The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,502,938 people compared to 10,949,849 in Papua New Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Ivory Coast's population is 3.06 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
- Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
- The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.4% for Ivory Coast vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.5M (63.1% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 10.9M (62.3% growth).
- Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 18.6M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.
Ivory Coast vs Papua New Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
33502938
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10949849
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| Population rank | 50/197 | 89/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.4% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
41 seconds
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2.81 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.6 seconds
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2.06 minutes
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| One death every |
2.2 minutes
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7.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.12 hours
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12.4 hours
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| Annual migration change | +7,838 | -707 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,106 | +512 |
| Annual growth/decline | +768,576 | +186,867 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.47% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 28/197 | 59/197 |
Ivory Coast and Papua New Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,673,666 | 1,995,110 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,810,151 | 2,046,127 | 3.72% | 2.56% |
| 1962 | 3,956,939 | 2,093,919 | 3.85% | 2.34% |
| 1963 | 4,112,061 | 2,141,376 | 3.92% | 2.27% |
| 1964 | 4,273,952 | 2,188,325 | 3.94% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 4,442,377 | 2,235,820 | 3.94% | 2.17% |
| 1966 | 4,617,519 | 2,285,774 | 3.94% | 2.23% |
| 1967 | 4,799,744 | 2,337,532 | 3.95% | 2.26% |
| 1968 | 4,990,021 | 2,390,803 | 3.96% | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 5,192,221 | 2,446,927 | 4.05% | 2.35% |
| 1970 | 5,411,567 | 2,505,628 | 4.22% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 5,650,868 | 2,566,421 | 4.42% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 5,909,716 | 2,628,432 | 4.58% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 6,184,944 | 2,690,629 | 4.66% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 6,474,057 | 2,752,671 | 4.67% | 2.31% |
| 1975 | 6,776,297 | 2,814,820 | 4.67% | 2.26% |
| 1976 | 7,057,958 | 2,877,327 | 4.16% | 2.22% |
| 1977 | 7,321,950 | 2,940,327 | 3.74% | 2.19% |
| 1978 | 7,603,130 | 3,003,714 | 3.84% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 7,902,267 | 3,067,341 | 3.93% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 8,220,714 | 3,131,512 | 4.03% | 2.09% |
| 1981 | 8,556,596 | 3,197,019 | 4.09% | 2.09% |
| 1982 | 8,907,936 | 3,264,291 | 4.11% | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 9,272,744 | 3,333,633 | 4.1% | 2.12% |
| 1984 | 9,650,516 | 3,405,198 | 4.07% | 2.15% |
| 1985 | 10,040,483 | 3,478,936 | 4.04% | 2.17% |
| 1986 | 10,440,917 | 3,554,793 | 3.99% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 10,851,475 | 3,632,543 | 3.93% | 2.19% |
| 1988 | 11,275,189 | 3,711,880 | 3.9% | 2.18% |
| 1989 | 11,719,771 | 3,796,078 | 3.94% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 12,189,778 | 3,896,481 | 4.01% | 2.64% |
| 1991 | 12,683,870 | 4,021,837 | 4.05% | 3.22% |
| 1992 | 13,200,310 | 4,166,699 | 4.07% | 3.6% |
| 1993 | 13,735,951 | 4,320,872 | 4.06% | 3.7% |
| 1994 | 14,287,201 | 4,480,208 | 4.01% | 3.69% |
| 1995 | 14,855,565 | 4,644,278 | 3.98% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 15,442,312 | 4,813,361 | 3.95% | 3.64% |
