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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 2,999,260 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 11.2 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 136th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3M (208.3% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Qatar
2100 104,920,371 6,864,512
2099 104,113,061 6,795,697
2098 103,291,158 6,726,889
2097 102,471,756 6,658,115
2096 101,628,301 6,589,399
2095 100,772,460 6,520,903
2094 99,898,304 6,452,670
2093 99,021,348 6,384,792
2092 98,114,023 6,317,235
2091 97,191,635 6,249,912
2090 96,263,617 6,182,993
2089 95,332,834 6,116,439
2088 94,410,464 6,050,282
2087 93,478,576 5,984,646
2086 92,531,438 5,919,506
2085 91,589,651 5,854,810
2084 90,656,883 5,790,733
2083 89,687,091 5,727,107
2082 88,713,776 5,663,726
2081 87,729,381 5,600,872
2080 86,741,632 5,538,952
2079 85,754,611 5,477,309
2078 84,755,417 5,416,092
2077 83,751,773 5,355,430
2076 82,745,768 5,295,298
2075 81,715,680 5,235,611
2074 80,699,852 5,176,349
2073 79,680,254 5,117,758
2072 78,658,967 5,059,696
2071 77,619,677 5,002,249
2070 76,578,862 4,945,273
2069 75,539,439 4,888,911
2068 74,479,930 4,833,090
2067 73,429,006 4,777,814
2066 72,362,962 4,723,056
2065 71,312,115 4,668,810
2064 70,271,852 4,614,957
2063 69,232,655 4,561,622
2062 68,207,413 4,509,442
2061 67,176,556 4,457,910
2060 66,159,709 4,406,963
2059 65,140,683 4,356,604
2058 64,110,700 4,306,842
2057 63,092,260 4,257,533
2056 62,075,281 4,208,980
2055 61,046,238 4,160,635
2054 60,014,012 4,113,078
2053 58,992,661 4,065,870
2052 57,968,005 4,019,393
2051 56,941,659 3,973,445
2050 55,918,046 3,927,949
2049 54,901,818 3,882,963
2048 53,875,709 3,838,380
2047 52,858,830 3,794,282
2046 51,844,312 3,750,671
2045 50,830,306 3,707,573
2044 49,805,598 3,665,008
2043 48,788,840 3,623,031
2042 47,784,131 3,581,673
2041 46,795,255 3,540,989
2040 45,813,266 3,500,991
2039 44,841,250 3,461,758
2038 43,881,133 3,423,310
2037 42,929,373 3,385,696
2036 41,995,248 3,348,948
2035 41,077,730 3,313,100
2034 40,171,091 3,278,067
2033 39,279,116 3,243,892
2032 38,414,277 3,210,644
2031 37,563,879 3,178,257
2030 36,733,221 3,146,733
2029 35,912,791 3,112,748
2028 35,100,748 3,075,676
2027 34,301,358 3,035,492
2026 33,507,906 2,985,826
2025 32,716,581 2,926,071
2024 31,934,230 2,857,822
2023 31,165,654 2,656,032
2022 30,395,002 2,657,333
2021 29,639,736 2,504,910
2020 28,915,449 2,794,148
2019 28,193,009 2,638,657
2018 27,464,173 2,580,734
2017 26,733,372 2,545,820
2016 25,989,405 2,477,113
2015 25,246,342 2,344,557
2014 24,527,395 2,151,745
2013 23,939,775 1,916,426
2012 23,467,078 1,722,438
2011 22,982,000 1,624,761
2010 22,488,065 1,616,832
2009 21,997,940 1,608,903
2008 21,514,439 1,426,938
2007 21,030,558 1,208,595
2006 20,546,802 972,831
2005 20,068,458 825,408
2004 19,595,000 773,332
2003 19,125,542 744,682
2002 18,654,771 711,205
2001 18,178,913 677,925
2000 17,699,004 644,989
1999 17,215,935 612,500
1998 16,663,948 580,540
1997 16,047,170 550,500
1996 15,442,312 529,019
1995 14,855,565 514,325
1994 14,287,201 499,459
1993 13,735,951 484,545
1992 13,200,310 469,657
1991 12,683,870 454,853
1990 12,189,778 440,175
1989 11,719,771 425,646
1988 11,275,189 411,264
1987 10,851,475 397,005
