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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.16 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Niger
2100 104,920,371 92,149,803
2099 104,113,061 91,788,730
2098 103,291,158 91,409,848
2097 102,471,756 91,009,119
2096 101,628,301 90,589,670
2095 100,772,460 90,150,766
2094 99,898,304 89,694,201
2093 99,021,348 89,215,318
2092 98,114,023 88,716,114
2091 97,191,635 88,197,952
2090 96,263,617 87,660,657
2089 95,332,834 87,103,777
2088 94,410,464 86,525,686
2087 93,478,576 85,929,075
2086 92,531,438 85,313,560
2085 91,589,651 84,675,788
2084 90,656,883 84,017,371
2083 89,687,091 83,337,884
2082 88,713,776 82,638,198
2081 87,729,381 81,922,470
2080 86,741,632 81,186,181
2079 85,754,611 80,435,226
2078 84,755,417 79,665,207
2077 83,751,773 78,877,754
2076 82,745,768 78,071,174
2075 81,715,680 77,248,629
2074 80,699,852 76,412,785
2073 79,680,254 75,560,272
2072 78,658,967 74,691,713
2071 77,619,677 73,808,594
2070 76,578,862 72,912,178
2069 75,539,439 71,999,238
2068 74,479,930 71,073,720
2067 73,429,006 70,133,854
2066 72,362,962 69,181,625
2065 71,312,115 68,221,595
2064 70,271,852 67,248,034
2063 69,232,655 66,264,418
2062 68,207,413 65,270,595
2061 67,176,556 64,267,053
2060 66,159,709 63,257,169
2059 65,140,683 62,239,490
2058 64,110,700 61,213,177
2057 63,092,260 60,180,993
2056 62,075,281 59,145,841
2055 61,046,238 58,103,375
2054 60,014,012 57,056,756
2053 58,992,661 56,007,297
2052 57,968,005 54,958,567
2051 56,941,659 53,907,164
2050 55,918,046 52,858,275
2049 54,901,818 51,810,418
2048 53,875,709 50,763,456
2047 52,858,830 49,719,695
2046 51,844,312 48,677,799
2045 50,830,306 47,638,048
2044 49,805,598 46,602,104
2043 48,788,840 45,572,618
2042 47,784,131 44,546,381
2041 46,795,255 43,525,533
2040 45,813,266 42,508,212
2039 44,841,250 41,495,840
2038 43,881,133 40,485,407
2037 42,929,373 39,476,789
2036 41,995,248 38,472,178
2035 41,077,730 37,470,776
2034 40,171,091 36,477,557
2033 39,279,116 35,487,806
2032 38,414,277 34,508,717
2031 37,563,879 33,538,029
2030 36,733,221 32,574,145
2029 35,912,791 31,620,865
2028 35,100,748 30,680,257
2027 34,301,358 29,750,695
2026 33,507,906 28,832,547
2025 32,716,581 27,926,917
2024 31,934,230 27,032,412
2023 31,165,654 26,159,867
2022 30,395,002 25,311,973
2021 29,639,736 24,502,140
2020 28,915,449 23,717,613
2019 28,193,009 22,947,757
2018 27,464,173 22,188,069
2017 26,733,372 21,435,446
2016 25,989,405 20,685,753
2015 25,246,342 19,939,498
2014 24,527,395 19,215,909
2013 23,939,775 18,519,898
2012 23,467,078 17,836,769
2011 22,982,000 17,176,283
2010 22,488,065 16,548,835
2009 21,997,940 15,943,675
2008 21,514,439 15,361,915
2007 21,030,558 14,803,610
2006 20,546,802 14,268,581
2005 20,068,458 13,756,192
2004 19,595,000 13,265,836
2003 19,125,542 12,796,984
2002 18,654,771 12,349,144
2001 18,178,913 11,920,647
2000 17,699,004 11,509,630
1999 17,215,935 11,117,411
1998 16,663,948 10,741,413
1997 16,047,170 10,383,969
1996 15,442,312 10,044,852
1995 14,855,565 9,714,529
