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Population in Ivory Coast compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 1,820,909 people in North Macedonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 1,811,466 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 18.7 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs -0.47% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.17% decline).

Ivory Coast vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast North Macedonia
2100 104,904,226 869,530
2099 104,097,040 880,467
2098 103,275,264 891,427
2097 102,455,988 902,461
2096 101,612,663 913,488
2095 100,756,953 924,371
2094 99,882,932 935,479
2093 99,006,111 946,865
2092 98,098,926 958,251
2091 97,176,680 969,723
2090 96,248,804 981,115
2089 95,318,164 992,687
2088 94,395,936 1,004,280
2087 93,464,192 1,015,922
2086 92,517,200 1,027,915
2085 91,575,557 1,039,832
2084 90,642,933 1,052,077
2083 89,673,290 1,064,269
2082 88,700,125 1,076,684
2081 87,715,881 1,089,137
2080 86,728,284 1,101,478
2079 85,741,415 1,114,004
2078 84,742,375 1,126,827
2077 83,738,886 1,139,917
2076 82,733,035 1,153,296
2075 81,703,106 1,166,630
2074 80,687,434 1,180,262
2073 79,667,993 1,193,984
2072 78,646,863 1,207,689
2071 77,607,733 1,221,407
2070 76,567,079 1,235,738
2069 75,527,815 1,250,212
2068 74,468,469 1,264,718
2067 73,417,707 1,279,182
2066 72,351,827 1,293,374
2065 71,301,141 1,307,896
2064 70,261,039 1,322,184
2063 69,222,001 1,336,875
2062 68,196,917 1,351,652
2061 67,166,219 1,366,457
2060 66,149,529 1,381,009
2059 65,130,659 1,395,166
2058 64,100,835 1,409,270
2057 63,082,551 1,423,516
2056 62,065,729 1,437,970
2055 61,036,845 1,452,276
2054 60,004,777 1,466,673
2053 58,983,583 1,480,857
2052 57,959,085 1,494,452
2051 56,932,897 1,508,115
2050 55,909,441 1,521,258
2049 54,893,369 1,534,276
2048 53,867,419 1,547,097
2047 52,850,696 1,559,831
2046 51,836,334 1,572,937
2045 50,822,485 1,585,940
2044 49,797,934 1,598,742
2043 48,781,333 1,611,835
2042 47,776,778 1,624,885
2041 46,788,054 1,637,687
2040 45,806,217 1,650,468
2039 44,834,350 1,663,094
2038 43,874,381 1,675,445
2037 42,922,767 1,687,986
2036 41,988,786 1,700,377
2035 41,071,409 1,712,512
2034 40,164,910 1,724,440
2033 39,273,072 1,736,005
2032 38,408,366 1,747,606
2031 37,558,099 1,759,081
2030 36,727,569 1,770,549
2029 35,907,265 1,781,235
2028 35,095,347 1,791,502
2027 34,296,079 1,801,426
2026 33,502,750 1,811,466
2025 32,711,547 1,820,909
2024 31,934,230 1,824,359
2023 31,165,654 1,827,816
2022 30,395,002 1,831,712
2021 29,639,736 1,837,114
2020 28,915,449 1,856,124
2019 28,193,009 1,876,262
2018 27,464,173 1,889,051
2017 26,733,372 1,898,657
2016 25,989,405 1,906,313
2015 25,246,342 1,912,430
2014 24,527,395 1,917,557
2013 23,939,775 1,922,716
2012 23,467,078 1,929,821
2011 22,982,000 1,937,398
2010 22,488,065 1,946,298
2009 21,997,940 1,958,782
2008 21,514,439 1,971,493
2007 21,030,558 1,982,933
2006 20,546,802 1,994,287
2005 20,068,458 2,005,330
2004 19,595,000 2,016,186
2003 19,125,542 2,022,725
2002 18,654,771 2,020,157
2001 18,178,913 2,034,882
2000 17,699,004 2,026,350
1999 17,215,935 2,017,142
1998 16,663,948 2,007,523
1997 16,047,170 1,996,869
1996 15,442,312 2,012,553
1995 14,855,565 1,998,534
1994 14,287,201 1,992,666
1993 13,735,951 2,006,854
1992 13,200,310 2,032,523
1991 12,683,870 2,055,994
1990 12,189,778 2,063,689
