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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 3.16 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Portugal
2100 104,920,371 8,977,781
2099 104,113,061 8,983,042
2098 103,291,158 8,987,129
2097 102,471,756 8,992,549
2096 101,628,301 8,998,689
2095 100,772,460 9,006,394
2094 99,898,304 9,011,158
2093 99,021,348 9,016,023
2092 98,114,023 9,021,257
2091 97,191,635 9,025,345
2090 96,263,617 9,029,722
2089 95,332,834 9,034,399
2088 94,410,464 9,039,122
2087 93,478,576 9,045,400
2086 92,531,438 9,050,153
2085 91,589,651 9,055,552
2084 90,656,883 9,062,369
2083 89,687,091 9,068,714
2082 88,713,776 9,077,003
2081 87,729,381 9,087,394
2080 86,741,632 9,098,423
2079 85,754,611 9,111,057
2078 84,755,417 9,125,056
2077 83,751,773 9,140,039
2076 82,745,768 9,158,661
2075 81,715,680 9,178,289
2074 80,699,852 9,201,245
2073 79,680,254 9,225,478
2072 78,658,967 9,248,867
2071 77,619,677 9,275,782
2070 76,578,862 9,304,137
2069 75,539,439 9,334,425
2068 74,479,930 9,367,211
2067 73,429,006 9,399,389
2066 72,362,962 9,432,609
2065 71,312,115 9,466,860
2064 70,271,852 9,503,941
2063 69,232,655 9,540,829
2062 68,207,413 9,578,098
2061 67,176,556 9,614,549
2060 66,159,709 9,652,893
2059 65,140,683 9,691,151
2058 64,110,700 9,731,557
2057 63,092,260 9,769,285
2056 62,075,281 9,807,403
2055 61,046,238 9,847,280
2054 60,014,012 9,885,446
2053 58,992,661 9,924,814
2052 57,968,005 9,963,090
2051 56,941,659 9,999,372
2050 55,918,046 10,035,796
2049 54,901,818 10,072,922
2048 53,875,709 10,106,403
2047 52,858,830 10,140,325
2046 51,844,312 10,173,871
2045 50,830,306 10,206,046
2044 49,805,598 10,237,224
2043 48,788,840 10,268,090
2042 47,784,131 10,296,167
2041 46,795,255 10,322,968
2040 45,813,266 10,351,965
2039 44,841,250 10,379,824
2038 43,881,133 10,405,843
2037 42,929,373 10,430,143
2036 41,995,248 10,454,779
2035 41,077,730 10,478,501
2034 40,171,091 10,502,828
2033 39,279,116 10,525,638
2032 38,414,277 10,548,736
2031 37,563,879 10,569,489
2030 36,733,221 10,588,717
2029 35,912,791 10,609,556
2028 35,100,748 10,631,437
2027 34,301,358 10,649,916
2026 33,507,906 10,667,081
2025 32,716,581 10,683,692
2024 31,934,230 10,694,681
2023 31,165,654 10,578,174
2022 30,395,002 10,434,332
2021 29,639,736 10,361,831
2020 28,915,449 10,297,081
2019 28,193,009 10,286,263
2018 27,464,173 10,283,822
2017 26,733,372 10,300,300
2016 25,989,405 10,325,452
2015 25,246,342 10,358,076
2014 24,527,395 10,401,062
2013 23,939,775 10,457,295
2012 23,467,078 10,514,844
2011 22,982,000 10,557,560
2010 22,488,065 10,573,100
2009 21,997,940 10,568,247
2008 21,514,439 10,558,177
2007 21,030,558 10,542,964
2006 20,546,802 10,522,288
2005 20,068,458 10,503,330
2004 19,595,000 10,483,861
2003 19,125,542 10,458,821
2002 18,654,771 10,419,631
2001 18,178,913 10,362,722
2000 17,699,004 10,289,898
1999 17,215,935 10,217,828
1998 16,663,948 10,160,196
1997 16,047,170 10,108,977
1996 15,442,312 10,063,945
1995 14,855,565 10,026,176
1994 14,287,201 9,991,525
1993 13,735,951 9,964,675
1992 13,200,310 9,952,494