1986 10,440,917 382,422
1985 10,040,483 365,940
1984 9,650,516 347,878
1983 9,272,744 329,709
1982 8,907,936 311,537
1981 8,556,596 293,553
1980 8,220,714 275,913
1979 7,902,267 258,670
1978 7,603,130 241,808
1977 7,321,950 225,285
1976 7,057,958 209,052
1975 6,776,297 193,087
1974 6,474,057 177,362
1973 6,184,944 161,841
1972 5,909,716 146,506
1971 5,650,868 131,346
1970 5,411,567 116,350
1969 5,192,221 103,025
1968 4,990,021 91,749
1967 4,799,744 81,439
1966 4,617,519 72,192
1965 4,442,377 64,065
1964 4,273,952 56,867
1963 4,112,061 50,380
1962 3,956,939 44,630
1961 3,810,151 39,680
1960 3,673,666 36,010

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/qatar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 136th 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 Qatar will increase by 31% to 3,927,949 people and rank change from 136th to 134th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 6.86M people in 2100 for Qatar.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Qatar
2100 0.78% 1.01%
2099 0.8% 1.02%
2098 0.8% 1.03%
2097 0.83% 1.04%
2096 0.85% 1.05%
2095 0.88% 1.06%
2094 0.89% 1.06%
2093 0.92% 1.07%
2092 0.95% 1.08%
2091 0.96% 1.08%
2090 0.98% 1.09%
2089 0.98% 1.09%
2088 1% 1.1%
2087 1.02% 1.1%
2086 1.03% 1.11%
2085 1.03% 1.11%
2084 1.08% 1.11%
2083 1.1% 1.12%
2082 1.12% 1.12%
2081 1.14% 1.12%
2080 1.15% 1.13%
2079 1.18% 1.13%
2078 1.2% 1.13%
2077 1.22% 1.14%
2076 1.26% 1.14%
2075 1.26% 1.14%
2074 1.28% 1.14%
2073 1.3% 1.15%
2072 1.34% 1.15%
2071 1.36% 1.15%
2070 1.38% 1.15%
2069 1.42% 1.15%
2068 1.43% 1.16%
2067 1.47% 1.16%
2066 1.47% 1.16%
2065 1.48% 1.17%
2064 1.5% 1.17%
2063 1.5% 1.16%
2062 1.53% 1.16%
2061 1.54% 1.16%
2060 1.56% 1.16%
2059 1.61% 1.16%
2058 1.61% 1.16%
2057 1.64% 1.15%
2056 1.69% 1.16%
2055 1.72% 1.16%
2054 1.73% 1.16%
2053 1.77% 1.16%
2052 1.8% 1.16%
2051 1.83% 1.16%
2050 1.85% 1.16%
2049 1.9% 1.16%
2048 1.92% 1.16%
2047 1.96% 1.16%
2046 1.99% 1.16%
2045 2.06% 1.16%
2044 2.08% 1.16%
2043 2.1% 1.15%
2042 2.11% 1.15%
2041 2.14% 1.14%
2040 2.17% 1.13%
2039 2.19% 1.12%
2038 2.22% 1.11%
2037 2.22% 1.1%
2036 2.23% 1.08%
2035 2.26% 1.07%
2034 2.27% 1.05%
2033 2.25% 1.04%
2032 2.26% 1.02%
2031 2.26% 1%
2030 2.28% 1.09%
2029 2.31% 1.21%
2028 2.33% 1.32%
2027 2.37% 1.66%
2026 2.42% 2.04%
2025 2.45% 2.39%
2024 2.47% 7.6%
2023 2.54% -0.05%
2022 2.55% 6.08%
2021 2.5% -10.4%
2020 2.56% 5.89%
2019 2.65% 2.24%
2018 2.73% 1.37%
2017 2.86% 2.77%
2016 2.94% 5.65%
2015 2.93% 8.96%
2014 2.45% 12.3%
2013 2.01% 11.3%
2012 2.11% 6.01%
2011 2.2% 0.49%
2010 2.23% 0.49%
2009 2.25% 12.8%
2008 2.3% 18.1%
2007 2.35% 24.2%
2006 2.38% 17.9%
2005 2.42% 6.73%
2004 2.45% 3.85%
2003 2.52% 4.71%
2002 2.62% 4.91%
2001 2.71% 5.11%
2000 2.81% 5.3%
1999 3.31% 5.51%
1998 3.84% 5.46%
1997 3.92% 4.06%
1996 3.95% 2.86%
1995 3.98% 2.98%
1994 4.01% 3.08%
1993 4.06% 3.17%
1992 4.07% 3.25%
1991 4.05% 3.33%
1990 4.01% 3.41%
1989 3.94% 3.5%
1988 3.9% 3.59%
1987 3.93% 3.81%
1986 3.99% 4.5%
1985 4.04% 5.19%
1984 4.07% 5.51%
1983 4.1% 5.83%
1982 4.11% 6.13%
1981 4.09% 6.39%
1980 4.03% 6.67%
1979 3.93% 6.97%
1978 3.84% 7.33%
1977 3.74% 7.77%
1976 4.16% 8.27%
1975 4.67% 8.87%
1974 4.67% 9.59%
1973 4.66% 10.5%
1972 4.58% 11.5%
1971 4.42% 12.9%
1970 4.22% 12.9%
1969 4.05% 12.3%
1968 3.96% 12.7%
1967 3.95% 12.8%
