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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.1 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Mozambique
2100 104,904,226 105,628,248
2099 104,097,040 105,234,999
2098 103,275,264 104,803,506
2097 102,455,988 104,372,940
2096 101,612,663 103,907,178
2095 100,756,953 103,425,281
2094 99,882,932 102,934,227
2093 99,006,111 102,409,874
2092 98,098,926 101,875,140
2091 97,176,680 101,356,290
2090 96,248,804 100,775,909
2089 95,318,164 100,158,269
2088 94,395,936 99,540,971
2087 93,464,192 98,890,285
2086 92,517,200 98,236,067
2085 91,575,557 97,557,661
2084 90,642,933 96,874,408
2083 89,673,290 96,142,098
2082 88,700,125 95,398,149
2081 87,715,881 94,657,513
2080 86,728,284 93,907,673
2079 85,741,415 93,121,830
2078 84,742,375 92,301,373
2077 83,738,886 91,481,344
2076 82,733,035 90,650,714
2075 81,703,106 89,800,986
2074 80,687,434 88,951,683
2073 79,667,993 88,066,368
2072 78,646,863 87,164,412
2071 77,607,733 86,237,232
2070 76,567,079 85,304,148
2069 75,527,815 84,316,537
2068 74,468,469 83,356,481
2067 73,417,707 82,393,396
2066 72,351,827 81,393,563
2065 71,301,141 80,403,306
2064 70,261,039 79,391,403
2063 69,222,001 78,388,769
2062 68,196,917 77,335,297
2061 67,166,219 76,234,094
2060 66,149,529 75,157,247
2059 65,130,659 74,043,229
2058 64,100,835 72,919,832
2057 63,082,551 71,789,848
2056 62,065,729 70,640,165
2055 61,036,845 69,505,255
2054 60,004,777 68,382,812
2053 58,983,583 67,270,892
2052 57,959,085 66,128,092
2051 56,932,897 64,998,059
2050 55,909,441 63,864,196
2049 54,893,369 62,698,049
2048 53,867,419 61,546,964
2047 52,850,696 60,391,850
2046 51,836,334 59,241,784
2045 50,822,485 58,101,216
2044 49,797,934 56,939,196
2043 48,781,333 55,785,114
2042 47,776,778 54,603,959
2041 46,788,054 53,447,648
2040 45,806,217 52,277,886
2039 44,834,350 51,108,793
2038 43,874,381 49,947,146
2037 42,922,767 48,801,599
2036 41,988,786 47,643,184
2035 41,071,409 46,495,588
2034 40,164,910 45,334,434
2033 39,273,072 44,205,611
2032 38,408,366 43,079,649
2031 37,558,099 41,971,121
2030 36,727,569 40,879,911
2029 35,907,265 39,797,126
2028 35,095,347 38,728,158
2027 34,296,079 37,676,618
2026 33,502,750 36,641,390
2025 32,711,547 35,631,653
2024 31,934,230 34,631,766
2023 31,165,654 33,635,160
2022 30,395,002 32,656,246
2021 29,639,736 31,707,800
2020 28,915,449 30,783,688
2019 28,193,009 29,884,380
2018 27,464,173 29,018,644
2017 26,733,372 28,166,393
2016 25,989,405 27,337,105
2015 25,246,342 26,547,572
2014 24,527,395 25,788,475
2013 23,939,775 25,051,611
2012 23,467,078 24,337,846
2011 22,982,000 23,649,039
2010 22,488,065 22,999,235
2009 21,997,940 22,391,745
2008 21,514,439 21,819,036
2007 21,030,558 21,287,635
2006 20,546,802 20,787,087
2005 20,068,458 20,304,569
2004 19,595,000 19,840,313
2003 19,125,542 19,392,475
2002 18,654,771 18,958,338
2001 18,178,913 18,537,729
2000 17,699,004 18,129,653
1999 17,215,935 17,734,506
1998 16,663,948 17,340,464
1997 16,047,170 16,949,982
1996 15,442,312 16,492,480
1995 14,855,565 15,960,530
1994 14,287,201 15,033,853
1993 13,735,951 14,051,192
1992 13,200,310 13,613,316
1991 12,683,870 13,352,090
1990 12,189,778 13,094,537
