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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 14.4 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Ivory Coast vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Moldova
2100 104,920,371 1,175,882
2099 104,113,061 1,186,641
2098 103,291,158 1,197,541
2097 102,471,756 1,208,458
2096 101,628,301 1,219,478
2095 100,772,460 1,230,573
2094 99,898,304 1,241,540
2093 99,021,348 1,252,531
2092 98,114,023 1,263,471
2091 97,191,635 1,274,372
2090 96,263,617 1,285,020
2089 95,332,834 1,295,696
2088 94,410,464 1,306,424
2087 93,478,576 1,317,064
2086 92,531,438 1,327,799
2085 91,589,651 1,338,702
2084 90,656,883 1,349,432
2083 89,687,091 1,360,333
2082 88,713,776 1,371,322
2081 87,729,381 1,382,447
2080 86,741,632 1,393,733
2079 85,754,611 1,405,298
2078 84,755,417 1,417,062
2077 83,751,773 1,429,240
2076 82,745,768 1,441,240
2075 81,715,680 1,453,677
2074 80,699,852 1,466,568
2073 79,680,254 1,479,672
2072 78,658,967 1,493,311
2071 77,619,677 1,507,315
2070 76,578,862 1,522,149
2069 75,539,439 1,537,091
2068 74,479,930 1,552,724
2067 73,429,006 1,568,676
2066 72,362,962 1,584,782
2065 71,312,115 1,601,356
2064 70,271,852 1,618,317
2063 69,232,655 1,635,288
2062 68,207,413 1,652,720
2061 67,176,556 1,670,255
2060 66,159,709 1,688,120
2059 65,140,683 1,705,595
2058 64,110,700 1,722,942
2057 63,092,260 1,740,252
2056 62,075,281 1,757,829
2055 61,046,238 1,775,082
2054 60,014,012 1,792,262
2053 58,992,661 1,809,221
2052 57,968,005 1,825,831
2051 56,941,659 1,842,337
2050 55,918,046 1,858,281
2049 54,901,818 1,874,666
2048 53,875,709 1,890,586
2047 52,858,830 1,906,615
2046 51,844,312 1,922,962
2045 50,830,306 1,939,938
2044 49,805,598 1,956,858
2043 48,788,840 1,974,616
2042 47,784,131 1,992,765
2041 46,795,255 2,011,342
2040 45,813,266 2,030,732
2039 44,841,250 2,051,163
2038 43,881,133 2,071,871
2037 42,929,373 2,093,068
2036 41,995,248 2,114,669
2035 41,077,730 2,136,998
2034 40,171,091 2,159,450
2033 39,279,116 2,182,023
2032 38,414,277 2,204,431
2031 37,563,879 2,227,006
2030 36,733,221 2,250,038
2029 35,912,791 2,272,963
2028 35,100,748 2,295,739
2027 34,301,358 2,318,425
2026 33,507,906 2,341,166
2025 32,716,581 2,373,265
2024 31,934,230 2,402,306
2023 31,165,654 2,457,783
2022 30,395,002 2,528,654
2021 29,639,736 2,595,809
2020 28,915,449 2,635,130
2019 28,193,009 2,664,224
2018 27,464,173 2,707,203
2017 26,733,372 2,755,189
2016 25,989,405 2,803,186
2015 25,246,342 2,835,978
2014 24,527,395 2,857,815
2013 23,939,775 2,859,558
2012 23,467,078 2,860,324
2011 22,982,000 2,860,699
2010 22,488,065 2,862,354
2009 21,997,940 2,865,213
2008 21,514,439 2,868,833
2007 21,030,558 2,874,299
2006 20,546,802 2,880,967
2005 20,068,458 2,888,985
2004 19,595,000 2,896,023
2003 19,125,542 2,903,198
2002 18,654,771 2,911,385
2001 18,178,913 2,918,135
2000 17,699,004 2,924,668
1999 17,215,935 2,930,622
1998 16,663,948 2,935,227
1997 16,047,170 2,936,413
1996 15,442,312 2,947,293
1995 14,855,565 2,953,200
1994 14,287,201 2,966,745
1993 13,735,951 2,975,966
