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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 5.95 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Norway
2100 104,920,371 5,441,855
2099 104,113,061 5,454,583
2098 103,291,158 5,466,669
2097 102,471,756 5,478,174
2096 101,628,301 5,490,010
2095 100,772,460 5,502,418
2094 99,898,304 5,514,598
2093 99,021,348 5,527,174
2092 98,114,023 5,539,172
2091 97,191,635 5,551,172
2090 96,263,617 5,564,044
2089 95,332,834 5,576,715
2088 94,410,464 5,590,047
2087 93,478,576 5,604,159
2086 92,531,438 5,617,935
2085 91,589,651 5,631,413
2084 90,656,883 5,645,116
2083 89,687,091 5,658,044
2082 88,713,776 5,670,485
2081 87,729,381 5,682,427
2080 86,741,632 5,694,199
2079 85,754,611 5,705,317
2078 84,755,417 5,715,984
2077 83,751,773 5,726,145
2076 82,745,768 5,735,898
2075 81,715,680 5,745,619
2074 80,699,852 5,755,683
2073 79,680,254 5,765,642
2072 78,658,967 5,775,295
2071 77,619,677 5,784,119
2070 76,578,862 5,793,594
2069 75,539,439 5,802,341
2068 74,479,930 5,811,630
2067 73,429,006 5,821,550
2066 72,362,962 5,831,535
2065 71,312,115 5,841,333
2064 70,271,852 5,851,085
2063 69,232,655 5,860,548
2062 68,207,413 5,869,700
2061 67,176,556 5,877,754
2060 66,159,709 5,885,488
2059 65,140,683 5,892,036
2058 64,110,700 5,897,922
2057 63,092,260 5,904,330
2056 62,075,281 5,910,291
2055 61,046,238 5,915,286
2054 60,014,012 5,919,312
2053 58,992,661 5,922,325
2052 57,968,005 5,923,483
2051 56,941,659 5,923,938
2050 55,918,046 5,923,557
2049 54,901,818 5,922,138
2048 53,875,709 5,919,215
2047 52,858,830 5,916,146
2046 51,844,312 5,912,426
2045 50,830,306 5,907,334
2044 49,805,598 5,902,175
2043 48,788,840 5,896,614
2042 47,784,131 5,889,741
2041 46,795,255 5,881,692
2040 45,813,266 5,873,512
2039 44,841,250 5,864,063
2038 43,881,133 5,853,639
2037 42,929,373 5,842,734
2036 41,995,248 5,830,991
2035 41,077,730 5,818,882
2034 40,171,091 5,805,966
2033 39,279,116 5,792,030
2032 38,414,277 5,777,062
2031 37,563,879 5,760,828
2030 36,733,221 5,743,814
2029 35,912,791 5,725,891
2028 35,100,748 5,706,765
2027 34,301,358 5,686,336
2026 33,507,906 5,665,477
2025 32,716,581 5,626,258
2024 31,934,230 5,572,279
2023 31,165,654 5,519,601
2022 30,395,002 5,457,127
2021 29,639,736 5,408,320
2020 28,915,449 5,379,475
2019 28,193,009 5,347,896
2018 27,464,173 5,311,916
2017 26,733,372 5,276,968
2016 25,989,405 5,234,519
2015 25,246,342 5,188,607
2014 24,527,395 5,137,232
2013 23,939,775 5,079,623
2012 23,467,078 5,018,573
2011 22,982,000 4,953,088
2010 22,488,065 4,889,252
2009 21,997,940 4,828,726
2008 21,514,439 4,768,212
2007 21,030,558 4,709,153
2006 20,546,802 4,660,677
2005 20,068,458 4,623,291
2004 19,595,000 4,591,910
2003 19,125,542 4,564,855
2002 18,654,771 4,538,159
2001 18,178,913 4,513,751
2000 17,699,004 4,490,967
1999 17,215,935 4,461,913
1998 16,663,948 4,431,464
1997 16,047,170 4,405,157
1996 15,442,312 4,381,336
1995 14,855,565 4,359,184
1994 14,287,201 4,336,613
1993 13,735,951 4,311,991
1992 13,200,310 4,286,401
