The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,502,938 people compared to 18,211,637 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- Ivory Coast's population is 1.84 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.4% for Ivory Coast vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.5M (63.1% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.4% growth).
- Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Ivory Coast vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
33502938
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18211637
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| Population rank | 50/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.4% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
41 seconds
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4.52 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.6 seconds
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3.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.2 minutes
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3.09 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.12 hours
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4.32 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +7,838 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,106 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | +768,576 | +116,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.47% | +0.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 28/197 | 122/197 |
Ivory Coast and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,673,666 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,810,151 | 11,638,712 | 3.72% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 3,956,939 | 11,805,689 | 3.85% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 4,112,061 | 11,965,966 | 3.92% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 4,273,952 | 12,127,120 | 3.94% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 4,442,377 | 12,294,732 | 3.94% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 4,617,519 | 12,456,251 | 3.94% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 4,799,744 | 12,598,201 | 3.95% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 4,990,021 | 12,729,721 | 3.96% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 5,192,221 | 12,877,984 | 4.05% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 5,411,567 | 13,038,526 | 4.22% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 5,650,868 | 13,194,497 | 4.42% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 5,909,716 | 13,328,593 | 4.58% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 6,184,944 | 13,439,322 | 4.66% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 6,474,057 | 13,545,056 | 4.67% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 6,776,297 | 13,666,335 | 4.67% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 7,057,958 | 13,774,037 | 4.16% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 7,321,950 | 13,856,185 | 3.74% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 7,603,130 | 13,941,700 | 3.84% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 7,902,267 | 14,038,270 | 3.93% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 8,220,714 | 14,149,800 | 4.03% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 8,556,596 | 14,247,208 | 4.09% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 8,907,936 | 14,312,690 | 4.11% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 9,272,744 | 14,367,070 | 4.1% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 9,650,516 | 14,424,211 | 4.07% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 10,040,483 | 14,491,632 | 4.04% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 10,440,917 | 14,572,278 | 3.99% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 10,851,475 | 14,665,037 | 3.93% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 11,275,189 | 14,760,094 | 3.9% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 11,719,771 | 14,848,907 | 3.94% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 12,189,778 | 14,951,510 | 4.01% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 12,683,870 | 15,069,798 | 4.05% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 13,200,310 | 15,184,166 | 4.07% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 13,735,951 | 15,290,368 | 4.06% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 14,287,201 | 15,382,838 | 4.01% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 14,855,565 | 15,459,006 | 3.98% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 15,442,312 | 15,530,498 | 3.95% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 16,047,170 | 15,610,650 | 3.92% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 16,663,948 | 15,707,209 | 3.84% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 17,215,935 | 15,812,088 | 3.31% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 17,699,004 | 15,925,513 | 2.81% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 18,178,913 | 16,046,180 | 2.71% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 18,654,771 | 16,148,929 | 2.62% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 19,125,542 | 16,225,302 | 2.52% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 19,595,000 | 16,281,779 | 2.45% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 20,068,458 | 16,319,868 | 2.42% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 20,546,802 | 16,346,101 | 2.38% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 21,030,558 | 16,381,696 | 2.35% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 21,514,439 | 16,445,593 | 2.3% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 21,997,940 | 16,530,388 | 2.25% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 22,488,065 | 16,615,394 | 2.23% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 22,982,000 | 16,693,074 | 2.2% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 23,467,078 | 16,754,962 | 2.11% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 23,939,775 | 16,804,432 | 2.01% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 24,527,395 | 16,865,008 | 2.45% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 25,246,342 | 16,939,923 | 2.93% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 25,989,405 | 17,030,314 | 2.94% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 26,733,372 | 17,131,296 | 2.86% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 27,464,173 | 17,231,624 | 2.73% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 28,193,009 | 17,344,874 | 2.65% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 28,915,449 | 17,441,500 | 2.56% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 29,639,736 | 17,533,044 | 2.5% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 30,395,002 | 17,700,982 | 2.55% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 31,165,654 | 17,877,117 | 2.54% | 1% |
| 2024 | 31,934,230 | 17,993,485 | 2.47% | 0.65% |
| 2025 | 32,711,547 | 18,110,044 | 2.43% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 33,494,340 | 18,210,675 | 2.39% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 34,281,129 | 18,298,766 | 2.35% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 35,077,094 | 18,378,805 | 2.32% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 35,883,465 | 18,451,273 | 2.3% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 36,699,008 | 18,515,139 | 2.27% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 37,529,369 | 18,571,158 | 2.26% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 38,376,612 | 18,620,309 | 2.26% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 39,244,388 | 18,664,195 | 2.26% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 40,132,807 | 18,701,674 | 2.26% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 41,033,849 | 18,732,440 | 2.25% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 41,948,468 | 18,759,270 | 2.23% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 42,880,003 | 18,781,008 | 2.22% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 43,824,363 | 18,797,497 | 2.2% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 44,778,750 | 18,809,490 | 2.18% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 45,743,921 | 18,816,959 | 2.16% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 46,717,434 | 18,820,083 | 2.13% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 47,702,165 | 18,818,821 | 2.11% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 48,700,670 | 18,814,475 | 2.09% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 49,709,049 | 18,806,778 | 2.07% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 50,716,074 | 18,796,219 | 2.03% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 51,718,057 | 18,784,939 | 1.98% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 52,721,465 | 18,770,867 | 1.94% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 53,730,594 | 18,753,541 | 1.91% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 54,739,405 | 18,734,516 | 1.88% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 55,746,988 | 18,713,797 | 1.84% | -0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,513,533 (a 28.9% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).
Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ivory Coast's population will grow by 66.4% to 55,746,988 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Abidjan | 5.62M |
| Bouake | 740K |
| Korhogo | 441K |
| Yamoussoukro | 340K |
| Divo | 295K |
| Gagnoa | 277K |
| Abengourou | 164K |
| Dabou | 138K |
| Agboville | 135K |
| Grand-Bassam | 125K |
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Population differences between Ivory Coast and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 19.3 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.28 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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