1992 13,200,310 2,980,965
1991 12,683,870 2,981,566
1990 12,189,778 2,977,912
1989 11,719,771 2,970,039
1988 11,275,189 2,948,891
1987 10,851,475 2,916,306
1986 10,440,917 2,883,057
1985 10,040,483 2,850,787
1984 9,650,516 2,820,518
1983 9,272,744 2,791,207
1982 8,907,936 2,763,101
1981 8,556,596 2,735,987
1980 8,220,714 2,708,675
1979 7,902,267 2,683,035
1978 7,603,130 2,656,211
1977 7,321,950 2,626,298
1976 7,057,958 2,596,491
1975 6,776,297 2,566,998
1974 6,474,057 2,538,164
1973 6,184,944 2,510,584
1972 5,909,716 2,484,742
1971 5,650,868 2,460,611
1970 5,411,567 2,437,590
1969 5,192,221 2,408,469
1968 4,990,021 2,373,073
1967 4,799,744 2,337,695
1966 4,617,519 2,301,871
1965 4,442,377 2,265,287
1964 4,273,952 2,228,000
1963 4,112,061 2,188,895
1962 3,956,939 2,147,227
1961 3,810,151 2,103,327
1960 3,673,666 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Moldova
2100 0.78% -0.91%
2099 0.8% -0.91%
2098 0.8% -0.9%
2097 0.83% -0.9%
2096 0.85% -0.9%
2095 0.88% -0.88%
2094 0.89% -0.88%
2093 0.92% -0.87%
2092 0.95% -0.86%
2091 0.96% -0.83%
2090 0.98% -0.82%
2089 0.98% -0.82%
2088 1% -0.81%
2087 1.02% -0.81%
2086 1.03% -0.81%
2085 1.03% -0.8%
2084 1.08% -0.8%
2083 1.1% -0.8%
2082 1.12% -0.8%
2081 1.14% -0.81%
2080 1.15% -0.82%
2079 1.18% -0.83%
2078 1.2% -0.85%
2077 1.22% -0.83%
2076 1.26% -0.86%
2075 1.26% -0.88%
2074 1.28% -0.89%
2073 1.3% -0.91%
2072 1.34% -0.93%
2071 1.36% -0.97%
2070 1.38% -0.97%
2069 1.42% -1.01%
2068 1.43% -1.02%
2067 1.47% -1.02%
2066 1.47% -1.03%
2065 1.48% -1.05%
2064 1.5% -1.04%
2063 1.5% -1.05%
2062 1.53% -1.05%
2061 1.54% -1.06%
2060 1.56% -1.02%
2059 1.61% -1.01%
2058 1.61% -0.99%
2057 1.64% -1%
2056 1.69% -0.97%
2055 1.72% -0.96%
2054 1.73% -0.94%
2053 1.77% -0.91%
2052 1.8% -0.9%
2051 1.83% -0.86%
2050 1.85% -0.87%
2049 1.9% -0.84%
2048 1.92% -0.84%
2047 1.96% -0.85%
2046 1.99% -0.88%
2045 2.06% -0.86%
2044 2.08% -0.9%
2043 2.1% -0.91%
2042 2.11% -0.92%
2041 2.14% -0.95%
2040 2.17% -1%
2039 2.19% -1%
2038 2.22% -1.01%
2037 2.22% -1.02%
2036 2.23% -1.04%
2035 2.26% -1.04%
2034 2.27% -1.03%
2033 2.25% -1.02%
2032 2.26% -1.01%
2031 2.26% -1.02%
2030 2.28% -1.01%
2029 2.31% -0.99%
2028 2.33% -0.98%
2027 2.37% -0.97%
2026 2.42% -1.35%
2025 2.45% -1.21%
2024 2.47% -2.26%
2023 2.54% -2.8%
2022 2.55% -2.59%
2021 2.5% -1.49%
2020 2.56% -1.09%
2019 2.65% -1.59%
2018 2.73% -1.74%
2017 2.86% -1.71%
2016 2.94% -1.16%
2015 2.93% -0.76%
2014 2.45% -0.06%
2013 2.01% -0.03%
2012 2.11% -0.01%
2011 2.2% -0.06%
2010 2.23% -0.1%
2009 2.25% -0.13%
2008 2.3% -0.19%
2007 2.35% -0.23%
2006 2.38% -0.28%
2005 2.42% -0.24%
2004 2.45% -0.25%
2003 2.52% -0.28%
2002 2.62% -0.23%
2001 2.71% -0.22%
2000 2.81% -0.2%
1999 3.31% -0.16%
1998 3.84% -0.04%
1997 3.92% -0.37%
1996 3.95% -0.2%
1995 3.98% -0.46%
1994 4.01% -0.31%
1993 4.06% -0.17%
1992 4.07% -0.02%
1991 4.05% 0.12%
1990 4.01% 0.27%
1989 3.94% 0.72%
1988 3.9% 1.12%
1987 3.93% 1.15%
1986 3.99% 1.13%
1985 4.04% 1.07%
1984 4.07% 1.05%
1983 4.1% 1.02%
1982 4.11% 0.99%
1981 4.09% 1.01%
1980 4.03% 0.96%
1979 3.93% 1.01%
1978 3.84% 1.14%