1991 12,683,870 4,261,732
1990 12,189,778 4,241,473
1989 11,719,771 4,226,901
1988 11,275,189 4,209,488
1987 10,851,475 4,186,905
1986 10,440,917 4,167,354
1985 10,040,483 4,152,516
1984 9,650,516 4,140,099
1983 9,272,744 4,128,432
1982 8,907,936 4,114,787
1981 8,556,596 4,099,702
1980 8,220,714 4,085,620
1979 7,902,267 4,072,517
1978 7,603,130 4,058,671
1977 7,321,950 4,043,205
1976 7,057,958 4,026,152
1975 6,776,297 4,007,313
1974 6,474,057 3,985,258
1973 6,184,944 3,960,612
1972 5,909,716 3,933,004
1971 5,650,868 3,903,039
1970 5,411,567 3,875,763
1969 5,192,221 3,847,707
1968 4,990,021 3,816,486
1967 4,799,744 3,784,539
1966 4,617,519 3,753,012
1965 4,442,377 3,723,168
1964 4,273,952 3,694,339
1963 4,112,061 3,666,537
1962 3,956,939 3,638,918
1961 3,810,151 3,609,800
1960 3,673,666 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Norway
2100 0.78% -0.23%
2099 0.8% -0.22%
2098 0.8% -0.21%
2097 0.83% -0.22%
2096 0.85% -0.23%
2095 0.88% -0.22%
2094 0.89% -0.23%
2093 0.92% -0.22%
2092 0.95% -0.22%
2091 0.96% -0.23%
2090 0.98% -0.23%
2089 0.98% -0.24%
2088 1% -0.25%
2087 1.02% -0.25%
2086 1.03% -0.24%
2085 1.03% -0.24%
2084 1.08% -0.23%
2083 1.1% -0.22%
2082 1.12% -0.21%
2081 1.14% -0.21%
2080 1.15% -0.19%
2079 1.18% -0.19%
2078 1.2% -0.18%
2077 1.22% -0.17%
2076 1.26% -0.17%
2075 1.26% -0.17%
2074 1.28% -0.17%
2073 1.3% -0.17%
2072 1.34% -0.15%
2071 1.36% -0.16%
2070 1.38% -0.15%
2069 1.42% -0.16%
2068 1.43% -0.17%
2067 1.47% -0.17%
2066 1.47% -0.17%
2065 1.48% -0.17%
2064 1.5% -0.16%
2063 1.5% -0.16%
2062 1.53% -0.14%
2061 1.54% -0.13%
2060 1.56% -0.11%
2059 1.61% -0.1%
2058 1.61% -0.11%
2057 1.64% -0.1%
2056 1.69% -0.08%
2055 1.72% -0.07%
2054 1.73% -0.05%
2053 1.77% -0.02%
2052 1.8% -0.008%
2051 1.83% 0.006%
2050 1.85% 0.02%
2049 1.9% 0.05%
2048 1.92% 0.05%
2047 1.96% 0.06%
2046 1.99% 0.09%
2045 2.06% 0.09%
2044 2.08% 0.09%
2043 2.1% 0.12%
2042 2.11% 0.14%
2041 2.14% 0.14%
2040 2.17% 0.16%
2039 2.19% 0.18%
2038 2.22% 0.19%
2037 2.22% 0.2%
2036 2.23% 0.21%
2035 2.26% 0.22%
2034 2.27% 0.24%
2033 2.25% 0.26%
2032 2.26% 0.28%
2031 2.26% 0.3%
2030 2.28% 0.31%
2029 2.31% 0.34%
2028 2.33% 0.36%
2027 2.37% 0.37%
2026 2.42% 0.7%
2025 2.45% 0.97%
2024 2.47% 0.95%
2023 2.54% 1.14%
2022 2.55% 0.9%
2021 2.5% 0.54%
2020 2.56% 0.59%
2019 2.65% 0.68%
2018 2.73% 0.66%
2017 2.86% 0.81%
2016 2.94% 0.88%
2015 2.93% 1%
2014 2.45% 1.13%
2013 2.01% 1.22%
2012 2.11% 1.32%
2011 2.2% 1.31%
2010 2.23% 1.25%
2009 2.25% 1.27%
2008 2.3% 1.25%
2007 2.35% 1.04%
2006 2.38% 0.81%
2005 2.42% 0.68%
2004 2.45% 0.59%
2003 2.52% 0.59%
2002 2.62% 0.54%
2001 2.71% 0.51%
2000 2.81% 0.65%
1999 3.31% 0.69%
1998 3.84% 0.6%
1997 3.92% 0.54%
1996 3.95% 0.51%
1995 3.98% 0.52%
1994 4.01% 0.57%
1993 4.06% 0.6%
1992 4.07% 0.58%
1991 4.05% 0.48%
1990 4.01% 0.34%
1989 3.94% 0.41%
1988 3.9% 0.54%
1987 3.93% 0.47%
1986 3.99% 0.36%
1985 4.04% 0.3%
1984 4.07% 0.28%
1983 4.1% 0.33%
1982 4.11% 0.37%
1981 4.09% 0.34%
1980 4.03% 0.32%
1979 3.93% 0.34%
1978 3.84% 0.38%
1977 3.74% 0.42%