1989 11,719,771 12,906,842
1988 11,275,189 12,800,558
1987 10,851,475 12,822,574
1986 10,440,917 12,770,578
1985 10,040,483 12,548,949
1984 9,650,516 12,315,954
1983 9,272,744 12,073,822
1982 8,907,936 11,824,370
1981 8,556,596 11,568,127
1980 8,220,714 11,336,221
1979 7,902,267 11,028,809
1978 7,603,130 10,618,250
1977 7,321,950 10,224,975
1976 7,057,958 9,867,209
1975 6,776,297 9,540,817
1974 6,474,057 9,236,093
1973 6,184,944 8,954,242
1972 5,909,716 8,692,935
1971 5,650,868 8,456,317
1970 5,411,567 8,250,506
1969 5,192,221 8,066,951
1968 4,990,021 7,892,613
1967 4,799,744 7,724,550
1966 4,617,519 7,562,990
1965 4,442,377 7,406,421
1964 4,273,952 7,255,061
1963 4,112,061 7,109,828
1962 3,956,939 6,969,364
1961 3,810,151 6,834,936
1960 3,673,666 6,713,695

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 Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Mozambique
2100 0.78% 0.37%
2099 0.8% 0.41%
2098 0.8% 0.41%
2097 0.83% 0.45%
2096 0.85% 0.47%
2095 0.88% 0.48%
2094 0.89% 0.51%
2093 0.92% 0.52%
2092 0.95% 0.51%
2091 0.96% 0.58%
2090 0.98% 0.62%
2089 0.98% 0.62%
2088 1% 0.66%
2087 1.02% 0.67%
2086 1.03% 0.7%
2085 1.03% 0.71%
2084 1.08% 0.76%
2083 1.1% 0.78%
2082 1.12% 0.78%
2081 1.14% 0.8%
2080 1.15% 0.84%
2079 1.18% 0.89%
2078 1.2% 0.9%
2077 1.22% 0.92%
2076 1.26% 0.95%
2075 1.26% 0.95%
2074 1.28% 1.01%
2073 1.3% 1.03%
2072 1.34% 1.08%
2071 1.36% 1.09%
2070 1.38% 1.17%
2069 1.42% 1.15%
2068 1.43% 1.17%
2067 1.47% 1.23%
2066 1.47% 1.23%
2065 1.48% 1.27%
2064 1.5% 1.28%
2063 1.5% 1.36%
2062 1.53% 1.44%
2061 1.54% 1.43%
2060 1.56% 1.5%
2059 1.61% 1.54%
2058 1.61% 1.57%
2057 1.64% 1.63%
2056 1.69% 1.63%
2055 1.72% 1.64%
2054 1.73% 1.65%
2053 1.77% 1.73%
2052 1.8% 1.74%
2051 1.83% 1.78%
2050 1.85% 1.86%
2049 1.9% 1.87%
2048 1.92% 1.91%
2047 1.96% 1.94%
2046 1.99% 1.96%
2045 2.06% 2.04%
2044 2.08% 2.07%
2043 2.1% 2.16%
2042 2.11% 2.16%
2041 2.14% 2.24%
2040 2.17% 2.29%
2039 2.19% 2.33%
2038 2.22% 2.35%
2037 2.22% 2.43%
2036 2.23% 2.47%
2035 2.26% 2.56%
2034 2.27% 2.55%
2033 2.25% 2.61%
2032 2.26% 2.64%
2031 2.26% 2.67%
2030 2.28% 2.72%
2029 2.31% 2.76%
2028 2.33% 2.79%
2027 2.37% 2.83%
2026 2.42% 2.83%
2025 2.43% 2.89%
2024 2.47% 2.96%
2023 2.54% 3%
2022 2.55% 2.99%
2021 2.5% 3%
2020 2.56% 3.01%
2019 2.65% 2.98%
2018 2.73% 3.03%
2017 2.86% 3.03%
2016 2.94% 2.97%
2015 2.93% 2.94%
2014 2.45% 2.94%
2013 2.01% 2.93%
2012 2.11% 2.91%
2011 2.2% 2.83%
2010 2.23% 2.71%
2009 2.25% 2.62%
2008 2.3% 2.5%
2007 2.35% 2.41%
2006 2.38% 2.38%
2005 2.42% 2.34%
2004 2.45% 2.31%
2003 2.52% 2.29%
2002 2.62% 2.27%
2001 2.71% 2.25%
2000 2.81% 2.23%
1999 3.31% 2.27%
1998 3.84% 2.3%
1997 3.92% 2.77%
1996 3.95% 3.33%
1995 3.98% 6.16%
1994 4.01% 6.99%
1993 4.06% 3.22%
1992 4.07% 1.96%
1991 4.05% 1.97%
1990 4.01% 1.45%
1989 3.94% 0.83%
1988 3.9% -0.17%
1987 3.93% 0.41%
1986 3.99% 1.77%
1985 4.04% 1.89%
1984 4.07% 2.01%
1983 4.1% 2.11%
1982 4.11% 2.22%
1981 4.09% 2.05%
1980 4.03% 2.79%
1979 3.93% 3.87%
1978 3.84% 3.85%
1977 3.74% 3.63%
1976 4.16% 3.42%
1975 4.67% 3.3%
1974 4.67% 3.15%
1973 4.66% 3.01%
1972 4.58% 2.8%
1971 4.42% 2.49%
1970 4.22% 2.28%
1969 4.05% 2.21%
1968 3.96% 2.18%
1967 3.95% 2.14%
1966 3.94% 2.11%
1965 3.94% 2.09%
1964 3.94% 2.04%