1994 14,287,201 9,398,258
1993 13,735,951 9,100,789
1992 13,200,310 8,817,633
1991 12,683,870 8,546,900
1990 12,189,778 8,286,059
1989 11,719,771 8,034,780
1988 11,275,189 7,793,748
1987 10,851,475 7,561,150
1986 10,440,917 7,335,811
1985 10,040,483 7,118,457
1984 9,650,516 6,909,971
1983 9,272,744 6,708,644
1982 8,907,936 6,512,732
1981 8,556,596 6,322,006
1980 8,220,714 6,135,971
1979 7,902,267 5,955,556
1978 7,603,130 5,782,932
1977 7,321,950 5,619,716
1976 7,057,958 5,464,962
1975 6,776,297 5,317,019
1974 6,474,057 5,174,953
1973 6,184,944 5,037,865
1972 5,909,716 4,904,845
1971 5,650,868 4,776,225
1970 5,411,567 4,650,275
1969 5,192,221 4,525,725
1968 4,990,021 4,403,637
1967 4,799,744 4,283,590
1966 4,617,519 4,165,544
1965 4,442,377 4,049,695
1964 4,273,952 3,935,814
1963 4,112,061 3,823,873
1962 3,956,939 3,714,520
1961 3,810,151 3,608,162
1960 3,673,666 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Niger
2100 0.78% 0.39%
2099 0.8% 0.41%
2098 0.8% 0.44%
2097 0.83% 0.46%
2096 0.85% 0.49%
2095 0.88% 0.51%
2094 0.89% 0.54%
2093 0.92% 0.56%
2092 0.95% 0.59%
2091 0.96% 0.61%
2090 0.98% 0.64%
2089 0.98% 0.67%
2088 1% 0.69%
2087 1.02% 0.72%
2086 1.03% 0.75%
2085 1.03% 0.78%
2084 1.08% 0.82%
2083 1.1% 0.85%
2082 1.12% 0.87%
2081 1.14% 0.91%
2080 1.15% 0.93%
2079 1.18% 0.97%
2078 1.2% 1%
2077 1.22% 1.03%
2076 1.26% 1.06%
2075 1.26% 1.09%
2074 1.28% 1.13%
2073 1.3% 1.16%
2072 1.34% 1.2%
2071 1.36% 1.23%
2070 1.38% 1.27%
2069 1.42% 1.3%
2068 1.43% 1.34%
2067 1.47% 1.38%
2066 1.47% 1.41%
2065 1.48% 1.45%
2064 1.5% 1.48%
2063 1.5% 1.52%
2062 1.53% 1.56%
2061 1.54% 1.6%
2060 1.56% 1.64%
2059 1.61% 1.68%
2058 1.61% 1.72%
2057 1.64% 1.75%
2056 1.69% 1.79%
2055 1.72% 1.83%
2054 1.73% 1.87%
2053 1.77% 1.91%
2052 1.8% 1.95%
2051 1.83% 1.98%
2050 1.85% 2.02%
2049 1.9% 2.06%
2048 1.92% 2.1%
2047 1.96% 2.14%
2046 1.99% 2.18%
2045 2.06% 2.22%
2044 2.08% 2.26%
2043 2.1% 2.3%
2042 2.11% 2.35%
2041 2.14% 2.39%
2040 2.17% 2.44%
2039 2.19% 2.5%
2038 2.22% 2.55%
2037 2.22% 2.61%
2036 2.23% 2.67%
2035 2.26% 2.72%
2034 2.27% 2.79%
2033 2.25% 2.84%
2032 2.26% 2.89%
2031 2.26% 2.96%
2030 2.28% 3.01%
2029 2.31% 3.07%
2028 2.33% 3.12%
2027 2.37% 3.18%
2026 2.42% 3.24%
2025 2.45% 3.31%
2024 2.47% 3.34%
2023 2.54% 3.35%
2022 2.55% 3.31%
2021 2.5% 3.31%
2020 2.56% 3.35%
2019 2.65% 3.42%
2018 2.73% 3.51%
2017 2.86% 3.62%
2016 2.94% 3.74%
2015 2.93% 3.77%
2014 2.45% 3.76%
2013 2.01% 3.83%
2012 2.11% 3.85%
2011 2.2% 3.79%
2010 2.23% 3.8%
2009 2.25% 3.79%
2008 2.3% 3.77%
2007 2.35% 3.75%
2006 2.38% 3.72%
2005 2.42% 3.7%
2004 2.45% 3.66%
2003 2.52% 3.63%
2002 2.62% 3.59%
2001 2.71% 3.57%
2000 2.81% 3.53%
1999 3.31% 3.5%
1998 3.84% 3.44%
1997 3.92% 3.38%
1996 3.95% 3.4%
1995 3.98% 3.37%
1994 4.01% 3.27%
1993 4.06% 3.21%
1992 4.07% 3.17%
1991 4.05% 3.15%
1990 4.01% 3.13%
1989 3.94% 3.09%
1988 3.9% 3.08%
1987 3.93% 3.07%
1986 3.99% 3.05%
1985 4.04% 3.02%
1984 4.07% 3%
1983 4.1% 3.01%
1982 4.11% 3.02%
1981 4.09% 3.03%
1980 4.03% 3.03%
1979 3.93% 2.99%
1978 3.84% 2.9%
1977 3.74% 2.83%
1976 4.16% 2.78%
1975 4.67% 2.75%
1974 4.67% 2.72%