1976 4.16% 0.47%
1975 4.67% 0.55%
1974 4.67% 0.62%
1973 4.66% 0.7%
1972 4.58% 0.77%
1971 4.42% 0.7%
1970 4.22% 0.73%
1969 4.05% 0.82%
1968 3.96% 0.84%
1967 3.95% 0.84%
1966 3.94% 0.8%
1965 3.94% 0.78%
1964 3.94% 0.76%
1963 3.92% 0.76%
1962 3.85% 0.81%
1961 3.72% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Norway
Current population
33722528
5671119
Population rank 50/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.07%
One net population change
41 seconds
9.98 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +144
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 105/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +29,798
Net migration rank 43/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 29,798
2024 - 7,838 - 44,356
2023 758,261 6,002 8,280 53,806
2022 750,270 26,777 5,457 58,040
2021 732,191 1,322 14,062 19,804
2020 727,455 -12,390 12,372 11,277
2019 727,774 2,043 13,904 25,707
2018 722,445 5,395 14,342 18,473
2017 734,553 -796 15,831 21,657
2016 735,630 18,568 17,797 26,417
2015 731,387 522 18,160 30,242
2014 728,978 -23,011 18,494 38,522
2013 720,228 -250,964 17,779 40,690
2012 708,847 -232,712 18,066 47,883
2011 694,033 -200,010 18,822 47,454
2010 676,554 -182,689 20,046 42,865
2009 654,439 -168,027 20,280 39,316
2008 630,610 -150,037 19,073 44,002
2007 617,247 -130,079 16,482 40,111
2006 605,001 -124,651 17,244 24,054
2005 593,685 -117,342 15,719 18,588
2004 579,424 -108,869 15,612 13,412
2003 568,220 -99,880 14,151 11,389
2002 563,692 -90,503 10,892 17,279
2001 555,220 -76,679 13,090 7,906
2000 545,129 -63,843 15,269 9,805
1999 527,634 -42,777 14,278 19,147
1998 509,167 109,961 14,181 13,519
1997 489,984 124,443 15,418 9,744
1996 469,740 125,556 17,087 5,671
1995 453,719 124,501 14,821 6,343
1994 438,274 120,247 16,045 7,580
1993 430,759 113,215 12,936 12,567
1992 423,294 104,006 15,431 10,218
1991 413,354 92,228 16,194 7,949
1990 402,629 79,979 14,845 1,818
1989 390,081 67,324 13,949 -1,730
1988 378,575 53,187 12,207 10,380
1987 370,654 45,028 9,212 13,907
1986 357,205 48,233 8,751 7,616
1985 344,549 50,872 6,644 6,725
1984 331,910 52,594 7,452 3,856
1983 317,379 53,646 7,844 4,120
1982 305,204 53,384 9,875 5,749
1981 292,755 51,354 9,020 6,010
1980 280,630 47,031 9,806 3,763
1979 268,875 40,355 10,181 2,839
1978 257,222 31,822 11,364 3,823
1977 250,858 22,452 11,321 4,845
1976 241,939 12,735 13,286 4,779
1975 228,883 79,766 16,430 3,312
1974 216,389 79,445 20,324 4,425
1973 203,429 78,963 21,387 3,414
1972 190,842 77,213 24,777 5,603
1971 179,918 69,728 26,541 3,031
1970 170,070 58,883 25,968 -1,034
1969 161,541 48,192 28,858 2,230
1968 153,464 41,198 29,387 1,761
1967 145,773 40,125 30,276 2,460
1966 138,438 40,125 31,150 -888
1965 131,601 40,125 31,275 -1,525
1964 124,996 40,125 30,293 -1,571
1963 118,526 40,125 26,766 1,061
1962 111,930 39,670 28,020 655
1961 105,568 36,410 29,239 1,437
1960 99,681 31,307 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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