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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 1 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Madagascar
2100 104,904,226 86,179,580
2099 104,097,040 85,790,370
2098 103,275,264 85,386,169
2097 102,455,988 84,969,767
2096 101,612,663 84,541,363
2095 100,756,953 84,101,733
2094 99,882,932 83,648,271
2093 99,006,111 83,182,675
2092 98,098,926 82,705,710
2091 97,176,680 82,216,203
2090 96,248,804 81,717,468
2089 95,318,164 81,206,806
2088 94,395,936 80,683,320
2087 93,464,192 80,148,075
2086 92,517,200 79,603,046
2085 91,575,557 79,047,406
2084 90,642,933 78,482,616
2083 89,673,290 77,906,589
2082 88,700,125 77,321,070
2081 87,715,881 76,724,415
2080 86,728,284 76,117,046
2079 85,741,415 75,497,666
2078 84,742,375 74,865,716
2077 83,738,886 74,221,281
2076 82,733,035 73,566,810
2075 81,703,106 72,899,578
2074 80,687,434 72,220,039
2073 79,667,993 71,530,359
2072 78,646,863 70,828,530
2071 77,607,733 70,115,645
2070 76,567,079 69,394,756
2069 75,527,815 68,663,443
2068 74,468,469 67,921,934
2067 73,417,707 67,170,963
2066 72,351,827 66,411,266
2065 71,301,141 65,644,233
2064 70,261,039 64,867,634
2063 69,222,001 64,083,768
2062 68,196,917 63,292,113
2061 67,166,219 62,493,456
2060 66,149,529 61,688,314
2059 65,130,659 60,876,714
2058 64,100,835 60,061,091
2057 63,082,551 59,241,569
2056 62,065,729 58,416,388
2055 61,036,845 57,588,488
2054 60,004,777 56,757,952
2053 58,983,583 55,923,669
2052 57,959,085 55,086,396
2051 56,932,897 54,246,667
2050 55,909,441 53,403,817
2049 54,893,369 52,559,645
2048 53,867,419 51,714,462
2047 52,850,696 50,868,979
2046 51,836,334 50,023,282
2045 50,822,485 49,178,377
2044 49,797,934 48,333,861
2043 48,781,333 47,489,686
2042 47,776,778 46,646,849
2041 46,788,054 45,806,003
2040 45,806,217 44,966,710
2039 44,834,350 44,130,890
2038 43,874,381 43,296,592
2037 42,922,767 42,465,456
2036 41,988,786 41,636,814
2035 41,071,409 40,810,847
2034 40,164,910 39,989,445
2033 39,273,072 39,170,206
2032 38,408,366 38,353,879
2031 37,558,099 37,539,603
2030 36,727,569 36,729,526
2029 35,907,265 35,923,382
2028 35,095,347 35,120,762
2027 34,296,079 34,322,223
2026 33,502,750 33,528,352
2025 32,711,547 32,740,678
2024 31,934,230 31,964,956
2023 31,165,654 31,195,932
2022 30,395,002 30,437,261
2021 29,639,736 29,691,083
2020 28,915,449 28,953,556
2019 28,193,009 28,219,554
2018 27,464,173 27,494,926
2017 26,733,372 26,788,375
2016 25,989,405 26,099,952
2015 25,246,342 25,426,702
2014 24,527,395 24,764,348
2013 23,939,775 24,109,290
2012 23,467,078 23,462,438
2011 22,982,000 22,822,300
2010 22,488,065 22,183,340
2009 21,997,940 21,547,280
2008 21,514,439 20,923,840
2007 21,030,558 20,318,583
2006 20,546,802 19,730,909
2005 20,068,458 19,159,707
2004 19,595,000 18,606,608
2003 19,125,542 18,071,854
2002 18,654,771 17,549,913
2001 18,178,913 17,032,939
2000 17,699,004 16,516,338
1999 17,215,935 16,000,506
1998 16,663,948 15,489,364
1997 16,047,170 14,990,814
1996 15,442,312 14,510,711
1995 14,855,565 14,051,275
1994 14,287,201 13,613,850
1993 13,735,951 13,197,345
1992 13,200,310 12,800,870
