,851
1996 15,442,312 2,457,222
1995 14,855,565 2,485,056
1994 14,287,201 2,520,742
1993 13,735,951 2,563,290
1992 13,200,310 2,614,338
1991 12,683,870 2,650,581
1990 12,189,778 2,663,151
1989 11,719,771 2,666,955
1988 11,275,189 2,653,434
1987 10,851,475 2,626,583
1986 10,440,917 2,599,892
1985 10,040,483 2,578,873
1984 9,650,516 2,562,047
1983 9,272,744 2,546,011
1982 8,907,936 2,531,080
1981 8,556,596 2,519,421
1980 8,220,714 2,511,701
1979 7,902,267 2,505,953
1978 7,603,130 2,497,921
1977 7,321,950 2,485,073
1976 7,057,958 2,470,989
1975 6,776,297 2,456,130
1974 6,474,057 2,437,186
1973 6,184,944 2,415,819
1972 5,909,716 2,395,674
1971 5,650,868 2,376,389
1970 5,411,567 2,359,164
1969 5,192,221 2,343,173
1968 4,990,021 2,323,619
1967 4,799,744 2,301,220
1966 4,617,519 2,283,217
1965 4,442,377 2,265,919
1964 4,273,952 2,240,623
1963 4,112,061 2,210,919
1962 3,956,939 2,181,586
1961 3,810,151 2,152,681
1960 3,673,666 2,120,979

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/ivory-coast/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ivory Coast's population will grow by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Latvia
2100 0.78% -1.02%
2099 0.8% -1.01%
2098 0.8% -0.98%
2097 0.83% -0.98%
2096 0.85% -0.96%
2095 0.88% -0.95%
2094 0.89% -0.94%
2093 0.92% -0.94%
2092 0.95% -0.94%
2091 0.96% -0.93%
2090 0.98% -0.93%
2089 0.98% -0.93%
2088 1% -0.94%
2087 1.02% -0.94%
2086 1.03% -0.94%
2085 1.03% -0.96%
2084 1.08% -0.98%
2083 1.1% -0.98%
2082 1.12% -0.98%
2081 1.14% -0.99%
2080 1.15% -1.01%
2079 1.18% -1%
2078 1.2% -0.99%
2077 1.22% -1%
2076 1.26% -1.01%
2075 1.26% -1%
2074 1.28% -0.99%
2073 1.3% -0.99%
2072 1.34% -1.01%
2071 1.36% -1.01%
2070 1.38% -1%
2069 1.42% -1.03%
2068 1.43% -1.03%
2067 1.47% -1.02%
2066 1.47% -1.04%
2065 1.48% -1.04%
2064 1.5% -1.02%
2063 1.5% -1.01%
2062 1.53% -1.01%
2061 1.54% -1.03%
2060 1.56% -1.01%
2059 1.61% -1%
2058 1.61% -1%
2057 1.64% -0.99%
2056 1.69% -0.96%
2055 1.72% -0.95%
2054 1.73% -0.93%
2053 1.77% -0.91%
2052 1.8% -0.85%
2051 1.83% -0.84%
2050 1.85% -0.84%
2049 1.9% -0.83%
2048 1.92% -0.81%
2047 1.96% -0.8%
2046 1.99% -0.81%
2045 2.06% -0.78%
2044 2.08% -0.78%
2043 2.1% -0.77%
2042 2.11% -0.79%
2041 2.14% -0.77%
2040 2.17% -0.79%
2039 2.19% -0.78%
2038 2.22% -0.77%
2037 2.22% -0.79%
2036 2.23% -0.78%
2035 2.26% -0.8%
2034 2.27% -0.82%
2033 2.25% -0.83%
2032 2.26% -0.82%
2031 2.26% -0.84%
2030 2.28% -0.81%
2029 2.31% -0.8%
2028 2.33% -0.79%
2027 2.37% -0.77%
2026 2.42% -1.13%
2025 2.45% -0.83%
2024 2.47% -0.93%
2023 2.54% 0.23%
2022 2.55% -0.27%
2021 2.5% -0.84%
2020 2.56% -0.7%
2019 2.65% -0.69%
2018 2.73% -0.78%
2017 2.86% -0.88%
2016 2.94% -0.91%
2015 2.93% -0.82%
2014 2.45% -0.94%
2013 2.01% -1.07%
2012 2.11% -1.23%
2011 2.2% -1.8%
2010 2.23% -2.06%
2009 2.25% -1.64%
2008 2.3% -1.05%
2007 2.35% -0.81%
2006 2.38% -0.91%
2005 2.42% -1.07%
2004 2.45% -1.09%
2003 2.52% -0.96%
2002 2.62% -1.16%
2001 2.71% -1.28%
2000 2.81% -0.96%
1999 3.31% -0.81%
1998 3.84% -0.94%
1997 3.92% -0.99%
1996 3.95% -1.12%
1995 3.98% -1.42%
1994 4.01% -1.66%
1993 4.06% -1.95%
1992 4.07% -1.37%
1991 4.05% -0.47%
1990 4.01% -0.14%
1989 3.94% 0.51%
1988 3.9% 1.02%
1987 3.93% 1.03%
1986 3.99% 0.82%
1985 4.04% 0.66%
1984 4.07% 0.63%
1983 4.1% 0.59%
1982 4.11% 0.46%
1981 4.09% 0.31%
1980 4.03% 0.23%
1979 3.93% 0.32%
1978 3.84% 0.52%
1977 3.74% 0.57%
1976 4.16% 0.6%
1975 4.67% 0.78%
1974 4.67% 0.88%
1973 4.66% 0.84%
1972 4.58% 0.81%
1971 4.42% 0.73%
1970 4.22% 0.68%
1969 4.05% 0.84%
1968 3.96% 0.97%
1967 3.95% 0.79%
1966 3.94% 0.76%
1965 3.94% 1.13%
1964 3.94% 1.34%
1963 3.92% 1.34%
1962 3.85% 1.34%
1961 3.72% 1.49%