| 1997 | 16,047,170 | 4,987,883 | 3.92% | 3.63% |
| 1998 | 16,663,948 | 5,166,390 | 3.84% | 3.58% |
| 1999 | 17,215,935 | 5,349,333 | 3.31% | 3.54% |
| 2000 | 17,699,004 | 5,537,064 | 2.81% | 3.51% |
| 2001 | 18,178,913 | 5,728,435 | 2.71% | 3.46% |
| 2002 | 18,654,771 | 5,924,003 | 2.62% | 3.41% |
| 2003 | 19,125,542 | 6,123,997 | 2.52% | 3.38% |
| 2004 | 19,595,000 | 6,328,041 | 2.45% | 3.33% |
| 2005 | 20,068,458 | 6,535,905 | 2.42% | 3.28% |
| 2006 | 20,546,802 | 6,747,720 | 2.38% | 3.24% |
| 2007 | 21,030,558 | 6,963,345 | 2.35% | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 21,514,439 | 7,183,002 | 2.3% | 3.15% |
| 2009 | 21,997,940 | 7,406,438 | 2.25% | 3.11% |
| 2010 | 22,488,065 | 7,633,523 | 2.23% | 3.07% |
| 2011 | 22,982,000 | 7,859,346 | 2.2% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 23,467,078 | 8,081,390 | 2.11% | 2.83% |
| 2013 | 23,939,775 | 8,302,698 | 2.01% | 2.74% |
| 2014 | 24,527,395 | 8,523,441 | 2.45% | 2.66% |
| 2015 | 25,246,342 | 8,743,246 | 2.93% | 2.58% |
| 2016 | 25,989,405 | 8,961,718 | 2.94% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 26,733,372 | 9,178,714 | 2.86% | 2.42% |
| 2018 | 27,464,173 | 9,394,513 | 2.73% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 28,193,009 | 9,609,010 | 2.65% | 2.28% |
| 2020 | 28,915,449 | 9,815,746 | 2.56% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 29,639,736 | 10,012,896 | 2.5% | 2.01% |
| 2022 | 30,395,002 | 10,203,169 | 2.55% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 31,165,654 | 10,389,635 | 2.54% | 1.83% |
| 2024 | 31,934,230 | 10,576,502 | 2.47% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 32,711,547 | 10,762,813 | 2.43% | 1.76% |
| 2026 | 33,494,340 | 10,947,845 | 2.39% | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 34,281,129 | 11,131,268 | 2.35% | 1.68% |
| 2028 | 35,077,094 | 11,312,895 | 2.32% | 1.63% |
| 2029 | 35,883,465 | 11,492,799 | 2.3% | 1.59% |
| 2030 | 36,699,008 | 11,671,420 | 2.27% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 37,529,369 | 11,848,221 | 2.26% | 1.51% |
| 2032 | 38,376,612 | 12,023,121 | 2.26% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 39,244,388 | 12,196,639 | 2.26% | 1.44% |
| 2034 | 40,132,807 | 12,369,248 | 2.26% | 1.42% |
| 2035 | 41,033,849 | 12,540,596 | 2.25% | 1.39% |
| 2036 | 41,948,468 | 12,710,682 | 2.23% | 1.36% |
| 2037 | 42,880,003 | 12,879,737 | 2.22% | 1.33% |
| 2038 | 43,824,363 | 13,047,122 | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| 2039 | 44,778,750 | 13,212,668 | 2.18% | 1.27% |
| 2040 | 45,743,921 | 13,376,156 | 2.16% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 46,717,434 | 13,537,361 | 2.13% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 47,702,165 | 13,696,139 | 2.11% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 48,700,670 | 13,853,410 | 2.09% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 49,709,049 | 14,009,926 | 2.07% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 50,716,074 | 14,165,578 | 2.03% | 1.11% |
| 2046 | 51,718,057 | 14,318,889 | 1.98% | 1.08% |
| 2047 | 52,721,465 | 14,469,210 | 1.94% | 1.05% |
| 2048 | 53,730,594 | 14,617,364 | 1.91% | 1.02% |
| 2049 | 54,739,405 | 14,763,600 | 1.88% | 1% |
| 2050 | 55,746,988 | 14,906,584 | 1.84% | 0.97% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,513,533 (a 28.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 1,988,131 (a 22.2% growth).
Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36.1% to 14,906,584 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.
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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| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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Population differences between Ivory Coast and Papua New Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 19.3 years | 23.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 51.4:48.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.28 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 60.5 ppl/mi² |
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