1977 3.74% 1.15%
1976 4.16% 1.15%
1975 4.67% 1.14%
1974 4.67% 1.1%
1973 4.66% 1.04%
1972 4.58% 0.98%
1971 4.42% 0.94%
1970 4.22% 1.21%
1969 4.05% 1.49%
1968 3.96% 1.51%
1967 3.95% 1.56%
1966 3.94% 1.61%
1965 3.94% 1.67%
1964 3.94% 1.79%
1963 3.92% 1.94%
1962 3.85% 2.09%
1961 3.72% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Moldova
Current population
33722528
2341166
Population rank 50/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.03%
One net population change
41 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -152
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 196/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -29,766
Net migration rank 43/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -29,766
2024 - 7,838 - -27,088
2023 758,261 6,002 -7,007 -18,570
2022 750,270 26,777 -6,385 89,154
2021 732,191 1,322 -13,444 -33,405
2020 727,455 -12,390 -7,067 -33,405
2019 727,774 2,043 -3,416 -41,233
2018 722,445 5,395 -961 -36,085
2017 734,553 -796 1,402 -43,871
2016 735,630 18,568 4,580 -51,642
2015 731,387 522 6,049 -59,399
2014 728,978 -23,011 7,248 -67,175
2013 720,228 -250,964 3,537 -77,571
2012 708,847 -232,712 5,581 -81,215
2011 694,033 -200,010 5,948 -82,271
2010 676,554 -182,689 7,456 -84,039
2009 654,439 -168,027 7,492 -83,546
2008 630,610 -150,037 5,210 -79,593
2007 617,247 -130,079 3,490 -75,734
2006 605,001 -124,651 2,406 -72,061
2005 593,685 -117,342 2,005 -68,681
2004 579,424 -108,869 1,714 -52,491
2003 568,220 -99,880 -322 -46,947
2002 563,692 -90,503 -1,249 -45,833
2001 555,220 -76,679 -718 -45,043
2000 545,129 -63,843 -324 -43,854
1999 527,634 -42,777 642 -43,111
1998 509,167 109,961 2,140 -41,975
1997 489,984 124,443 4,669 -41,743
1996 469,740 125,556 2,655 -33,369
1995 453,719 124,501 5,534 -31,975
1994 438,274 120,247 9,921 -31,616
1993 430,759 113,215 13,886 -31,526
1992 423,294 104,006 17,373 -30,136
1991 413,354 92,228 21,127 -29,204
1990 402,629 79,979 25,824 -30,053
1989 390,081 67,324 29,638 -29,307
1988 378,575 53,187 35,608 -4,989
1987 370,654 45,028 40,122 -10,796
1986 357,205 48,233 39,463 -8,769
1985 344,549 50,872 38,060 -10,627
1984 331,910 52,594 38,108 -12,732
1983 317,379 53,646 36,076 -10,543
1982 305,204 53,384 32,814 -8,412
1981 292,755 51,354 31,360 -6,452
1980 280,630 47,031 30,053 -3,693
1979 268,875 40,355 28,322 -6,912
1978 257,222 31,822 27,622 3,483
1977 250,858 22,452 27,707 3,245
1976 241,939 12,735 27,801 2,885
1975 228,883 79,766 27,677 2,355
1974 216,389 79,445 27,219 1,785
1973 203,429 78,963 25,967 1,156
1972 190,842 77,213 24,626 481
1971 179,918 69,728 23,359 -61
1970 170,070 58,883 22,314 606
1969 161,541 48,192 21,768 20,561
1968 153,464 41,198 22,005 19,830
1967 145,773 40,125 22,654 19,175
1966 138,438 40,125 23,720 18,601
1965 131,601 40,125 24,916 18,066
1964 124,996 40,125 25,860 17,509
1963 118,526 40,125 29,382 16,816
1962 111,930 39,670 32,082 15,884
1961 105,568 36,410 35,180 14,818
1960 99,681 31,307 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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