1989 11,719,771 2,055,649
1988 11,275,189 2,045,737
1987 10,851,475 2,035,157
1986 10,440,917 2,024,732
1985 10,040,483 2,014,331
1984 9,650,516 2,003,399
1983 9,272,744 1,991,901
1982 8,907,936 1,978,956
1981 8,556,596 1,959,065
1980 8,220,714 1,933,038
1979 7,902,267 1,906,523
1978 7,603,130 1,879,847
1977 7,321,950 1,853,138
1976 7,057,958 1,825,830
1975 6,776,297 1,797,972
1974 6,474,057 1,770,545
1973 6,184,944 1,743,816
1972 5,909,716 1,717,395
1971 5,650,868 1,691,216
1970 5,411,567 1,664,208
1969 5,192,221 1,636,345
1968 4,990,021 1,608,930
1967 4,799,744 1,582,492
1966 4,617,519 1,557,349
1965 4,442,377 1,533,466
1964 4,273,952 1,510,900
1963 4,112,061 1,488,737
1962 3,956,939 1,471,745
1961 3,810,151 1,455,171
1960 3,673,666 1,435,059

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 North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 94,847 people (a 4.98% decline).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,521,258 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 870K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast North Macedonia
2100 0.78% -1.24%
2099 0.8% -1.23%
2098 0.8% -1.22%
2097 0.83% -1.21%
2096 0.85% -1.18%
2095 0.88% -1.19%
2094 0.89% -1.2%
2093 0.92% -1.19%
2092 0.95% -1.18%
2091 0.96% -1.16%
2090 0.98% -1.17%
2089 0.98% -1.15%
2088 1% -1.15%
2087 1.02% -1.17%
2086 1.03% -1.15%
2085 1.03% -1.16%
2084 1.08% -1.15%
2083 1.1% -1.15%
2082 1.12% -1.14%
2081 1.14% -1.12%
2080 1.15% -1.12%
2079 1.18% -1.14%
2078 1.2% -1.15%
2077 1.22% -1.16%
2076 1.26% -1.14%
2075 1.26% -1.15%
2074 1.28% -1.15%
2073 1.3% -1.13%
2072 1.34% -1.12%
2071 1.36% -1.16%
2070 1.38% -1.16%
2069 1.42% -1.15%
2068 1.43% -1.13%
2067 1.47% -1.1%
2066 1.47% -1.11%
2065 1.48% -1.08%
2064 1.5% -1.1%
2063 1.5% -1.09%
2062 1.53% -1.08%
2061 1.54% -1.05%
2060 1.56% -1.01%
2059 1.61% -1%
2058 1.61% -1%
2057 1.64% -1.01%
2056 1.69% -0.99%
2055 1.72% -0.98%
2054 1.73% -0.96%
2053 1.77% -0.91%
2052 1.8% -0.91%
2051 1.83% -0.86%
2050 1.85% -0.85%
2049 1.9% -0.83%
2048 1.92% -0.82%
2047 1.96% -0.83%
2046 1.99% -0.82%
2045 2.06% -0.8%
2044 2.08% -0.81%
2043 2.1% -0.8%
2042 2.11% -0.78%
2041 2.14% -0.77%
2040 2.17% -0.76%
2039 2.19% -0.74%
2038 2.22% -0.74%
2037 2.22% -0.73%
2036 2.23% -0.71%
2035 2.26% -0.69%
2034 2.27% -0.67%
2033 2.25% -0.66%
2032 2.26% -0.65%
2031 2.26% -0.65%
2030 2.28% -0.6%
2029 2.31% -0.57%
2028 2.33% -0.55%
2027 2.37% -0.55%
2026 2.42% -0.52%
2025 2.43% -0.19%
2024 2.47% -0.19%
2023 2.54% -0.21%
2022 2.55% -0.29%
2021 2.5% -1.02%
2020 2.56% -1.07%
2019 2.65% -0.68%
2018 2.73% -0.51%
2017 2.86% -0.4%
2016 2.94% -0.32%
2015 2.93% -0.27%
2014 2.45% -0.27%
2013 2.01% -0.37%
2012 2.11% -0.39%
2011 2.2% -0.46%
2010 2.23% -0.64%
2009 2.25% -0.64%
2008 2.3% -0.58%
2007 2.35% -0.57%
2006 2.38% -0.55%
2005 2.42% -0.54%
2004 2.45% -0.32%
2003 2.52% 0.13%
2002 2.62% -0.72%
2001 2.71% 0.42%
2000 2.81% 0.46%
1999 3.31% 0.48%
1998 3.84% 0.53%
1997 3.92% -0.78%
1996 3.95% 0.7%
1995 3.98% 0.29%
1994 4.01% -0.71%
1993 4.06% -1.26%
1992 4.07% -1.14%
1991 4.05% -0.37%
1990 4.01% 0.39%
1989 3.94% 0.48%
1988 3.9% 0.52%
1987 3.93% 0.51%
1986 3.99% 0.52%
1985 4.04% 0.55%
1984 4.07% 0.58%
1983 4.1% 0.65%
1982 4.11% 1.02%
1981 4.09% 1.35%
1980 4.03% 1.39%
1979 3.93% 1.42%
1978 3.84% 1.44%
1977 3.74% 1.5%
1976 4.16% 1.55%
1975 4.67% 1.55%
1974 4.67% 1.53%
1973 4.66% 1.54%
1972 4.58% 1.55%
1971 4.42% 1.62%