1991 12,683,870 9,960,235
1990 12,189,778 9,983,218
1989 11,719,771 10,005,000
1988 11,275,189 10,019,610
1987 10,851,475 10,030,031
1986 10,440,917 10,032,734
1985 10,040,483 10,023,613
1984 9,650,516 9,996,232
1983 9,272,744 9,957,865
1982 8,907,936 9,911,771
1981 8,556,596 9,851,362
1980 8,220,714 9,766,312
1979 7,902,267 9,661,265
1978 7,603,130 9,558,250
1977 7,321,950 9,455,675
1976 7,057,958 9,355,810
1975 6,776,297 9,093,470
1974 6,474,057 8,754,365
1973 6,184,944 8,633,100
1972 5,909,716 8,630,430
1971 5,650,868 8,643,756
1970 5,411,567 8,680,431
1969 5,192,221 8,757,705
1968 4,990,021 8,836,650
1967 4,799,744 8,874,520
1966 4,617,519 8,930,990
1965 4,442,377 8,998,595
1964 4,273,952 9,035,365
1963 4,112,061 9,030,355
1962 3,956,939 8,993,985
1961 3,810,151 8,929,316
1960 3,673,666 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Portugal
2100 0.78% -0.06%
2099 0.8% -0.05%
2098 0.8% -0.06%
2097 0.83% -0.07%
2096 0.85% -0.09%
2095 0.88% -0.05%
2094 0.89% -0.05%
2093 0.92% -0.06%
2092 0.95% -0.05%
2091 0.96% -0.05%
2090 0.98% -0.05%
2089 0.98% -0.05%
2088 1% -0.07%
2087 1.02% -0.05%
2086 1.03% -0.06%
2085 1.03% -0.08%
2084 1.08% -0.07%
2083 1.1% -0.09%
2082 1.12% -0.11%
2081 1.14% -0.12%
2080 1.15% -0.14%
2079 1.18% -0.15%
2078 1.2% -0.16%
2077 1.22% -0.2%
2076 1.26% -0.21%
2075 1.26% -0.25%
2074 1.28% -0.26%
2073 1.3% -0.25%
2072 1.34% -0.29%
2071 1.36% -0.3%
2070 1.38% -0.32%
2069 1.42% -0.35%
2068 1.43% -0.34%
2067 1.47% -0.35%
2066 1.47% -0.36%
2065 1.48% -0.39%
2064 1.5% -0.39%
2063 1.5% -0.39%
2062 1.53% -0.38%
2061 1.54% -0.4%
2060 1.56% -0.39%
2059 1.61% -0.42%
2058 1.61% -0.39%
2057 1.64% -0.39%
2056 1.69% -0.4%
2055 1.72% -0.39%
2054 1.73% -0.4%
2053 1.77% -0.38%
2052 1.8% -0.36%
2051 1.83% -0.36%
2050 1.85% -0.37%
2049 1.9% -0.33%
2048 1.92% -0.33%
2047 1.96% -0.33%
2046 1.99% -0.32%
2045 2.06% -0.3%
2044 2.08% -0.3%
2043 2.1% -0.27%
2042 2.11% -0.26%
2041 2.14% -0.28%
2040 2.17% -0.27%
2039 2.19% -0.25%
2038 2.22% -0.23%
2037 2.22% -0.24%
2036 2.23% -0.23%
2035 2.26% -0.23%
2034 2.27% -0.22%
2033 2.25% -0.22%
2032 2.26% -0.2%
2031 2.26% -0.18%
2030 2.28% -0.2%
2029 2.31% -0.21%
2028 2.33% -0.17%
2027 2.37% -0.16%
2026 2.42% -0.16%
2025 2.45% -0.1%
2024 2.47% 1.1%
2023 2.54% 1.38%
2022 2.55% 0.7%
2021 2.5% 0.63%
2020 2.56% 0.11%
2019 2.65% 0.02%
2018 2.73% -0.16%
2017 2.86% -0.24%
2016 2.94% -0.31%
2015 2.93% -0.41%
2014 2.45% -0.54%
2013 2.01% -0.55%
2012 2.11% -0.4%
2011 2.2% -0.15%
2010 2.23% 0.05%
2009 2.25% 0.1%
2008 2.3% 0.14%
2007 2.35% 0.2%
2006 2.38% 0.18%
2005 2.42% 0.19%
2004 2.45% 0.24%
2003 2.52% 0.38%
2002 2.62% 0.55%
2001 2.71% 0.71%
2000 2.81% 0.71%
1999 3.31% 0.57%
1998 3.84% 0.51%
1997 3.92% 0.45%
1996 3.95% 0.38%
1995 3.98% 0.35%
1994 4.01% 0.27%
1993 4.06% 0.12%
1992 4.07% -0.08%
1991 4.05% -0.23%
1990 4.01% -0.22%
1989 3.94% -0.15%
1988 3.9% -0.1%
1987 3.93% -0.03%
1986 3.99% 0.09%
1985 4.04% 0.27%
1984 4.07% 0.39%
1983 4.1% 0.47%
1982 4.11% 0.61%
1981 4.09% 0.87%
1980 4.03% 1.09%
1979 3.93% 1.08%
1978 3.84% 1.08%
1977 3.74% 1.07%
1976 4.16% 2.88%
1975 4.67% 3.87%