1963 3.92% 2.02%
1962 3.85% 1.97%
1961 3.72% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Mozambique
Current population
33910252
37173146
Population rank 50/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.45%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
31.3 seconds
24.6 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +777,317 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 17/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -65,573
Net migration rank 43/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -65,573
2024 765,049 7,838 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 758,261 6,002 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 750,270 26,777 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 732,191 1,322 951,234 -23,103
2020 727,455 -12,390 945,952 -25,864
2019 727,774 2,043 927,581 -49,080
2018 722,445 5,395 903,176 -50,224
2017 734,553 -796 876,594 -25,043
2016 735,630 18,568 850,430 -43,398
2015 731,387 522 824,435 -52,374
2014 728,978 -23,011 799,778 -53,625
2013 720,228 -250,964 784,641 -57,067
2012 708,847 -232,712 763,088 -63,131
2011 694,033 -200,010 741,303 -63,638
2010 676,554 -182,689 719,025 -97,079
2009 654,439 -168,027 693,673 -100,625
2008 630,610 -150,037 654,920 -102,534
2007 617,247 -130,079 610,913 -100,490
2006 605,001 -124,651 586,009 -95,333
2005 593,685 -117,342 570,132 -95,770
2004 579,424 -108,869 554,973 -100,824
2003 568,220 -99,880 540,992 -99,484
2002 563,692 -90,503 529,867 -103,102
2001 555,220 -76,679 519,594 -105,130
2000 545,129 -63,843 506,162 -104,476
1999 527,634 -42,777 491,814 -103,223
1998 509,167 109,961 474,453 -74,952
1997 489,984 124,443 461,209 -79,732
1996 469,740 125,556 442,559 90,975
1995 453,719 124,501 421,630 108,751
1994 438,274 120,247 384,821 938,163
1993 430,759 113,215 369,518 272,829
1992 423,294 104,006 362,373 -128,960
1991 413,354 92,228 357,676 -68,644
1990 402,629 79,979 353,290 -127,215
1989 390,081 67,324 348,833 -199,509
1988 378,575 53,187 349,480 -286,247
1987 370,654 45,028 334,438 -441,710
1986 357,205 48,233 332,609 -121,350
1985 344,549 50,872 307,625 -75,642
1984 331,910 52,594 304,524 -70,532
1983 317,379 53,646 324,158 -73,899
1982 305,204 53,384 321,493 -72,852
1981 292,755 51,354 322,207 -58,347
1980 280,630 47,031 349,586 -149,650
1979 268,875 40,355 331,162 83,699
1978 257,222 31,822 310,403 95,859
1977 250,858 22,452 289,193 91,082
1976 241,939 12,735 273,924 61,326
1975 228,883 79,766 257,984 59,562
1974 216,389 79,445 240,665 51,238
1973 203,429 78,963 226,847 44,951
1972 190,842 77,213 215,793 35,023
1971 179,918 69,728 211,137 11,297
1970 170,070 58,883 207,385 -18,197
1969 161,541 48,192 202,174 -24,251
1968 153,464 41,198 197,623 -26,872
1967 145,773 40,125 193,044 -27,672
1966 138,438 40,125 189,218 -31,462
1965 131,601 40,125 185,931 -30,538
1964 124,996 40,125 182,334 -35,005
1963 118,526 40,125 180,867 -37,738
1962 111,930 39,670 176,297 -38,504
1961 105,568 36,410 171,236 -40,181
1960 99,681 31,307 165,774 -54,351

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 Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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