1970 4.22% 1.7%
1969 4.05% 1.7%
1968 3.96% 1.67%
1967 3.95% 1.61%
1966 3.94% 1.56%
1965 3.94% 1.49%
1964 3.94% 1.49%
1963 3.92% 1.15%
1962 3.85% 1.14%
1961 3.72% 1.4%

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 North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast North Macedonia
Current population
33910252
1811466
Population rank 50/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.02%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
2.55 hours
One birth every
31.3 seconds
32.7 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
26 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 -9
Annual growth/decline +777,317 -3,450
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 176/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 -5,645
Net migration rank 43/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -5,645
2024 765,049 7,838 -4,196 -5,728
2023 758,261 6,002 -3,290 -5,597
2022 750,270 26,777 -4,397 -5,296
2021 732,191 1,322 -9,737 -5,483
2020 727,455 -12,390 -5,939 -23,458
2019 727,774 2,043 -375 -24,204
2018 722,445 5,395 1,512 -24,878
2017 734,553 -796 1,329 -24,227
2016 735,630 18,568 2,374 -24,144
2015 731,387 522 2,294 -23,010
2014 728,978 -23,011 3,644 -22,132
2013 720,228 -250,964 3,653 -20,297
2012 708,847 -232,712 3,087 -19,083
2011 694,033 -200,010 3,100 -17,871
2010 676,554 -182,689 4,866 -16,668
2009 654,439 -168,027 4,309 -15,455
2008 630,610 -150,037 3,746 -17,645
2007 617,247 -130,079 2,974 -15,705
2006 605,001 -124,651 3,988 -9,632
2005 593,685 -117,342 4,011 -2,244
2004 579,424 -108,869 5,444 -2,640
2003 568,220 -99,880 8,900 -2,880
2002 563,692 -90,503 9,697 -2,858
2001 555,220 -76,679 10,174 -922
2000 545,129 -63,843 12,159 -2,824
1999 527,634 -42,777 10,489 -1,261
1998 509,167 109,961 12,446 -589
1997 489,984 124,443 12,979 -477
1996 469,740 125,556 14,806 -397
1995 453,719 124,501 17,239 -3,603
1994 438,274 120,247 19,103 -21,006
1993 430,759 113,215 20,797 -47,273
1992 423,294 104,006 21,659 -46,509
1991 413,354 92,228 23,387 -45,484
1990 402,629 79,979 22,868 -16,174
1989 390,081 67,324 22,912 -13,528
1988 378,575 53,187 24,064 -13,621
1987 370,654 45,028 24,359 -13,635
1986 357,205 48,233 23,720 -13,589
1985 344,549 50,872 24,167 -13,492
1984 331,910 52,594 24,436 -13,251
1983 317,379 53,646 24,690 -12,884
1982 305,204 53,384 25,810 -11,716
1981 292,755 51,354 25,689 0
1980 280,630 47,031 26,547 -189
1979 268,875 40,355 27,096 -426
1978 257,222 31,822 27,150 -462
1977 250,858 22,452 27,410 -683
1976 241,939 12,735 28,799 -911
1975 228,883 79,766 28,983 -1,147
1974 216,389 79,445 28,400 -1,376
1973 203,429 78,963 28,032 -1,600
1972 190,842 77,213 28,236 -1,834
1971 179,918 69,728 28,010 -2,064
1970 170,070 58,883 28,022 60
1969 161,541 48,192 27,464 181
1968 153,464 41,198 28,378 -1,201
1967 145,773 40,125 28,401 -2,696
1966 138,438 40,125 28,766 -4,176
1965 131,601 40,125 28,564 -5,385
1964 124,996 40,125 27,889 -5,938
1963 118,526 40,125 28,124 -5,759
1962 111,930 39,670 25,317 -13,702
1961 105,568 36,410 27,846 -6,309
1960 99,681 31,307 28,816 -10,126

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 North Macedonia 11% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,425 people) and 89% is from migration (a loss of 166,025 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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