1966 3.94% 12.7%
1965 3.94% 12.7%
1964 3.94% 12.9%
1963 3.92% 12.9%
1962 3.85% 12.5%
1961 3.72% 10.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Qatar's population grew by 7.6%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Qatar
Current population
33722528
2999260
Population rank 50/197 136/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.04%
One net population change
41 seconds
2.6 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
20 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +553
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +201,790
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +7.6%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 1/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +36,288
Net migration rank 43/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 36,288
2024 - 7,838 - 46,105
2023 758,261 6,002 23,845 39,995
2022 750,270 26,777 24,360 80,004
2021 732,191 1,322 21,297 24,501
2020 727,455 -12,390 25,128 -50,433
2019 727,774 2,043 24,112 10,557
2018 722,445 5,395 23,340 12,465
2017 734,553 -796 23,244 46,719
2016 735,630 18,568 22,416 119,725
2015 731,387 522 22,568 177,467
2014 728,978 -23,011 21,699 194,712
2013 720,228 -250,964 19,669 133,520
2012 708,847 -232,712 17,681 77,091
2011 694,033 -200,010 16,543 77,228
2010 676,554 -182,689 16,225 90,620
2009 654,439 -168,027 15,595 123,217
2008 630,610 -150,037 14,062 165,572
2007 617,247 -130,079 11,351 245,703
2006 605,001 -124,651 10,225 204,236
2005 593,685 -117,342 11,392 68,993
2004 579,424 -108,869 11,242 12,531
2003 568,220 -99,880 11,291 22,234
2002 563,692 -90,503 11,062 22,356
2001 555,220 -76,679 10,683 22,456
2000 545,129 -63,843 9,974 22,769
1999 527,634 -42,777 9,431 22,815
1998 509,167 109,961 9,055 22,618
1997 489,984 124,443 8,846 19,547
1996 469,740 125,556 9,049 5,517
1995 453,719 124,501 9,186 5,634
1994 438,274 120,247 9,257 5,660
1993 430,759 113,215 9,250 5,670
1992 423,294 104,006 9,189 5,670
1991 413,354 92,228 9,182 5,562
1990 402,629 79,979 9,388 5,216
1989 390,081 67,324 9,407 5,045
1988 378,575 53,187 9,198 5,118
1987 370,654 45,028 8,806 5,405
1986 357,205 48,233 8,439 6,512
1985 344,549 50,872 8,212 9,797
1984 331,910 52,594 7,997 10,113
1983 317,379 53,646 7,765 10,462
1982 305,204 53,384 7,489 10,634
1981 292,755 51,354 7,202 10,644
1980 280,630 47,031 6,894 10,540
1979 268,875 40,355 6,579 10,466
1978 257,222 31,822 6,246 10,434
1977 250,858 22,452 5,925 10,445
1976 241,939 12,735 5,598 10,494
1975 228,883 79,766 5,289 10,549
1974 216,389 79,445 5,015 10,603
1973 203,429 78,963 4,780 10,641
1972 190,842 77,213 4,581 10,663
1971 179,918 69,728 4,433 10,644
1970 170,070 58,883 4,346 10,579
1969 161,541 48,192 3,941 7,790
1968 153,464 41,198 3,547 7,266
1967 145,773 40,125 3,167 6,637
1966 138,438 40,125 2,811 5,880
1965 131,601 40,125 2,472 5,083
1964 124,996 40,125 2,150 4,686
1963 118,526 40,125 1,854 4,283
1962 111,930 39,670 1,589 3,773
1961 105,568 36,410 1,357 3,186
1960 99,681 31,307 1,220 1,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/qatar | 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 Qatar 26.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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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