1974 4.67% 1.4%
1973 4.66% 0.03%
1972 4.58% -0.15%
1971 4.42% -0.42%
1970 4.22% -0.88%
1969 4.05% -0.89%
1968 3.96% -0.43%
1967 3.95% -0.63%
1966 3.94% -0.75%
1965 3.94% -0.41%
1964 3.94% 0.06%
1963 3.92% 0.4%
1962 3.85% 0.72%
1961 3.72% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Portugal
Current population
33722528
10667081
Population rank 50/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.13%
One net population change
41 seconds
4.51 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +319
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 94/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +16,472
Net migration rank 43/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 16,472
2024 - 7,838 - 20,648
2023 758,261 6,002 -32,792 29,102
2022 750,270 26,777 -40,694 68,696
2021 732,191 1,322 -45,592 69,606
2020 727,455 -12,390 -39,129 54,076
2019 727,774 2,043 -24,687 63,031
2018 722,445 5,395 -25,709 22,495
2017 734,553 -796 -23,691 13,979
2016 735,630 18,568 -23,749 -775
2015 731,387 522 -23,823 -3,209
2014 728,978 -23,011 -22,882 -26,447
2013 720,228 -250,964 -24,052 -36,342
2012 708,847 -232,712 -17,875 -37,083
2011 694,033 -200,010 -5,279 -31,513
2010 676,554 -182,689 -4,230 -5,627
2009 654,439 -168,027 -5,284 14,532
2008 630,610 -150,037 0 9,478
2007 617,247 -130,079 -1,055 21,064
2006 605,001 -124,651 3,156 16,754
2005 593,685 -117,342 2,101 15,537
2004 579,424 -108,869 7,339 13,928
2003 568,220 -99,880 4,184 24,740
2002 563,692 -90,503 8,335 42,169
2001 555,220 -76,679 8,290 55,565
2000 545,129 -63,843 15,435 60,586
1999 527,634 -42,777 8,175 49,572
1998 509,167 109,961 7,112 40,931
1997 489,984 124,443 8,087 36,922
1996 469,740 125,556 4,026 32,640
1995 453,719 124,501 4,011 26,971
1994 438,274 120,247 9,991 20,761
1993 430,759 113,215 7,972 8,561
1992 423,294 104,006 13,933 -11,847
1991 413,354 92,228 12,948 -37,914
1990 402,629 79,979 13,976 -34,855
1989 390,081 67,324 22,011 -30,615
1988 378,575 53,187 24,047 -26,595
1987 370,654 45,028 28,084 -23,142
1986 357,205 48,233 31,102 -20,000
1985 344,549 50,872 33,077 -19,183
1984 331,910 52,594 45,983 -16,658
1983 317,379 53,646 47,798 -16,568
1982 305,204 53,384 58,479 -15,006
1981 292,755 51,354 56,152 -7,938
1980 280,630 47,031 63,481 29,881
1979 268,875 40,355 67,628 32,434
1978 257,222 31,822 70,731 34,345
1977 250,858 22,452 84,156 37,779
1976 241,939 12,735 85,138 40,490
1975 228,883 79,766 81,841 42,262
1974 216,389 79,445 74,412 41,254
1973 203,429 78,963 76,835 39,748
1972 190,842 77,213 83,715 39,058
1971 179,918 69,728 82,980 48,944
1970 170,070 58,883 87,672 -191,862
1969 161,541 48,192 89,329 -161,114
1968 153,464 41,198 100,737 -145,200
1967 145,773 40,125 106,495 -136,232
1966 138,438 40,125 107,171 -129,233
1965 131,601 40,125 115,182 -123,855
1964 124,996 40,125 120,170 -118,763
1963 118,526 40,125 113,783 -116,874
1962 111,930 39,670 123,217 -113,947
1961 105,568 36,410 117,867 -112,768
1960 99,681 31,307 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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