1973 4.66% 2.71%
1972 4.58% 2.69%
1971 4.42% 2.71%
1970 4.22% 2.75%
1969 4.05% 2.77%
1968 3.96% 2.8%
1967 3.95% 2.83%
1966 3.94% 2.86%
1965 3.94% 2.89%
1964 3.94% 2.93%
1963 3.92% 2.94%
1962 3.85% 2.95%
1961 3.72% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Niger
Current population
33722528
29080898
Population rank 50/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.35%
One net population change
41 seconds
36.1 seconds
One birth every
31.6 seconds
28.8 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 10/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 -7,704
Net migration rank 43/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -7,704
2024 - 7,838 - -4,041
2023 758,261 6,002 864,139 995
2022 750,270 26,777 829,651 995
2021 732,191 1,322 793,428 -4,405
2020 727,455 -12,390 784,437 -4,402
2019 727,774 2,043 775,474 -15,778
2018 722,445 5,395 763,536 -3,830
2017 734,553 -796 752,384 -6,830
2016 735,630 18,568 738,999 14,833
2015 731,387 522 721,630 17,051
2014 728,978 -23,011 704,609 3,891
2013 720,228 -250,964 686,070 -2,543
2012 708,847 -232,712 664,009 18,714
2011 694,033 -200,010 645,175 -6,941
2010 676,554 -182,689 624,685 -8,033
2009 654,439 -168,027 602,671 -9,014
2008 630,610 -150,037 579,727 -9,847
2007 617,247 -130,079 556,808 -10,069
2006 605,001 -124,651 533,374 -10,054
2005 593,685 -117,342 511,167 -9,700
2004 579,424 -108,869 488,328 -9,070
2003 568,220 -99,880 467,295 -8,841
2002 563,692 -90,503 446,767 -9,550
2001 555,220 -76,679 428,417 -8,654
2000 545,129 -63,843 410,779 -8,522
1999 527,634 -42,777 394,212 -12,037
1998 509,167 109,961 377,120 -7,298
1997 489,984 124,443 358,745 -13,680
1996 469,740 125,556 341,223 -8,057
1995 453,719 124,501 323,630 3,843
1994 438,274 120,247 306,026 -959
1993 430,759 113,215 292,135 -2,269
1992 423,294 104,006 278,690 -2,258
1991 413,354 92,228 266,527 -1,500
1990 402,629 79,979 256,594 73
1989 390,081 67,324 245,278 613
1988 378,575 53,187 237,296 -1,139
1987 370,654 45,028 231,371 -2,338
1986 357,205 48,233 224,365 -2,728
1985 344,549 50,872 219,206 -6,126
1984 331,910 52,594 213,111 -9,208
1983 317,379 53,646 207,962 -9,209
1982 305,204 53,384 202,012 -8,935
1981 292,755 51,354 195,938 -7,559
1980 280,630 47,031 189,251 -5,564
1979 268,875 40,355 180,632 -3,495
1978 257,222 31,822 171,614 -3,494
1977 250,858 22,452 161,792 -3,476
1976 241,939 12,735 154,489 -3,308
1975 228,883 79,766 147,962 -3,254
1974 216,389 79,445 142,606 -3,179
1973 203,429 78,963 137,695 -2,942
1972 190,842 77,213 133,813 -2,525
1971 179,918 69,728 128,223 -2,277
1970 170,070 58,883 128,184 -2,225
1969 161,541 48,192 125,389 -2,245
1968 153,464 41,198 123,301 -2,277
1967 145,773 40,125 121,358 -2,289
1966 138,438 40,125 119,314 -2,289
1965 131,601 40,125 116,963 -2,289
1964 124,996 40,125 115,386 -2,289
1963 118,526 40,125 113,072 -2,289
1962 111,930 39,670 110,280 -2,369
1961 105,568 36,410 107,693 -2,893
1960 99,681 31,307 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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