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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.95 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.02% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Mexico
2100 104,920,371 131,182,639
2099 104,113,061 131,943,283
2098 103,291,158 132,700,369
2097 102,471,756 133,455,010
2096 101,628,301 134,204,227
2095 100,772,460 134,949,218
2094 99,898,304 135,687,085
2093 99,021,348 136,415,232
2092 98,114,023 137,127,644
2091 97,191,635 137,833,985
2090 96,263,617 138,527,198
2089 95,332,834 139,208,862
2088 94,410,464 139,874,924
2087 93,478,576 140,530,483
2086 92,531,438 141,174,372
2085 91,589,651 141,805,496
2084 90,656,883 142,415,948
2083 89,687,091 143,009,187
2082 88,713,776 143,579,768
2081 87,729,381 144,138,842
2080 86,741,632 144,677,451
2079 85,754,611 145,195,172
2078 84,755,417 145,691,242
2077 83,751,773 146,165,064
2076 82,745,768 146,616,674
2075 81,715,680 147,046,928
2074 80,699,852 147,455,761
2073 79,680,254 147,841,295
2072 78,658,967 148,201,143
2071 77,619,677 148,534,057
2070 76,578,862 148,848,168
2069 75,539,439 149,134,711
2068 74,479,930 149,395,717
2067 73,429,006 149,630,386
2066 72,362,962 149,842,125
2065 71,312,115 150,029,268
2064 70,271,852 150,187,992
2063 69,232,655 150,319,846
2062 68,207,413 150,424,224
2061 67,176,556 150,502,250
2060 66,159,709 150,555,648
2059 65,140,683 150,577,220
2058 64,110,700 150,569,044
2057 63,092,260 150,535,337
2056 62,075,281 150,475,242
2055 61,046,238 150,384,336
2054 60,014,012 150,263,237
2053 58,992,661 150,110,615
2052 57,968,005 149,923,918
2051 56,941,659 149,705,066
2050 55,918,046 149,450,774
2049 54,901,818 149,166,038
2048 53,875,709 148,836,849
2047 52,858,830 148,478,965
2046 51,844,312 148,081,688
2045 50,830,306 147,647,318
2044 49,805,598 147,173,101
2043 48,788,840 146,667,761
2042 47,784,131 146,123,566
2041 46,795,255 145,543,650
2040 45,813,266 144,931,633
2039 44,841,250 144,286,278
2038 43,881,133 143,601,872
2037 42,929,373 142,883,005
2036 41,995,248 142,138,929
2035 41,077,730 141,359,885
2034 40,171,091 140,554,653
2033 39,279,116 139,713,048
2032 38,414,277 138,843,644
2031 37,563,879 137,947,334
2030 36,733,221 137,023,304
2029 35,912,791 136,071,720
2028 35,100,748 135,090,755
2027 34,301,358 134,081,337
2026 33,507,906 133,042,003
2025 32,716,581 131,970,909
2024 31,934,230 130,861,007
2023 31,165,654 129,739,759
2022 30,395,002 128,613,117
2021 29,639,736 127,648,148
2020 28,915,449 126,799,054
2019 28,193,009 125,762,982
2018 27,464,173 124,573,711
2017 26,733,372 123,400,057
2016 25,989,405 122,251,351
2015 25,246,342 121,072,306
2014 24,527,395 119,784,261
2013 23,939,775 118,343,573
2012 23,467,078 116,818,208
2011 22,982,000 115,243,504
2010 22,488,065 113,623,895
2009 21,997,940 111,999,721
2008 21,514,439 110,374,288
2007 21,030,558 108,774,360
2006 20,546,802 107,253,666
2005 20,068,458 105,811,504
2004 19,595,000 104,394,131
2003 19,125,542 102,978,515
2002 18,654,771 101,548,624
2001 18,178,913 100,099,099
2000 17,699,004 98,625,552
1999 17,215,935 97,115,707
1998 16,663,948 95,575,245
1997 16,047,170 94,021,207
1996 15,442,312 92,452,702
1995 14,855,565 90,862,455
1994 14,287,201 89,259,205
1993 13,735,951 87,653,807
1992 13,200,310 86,044,809
1991 12,683,870 84,430,572
1990 12,189,778 82,820,170
1989 11,719,771 81,247,182
1988 11,275,189 79,695,531
1987 10,851,475 78,136,651
1986 10,440,917 76,585,637
1985 10,040,483 75,043,414
1984 9,650,516 73,506,846
1983 9,272,744 71,971,240
1982 8,907,936 70,433,260
1981 8,556,596 68,892,108
1980 8,220,714 67,300,334
1979 7,902,267 65,648,865
1978 7,603,130 63,979,046
1977 7,321,950 62,308,493
1976 7,057,958 60,645,512
1975 6,776,297 58,982,400
1974 6,474,057 57,320,149
1973 6,184,944 55,667,284
1972 5,909,716 54,030,168
1971 5,650,868 52,412,558
1970 5,411,567 50,814,953