1991 12,683,870 12,421,412
1990 12,189,778 12,055,639
1989 11,719,771 11,704,998
1988 11,275,189 11,369,462
1987 10,851,475 11,047,291
1986 10,440,917 10,736,857
1985 10,040,483 10,433,142
1984 9,650,516 10,134,550
1983 9,272,744 9,843,044
1982 8,907,936 9,557,671
1981 8,556,596 9,279,011
1980 8,220,714 9,006,032
1979 7,902,267 8,737,581
1978 7,603,130 8,475,864
1977 7,321,950 8,222,240
1976 7,057,958 7,976,831
1975 6,776,297 7,739,336
1974 6,474,057 7,509,726
1973 6,184,944 7,288,048
1972 5,909,716 7,074,398
1971 5,650,868 6,868,868
1970 5,411,567 6,672,003
1969 5,192,221 6,484,716
1968 4,990,021 6,306,493
1967 4,799,744 6,136,486
1966 4,617,519 5,974,279
1965 4,442,377 5,819,116
1964 4,273,952 5,669,863
1963 4,112,061 5,525,185
1962 3,956,939 5,384,150
1961 3,810,151 5,246,158
1960 3,673,666 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ivory Coast's population will grow by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Madagascar
2100 0.78% 0.45%
2099 0.8% 0.47%
2098 0.8% 0.49%
2097 0.83% 0.51%
2096 0.85% 0.52%
2095 0.88% 0.54%
2094 0.89% 0.56%
2093 0.92% 0.58%
2092 0.95% 0.6%
2091 0.96% 0.61%
2090 0.98% 0.63%
2089 0.98% 0.65%
2088 1% 0.67%
2087 1.02% 0.68%
2086 1.03% 0.7%
2085 1.03% 0.72%
2084 1.08% 0.74%
2083 1.1% 0.76%
2082 1.12% 0.78%
2081 1.14% 0.8%
2080 1.15% 0.82%
2079 1.18% 0.84%
2078 1.2% 0.87%
2077 1.22% 0.89%
2076 1.26% 0.92%
2075 1.26% 0.94%
2074 1.28% 0.96%
2073 1.3% 0.99%
2072 1.34% 1.02%
2071 1.36% 1.04%
2070 1.38% 1.07%
2069 1.42% 1.09%
2068 1.43% 1.12%
2067 1.47% 1.14%
2066 1.47% 1.17%
2065 1.48% 1.2%
2064 1.5% 1.22%
2063 1.5% 1.25%
2062 1.53% 1.28%
2061 1.54% 1.31%
2060 1.56% 1.33%
2059 1.61% 1.36%
2058 1.61% 1.38%
2057 1.64% 1.41%
2056 1.69% 1.44%
2055 1.72% 1.46%
2054 1.73% 1.49%
2053 1.77% 1.52%
2052 1.8% 1.55%
2051 1.83% 1.58%
2050 1.85% 1.61%
2049 1.9% 1.63%
2048 1.92% 1.66%
2047 1.96% 1.69%
2046 1.99% 1.72%
2045 2.06% 1.75%
2044 2.08% 1.78%
2043 2.1% 1.81%
2042 2.11% 1.84%
2041 2.14% 1.87%
2040 2.17% 1.89%
2039 2.19% 1.93%
2038 2.22% 1.96%
2037 2.22% 1.99%
2036 2.23% 2.02%
2035 2.26% 2.05%
2034 2.27% 2.09%
2033 2.25% 2.13%
2032 2.26% 2.17%
2031 2.26% 2.21%
2030 2.28% 2.24%
2029 2.31% 2.29%
2028 2.33% 2.33%
2027 2.37% 2.37%
2026 2.42% 2.41%
2025 2.43% 2.43%
2024 2.47% 2.47%
2023 2.54% 2.49%
2022 2.55% 2.51%
2021 2.5% 2.55%
2020 2.56% 2.6%
2019 2.65% 2.64%
2018 2.73% 2.64%
2017 2.86% 2.64%
2016 2.94% 2.65%
2015 2.93% 2.67%
2014 2.45% 2.72%
2013 2.01% 2.76%
2012 2.11% 2.8%
2011 2.2% 2.88%
2010 2.23% 2.95%
2009 2.25% 2.98%
2008 2.3% 2.98%
2007 2.35% 2.98%
2006 2.38% 2.98%
2005 2.42% 2.97%
2004 2.45% 2.96%
2003 2.52% 2.97%
2002 2.62% 3.04%
2001 2.71% 3.13%
2000 2.81% 3.22%
1999 3.31% 3.3%
1998 3.84% 3.33%
1997 3.92% 3.31%
1996 3.95% 3.27%
1995 3.98% 3.21%
1994 4.01% 3.16%
1993 4.06% 3.1%
1992 4.07% 3.05%
1991 4.05% 3.03%
1990 4.01% 3%
1989 3.94% 2.95%
1988 3.9% 2.92%
1987 3.93% 2.89%
1986 3.99% 2.91%
1985 4.04% 2.95%
1984 4.07% 2.96%
1983 4.1% 2.99%
1982 4.11% 3%
1981 4.09% 3.03%
1980 4.03% 3.07%
1979 3.93% 3.09%
1978 3.84% 3.08%
1977 3.74% 3.08%
1976 4.16% 3.07%
1975 4.67% 3.06%
1974 4.67% 3.04%
1973 4.66% 3.02%
1972 4.58% 2.99%
1971 4.42% 2.95%