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

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In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Latvia
Current population
33722528
1829763
Population rank 50/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.02%
One net population change
41 seconds
29.9 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -48
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 193/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 -7,330
Net migration rank 43/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -7,330
2024 - 7,838 - -2,225
2023 758,261 6,002 -13,563 7,966
2022 750,270 26,777 -14,847 22,027
2021 732,191 1,322 -17,337 -280
2020 727,455 -12,390 -11,402 -3,147
2019 727,774 2,043 -8,995 -3,416
2018 722,445 5,395 -9,636 -4,972
2017 734,553 -796 -7,963 -7,867
2016 735,630 18,568 -6,663 -12,327
2015 731,387 522 -6,526 -10,826
2014 728,978 -23,011 -6,779 -8,799
2013 720,228 -250,964 -8,252 -14,386
2012 708,847 -232,712 -9,154 -11,914
2011 694,033 -200,010 -9,886 -20,202
2010 676,554 -182,689 -10,278 -36,128
2009 654,439 -168,027 -7,924 -34,807
2008 630,610 -150,037 -6,531 -22,445
2007 617,247 -130,079 -9,021 -8,027
2006 605,001 -124,651 -10,204 -9,211
2005 593,685 -117,342 -10,746 -11,134
2004 579,424 -108,869 -11,542 -15,136
2003 568,220 -99,880 -11,439 -11,422
2002 563,692 -90,503 -12,475 -9,160
2001 555,220 -76,679 -13,322 -18,634
2000 545,129 -63,843 -11,838 -15,679
1999 527,634 -42,777 -13,387 -3,229
1998 509,167 109,961 -15,906 -5,504
1997 489,984 124,443 -14,841 -9,183
1996 469,740 125,556 -14,498 -9,888
1995 453,719 124,501 -17,396 -13,288
1994 438,274 120,247 -17,645 -21,446
1993 430,759 113,215 -12,560 -32,914
1992 423,294 104,006 -3,660 -52,180
1991 413,354 92,228 0 -12,020
1990 402,629 79,979 2,929 -13,196
1989 390,081 67,324 6,401 -4,960
1988 378,575 53,187 9,022 15,784
1987 370,654 45,028 9,981 19,249
1986 357,205 48,233 10,660 13,972
1985 344,549 50,872 5,673 12,037
1984 331,910 52,594 7,430 8,847
1983 317,379 53,646 8,147 8,115
1982 305,204 53,384 6,327 8,116
1981 292,755 51,354 3,779 6,536
1980 280,630 47,031 3,265 3,099
1979 268,875 40,355 2,506 3,661
1978 257,222 31,822 2,997 7,399
1977 250,858 22,452 3,480 11,992
1976 241,939 12,735 4,200 8,870
1975 228,883 79,766 4,913 12,166
1974 216,389 79,445 6,824 14,420
1973 203,429 78,963 6,040 15,997
1972 190,842 77,213 7,666 11,077
1971 179,918 69,728 8,793 10,846
1970 170,070 58,883 7,785 12,494
1969 161,541 48,192 6,561 13,718
1968 153,464 41,198 7,668 13,465
1967 145,773 40,125 7,825 14,177
1966 138,438 40,125 8,677 13,465
1965 131,601 40,125 8,384 13,218
1964 124,996 40,125 12,100 13,010
1963 118,526 40,125 11,055 12,308
1962 111,930 39,670 11,562 12,344
1961 105,568 36,410 14,207 12,364
1960 99,681 31,307 14,211 11,420

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Ivory Coast is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people). In Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

Biggest cities by population

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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