1969 5,192,221 49,233,194
1968 4,990,021 47,668,303
1967 4,799,744 46,129,608
1966 4,617,519 44,629,106
1965 4,442,377 43,174,477
1964 4,273,952 41,772,049
1963 4,112,061 40,424,065
1962 3,956,939 39,129,200
1961 3,810,151 37,890,118
1960 3,673,666 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Mexico
2100 0.78% -0.58%
2099 0.8% -0.57%
2098 0.8% -0.57%
2097 0.83% -0.56%
2096 0.85% -0.55%
2095 0.88% -0.54%
2094 0.89% -0.53%
2093 0.92% -0.52%
2092 0.95% -0.51%
2091 0.96% -0.5%
2090 0.98% -0.49%
2089 0.98% -0.48%
2088 1% -0.47%
2087 1.02% -0.46%
2086 1.03% -0.45%
2085 1.03% -0.43%
2084 1.08% -0.41%
2083 1.1% -0.4%
2082 1.12% -0.39%
2081 1.14% -0.37%
2080 1.15% -0.36%
2079 1.18% -0.34%
2078 1.2% -0.32%
2077 1.22% -0.31%
2076 1.26% -0.29%
2075 1.26% -0.28%
2074 1.28% -0.26%
2073 1.3% -0.24%
2072 1.34% -0.22%
2071 1.36% -0.21%
2070 1.38% -0.19%
2069 1.42% -0.17%
2068 1.43% -0.16%
2067 1.47% -0.14%
2066 1.47% -0.12%
2065 1.48% -0.11%
2064 1.5% -0.09%
2063 1.5% -0.07%
2062 1.53% -0.05%
2061 1.54% -0.04%
2060 1.56% -0.01%
2059 1.61% 0.005%
2058 1.61% 0.02%
2057 1.64% 0.04%
2056 1.69% 0.06%
2055 1.72% 0.08%
2054 1.73% 0.1%
2053 1.77% 0.12%
2052 1.8% 0.15%
2051 1.83% 0.17%
2050 1.85% 0.19%
2049 1.9% 0.22%
2048 1.92% 0.24%
2047 1.96% 0.27%
2046 1.99% 0.29%
2045 2.06% 0.32%
2044 2.08% 0.34%
2043 2.1% 0.37%
2042 2.11% 0.4%
2041 2.14% 0.42%
2040 2.17% 0.45%
2039 2.19% 0.48%
2038 2.22% 0.5%
2037 2.22% 0.52%
2036 2.23% 0.55%
2035 2.26% 0.57%
2034 2.27% 0.6%
2033 2.25% 0.63%
2032 2.26% 0.65%
2031 2.26% 0.67%
2030 2.28% 0.7%
2029 2.31% 0.73%
2028 2.33% 0.75%
2027 2.37% 0.78%
2026 2.42% 0.81%
2025 2.45% 0.85%
2024 2.47% 0.86%
2023 2.54% 0.88%
2022 2.55% 0.76%
2021 2.5% 0.67%
2020 2.56% 0.82%
2019 2.65% 0.95%
2018 2.73% 0.95%
2017 2.86% 0.94%
2016 2.94% 0.97%
2015 2.93% 1.08%
2014 2.45% 1.22%
2013 2.01% 1.31%
2012 2.11% 1.37%
2011 2.2% 1.43%
2010 2.23% 1.45%
2009 2.25% 1.47%
2008 2.3% 1.47%
2007 2.35% 1.42%
2006 2.38% 1.36%
2005 2.42% 1.36%
2004 2.45% 1.37%
2003 2.52% 1.41%
2002 2.62% 1.45%
2001 2.71% 1.49%
2000 2.81% 1.55%
1999 3.31% 1.61%
1998 3.84% 1.65%
1997 3.92% 1.7%
1996 3.95% 1.75%
1995 3.98% 1.8%
1994 4.01% 1.83%
1993 4.06% 1.87%
1992 4.07% 1.91%
1991 4.05% 1.94%
1990 4.01% 1.94%
1989 3.94% 1.95%
1988 3.9% 2%
1987 3.93% 2.03%
1986 3.99% 2.06%
1985 4.04% 2.09%
1984 4.07% 2.13%
1983 4.1% 2.18%
1982 4.11% 2.24%
1981 4.09% 2.37%
1980 4.03% 2.52%
1979 3.93% 2.61%
1978 3.84% 2.68%
1977 3.74% 2.74%
1976 4.16% 2.82%
1975 4.67% 2.9%
1974 4.67% 2.97%
1973 4.66% 3.03%
1972 4.58% 3.09%
1971 4.42% 3.14%
1970 4.22% 3.21%
1969 4.05% 3.28%
1968 3.96% 3.34%
1967 3.95% 3.36%
1966 3.94% 3.37%
1965 3.94% 3.36%
1964 3.94% 3.33%
1963 3.92% 3.31%
1962 3.85% 3.27%
1961 3.72% 3.17%

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/ivory-coast/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Mexico
Current population
33722528
133323134
Population rank 50/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 1.61%
One net population change
41 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
31.6 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 110/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -108,037
Net migration rank 43/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -108,037
2024 - 7,838 - -104,581
2023 758,261 6,002 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 750,270 26,777 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 732,191 1,322 936,682 -122,791