1970 4.22% 2.89%
1969 4.05% 2.83%
1968 3.96% 2.77%
1967 3.95% 2.72%
1966 3.94% 2.67%
1965 3.94% 2.63%
1964 3.94% 2.62%
1963 3.92% 2.62%
1962 3.85% 2.63%
1961 3.72% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Madagascar
Current population
33910252
33936132
Population rank 50/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.41%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
40.8 seconds
One birth every
31.3 seconds
31.1 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +777,317 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 28/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 -2,227
Net migration rank 43/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -2,227
2024 765,049 7,838 774,926 -1,795
2023 758,261 6,002 766,391 -1,487
2022 750,270 26,777 753,931 -1,487
2021 732,191 1,322 741,416 -1,480
2020 727,455 -12,390 736,607 -1,480
2019 727,774 2,043 735,853 -2,976
2018 722,445 5,395 719,267 -2,887
2017 734,553 -796 699,498 -2,784
2016 735,630 18,568 682,801 -2,687
2015 731,387 522 668,977 -2,594
2014 728,978 -23,011 660,837 -2,522
2013 720,228 -250,964 654,230 -2,445
2012 708,847 -232,712 644,255 -2,334
2011 694,033 -200,010 640,577 -2,219
2010 676,554 -182,689 641,543 -1,979
2009 654,439 -168,027 634,008 -1,429
2008 630,610 -150,037 615,580 -1,255
2007 617,247 -130,079 597,772 -1,563
2006 605,001 -124,651 581,489 -2,336
2005 593,685 -117,342 568,143 -4,869
2004 579,424 -108,869 556,319 -13,393
2003 568,220 -99,880 544,903 -18,345
2002 563,692 -90,503 535,518 -18,209
2001 555,220 -76,679 529,656 -13,014
2000 545,129 -63,843 520,860 -4,298
1999 527,634 -42,777 516,976 -1,891
1998 509,167 109,961 508,408 -1,222
1997 489,984 124,443 490,905 -986
1996 469,740 125,556 471,453 -1,161
1995 453,719 124,501 450,259 -1,670
1994 438,274 120,247 428,169 -1,905
1993 430,759 113,215 408,801 -2,063
1992 423,294 104,006 388,430 -2,216
1991 413,354 92,228 375,040 -2,330
1990 402,629 79,979 360,621 -1,777
1989 390,081 67,324 344,279 -1,848
1988 378,575 53,187 330,510 -1,883
1987 370,654 45,028 317,621 -1,896
1986 357,205 48,233 307,074 -1,914
1985 344,549 50,872 304,199 -1,947
1984 331,910 52,594 296,892 -1,965
1983 317,379 53,646 290,085 -1,979
1982 305,204 53,384 284,733 -2,093
1981 292,755 51,354 277,535 -2,864
1980 280,630 47,031 275,287 -4,005
1979 268,875 40,355 270,752 -5,126
1978 257,222 31,822 263,684 -5,874
1977 250,858 22,452 255,399 -5,957
1976 241,939 12,735 247,026 -5,655
1975 228,883 79,766 238,774 -5,173
1974 216,389 79,445 230,233 -4,607
1973 203,429 78,963 221,768 -4,037
1972 190,842 77,213 213,138 -3,583
1971 179,918 69,728 204,617 -3,118
1970 170,070 58,883 194,889 -2,658
1969 161,541 48,192 184,562 -2,216
1968 153,464 41,198 175,869 -1,766
1967 145,773 40,125 167,287 -1,383
1966 138,438 40,125 159,483 -964
1965 131,601 40,125 152,362 -550
1964 124,996 40,125 146,894 -204
1963 118,526 40,125 142,666 0
1962 111,930 39,670 139,412 0
1961 105,568 36,410 136,578 0
1960 99,681 31,307 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Ivory Coast is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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