2020 727,455 -12,390 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 727,774 2,043 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 722,445 5,395 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 734,553 -796 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 735,630 18,568 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 731,387 522 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 728,978 -23,011 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 720,228 -250,964 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 708,847 -232,712 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 694,033 -200,010 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 676,554 -182,689 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 654,439 -168,027 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 630,610 -150,037 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 617,247 -130,079 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 605,001 -124,651 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 593,685 -117,342 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 579,424 -108,869 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 568,220 -99,880 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 563,692 -90,503 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 555,220 -76,679 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 545,129 -63,843 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 527,634 -42,777 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 509,167 109,961 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 489,984 124,443 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 469,740 125,556 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 453,719 124,501 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 438,274 120,247 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 430,759 113,215 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 423,294 104,006 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 413,354 92,228 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 402,629 79,979 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 390,081 67,324 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 378,575 53,187 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 370,654 45,028 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 357,205 48,233 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 344,549 50,872 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 331,910 52,594 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 317,379 53,646 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 305,204 53,384 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 292,755 51,354 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 280,630 47,031 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 268,875 40,355 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 257,222 31,822 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 250,858 22,452 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 241,939 12,735 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 228,883 79,766 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 216,389 79,445 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 203,429 78,963 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 190,842 77,213 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 179,918 69,728 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 170,070 58,883 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 161,541 48,192 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 153,464 41,198 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 145,773 40,125 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 138,438 40,125 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 131,601 40,125 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 124,996 40,125 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 118,526 40,125 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 111,930 39,670 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 105,568 36,410 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 99,681 31,307 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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