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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 4.21 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.12% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Ivory Coast vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Russia
2100 104,904,226 125,631,984
2099 104,097,040 125,735,285
2098 103,275,264 125,835,990
2097 102,455,988 125,914,480
2096 101,612,663 126,004,709
2095 100,756,953 126,072,890
2094 99,882,932 126,125,529
2093 99,006,111 126,181,074
2092 98,098,926 126,256,091
2091 97,176,680 126,304,823
2090 96,248,804 126,360,262
2089 95,318,164 126,412,664
2088 94,395,936 126,463,022
2087 93,464,192 126,511,263
2086 92,517,200 126,579,534
2085 91,575,557 126,655,806
2084 90,642,933 126,730,694
2083 89,673,290 126,805,713
2082 88,700,125 126,889,471
2081 87,715,881 126,973,300
2080 86,728,284 127,070,546
2079 85,741,415 127,191,346
2078 84,742,375 127,331,975
2077 83,738,886 127,489,152
2076 82,733,035 127,641,749
2075 81,703,106 127,825,235
2074 80,687,434 128,023,096
2073 79,667,993 128,238,922
2072 78,646,863 128,465,870
2071 77,607,733 128,745,681
2070 76,567,079 129,020,076
2069 75,527,815 129,309,803
2068 74,468,469 129,589,275
2067 73,417,707 129,873,991
2066 72,351,827 130,184,092
2065 71,301,141 130,515,828
2064 70,261,039 130,852,649
2063 69,222,001 131,199,458
2062 68,196,917 131,530,725
2061 67,166,219 131,881,030
2060 66,149,529 132,209,377
2059 65,130,659 132,568,882
2058 64,100,835 132,933,515
2057 63,082,551 133,272,997
2056 62,065,729 133,615,325
2055 61,036,845 133,963,055
2054 60,004,777 134,288,366
2053 58,983,583 134,609,198
2052 57,959,085 134,876,558
2051 56,932,897 135,141,211
2050 55,909,441 135,386,454
2049 54,893,369 135,609,441
2048 53,867,419 135,818,840
2047 52,850,696 136,013,698
2046 51,836,334 136,185,098
2045 50,822,485 136,368,416
2044 49,797,934 136,568,234
2043 48,781,333 136,791,498
2042 47,776,778 137,015,033
2041 46,788,054 137,266,491
2040 45,806,217 137,531,851
2039 44,834,350 137,833,822
2038 43,874,381 138,146,863
2037 42,922,767 138,485,780
2036 41,988,786 138,835,731
2035 41,071,409 139,197,452
2034 40,164,910 139,573,272
2033 39,273,072 139,960,175
2032 38,408,366 140,359,785
2031 37,558,099 140,785,026
2030 36,727,569 141,182,418
2029 35,907,265 141,571,268
2028 35,095,347 141,946,979
2027 34,296,079 142,315,155
2026 33,502,750 142,643,173
2025 32,711,547 143,513,328
2024 31,934,230 143,669,648
2023 31,165,654 143,826,130
2022 30,395,002 144,236,933
2021 29,639,736 144,746,762
2020 28,915,449 145,245,148
2019 28,193,009 145,453,291
2018 27,464,173 145,398,106
2017 26,733,372 145,293,260
2016 25,989,405 145,015,460
2015 25,246,342 144,640,716
2014 24,527,395 144,237,223
2013 23,939,775 143,805,638
2012 23,467,078 143,378,447
2011 22,982,000 143,018,195
2010 22,488,065 142,849,468
2009 21,997,940 142,785,348
2008 21,514,439 142,742,366
2007 21,030,558 142,805,114
2006 20,546,802 143,049,637
2005 20,068,458 143,518,814
2004 19,595,000 144,067,316
2003 19,125,542 144,648,618
2002 18,654,771 145,306,497
2001 18,178,913 145,976,482
2000 17,699,004 146,596,869
1999 17,215,935 147,214,776
1998 16,663,948 147,670,784
1997 16,047,170 147,915,361
1996 15,442,312 148,160,129
1995 14,855,565 148,375,787
1994 14,287,201 148,407,912
1993 13,735,951 148,458,777
1992 13,200,310 148,538,197
1991 12,683,870 148,394,216
1990 12,189,778 147,969,406
1989 11,719,771 147,721,000
1988 11,275,189 146,857,000
1987 10,851,475 145,908,000
1986 10,440,917 144,894,000
1985 10,040,483 143,858,000
1984 9,650,516 142,745,000
1983 9,272,744 141,668,000
1982 8,907,936 140,823,000
1981 8,556,596 139,941,000
1980 8,220,714 139,010,000
1979 7,902,267 138,027,000
1978 7,603,130 137,060,000
1977 7,321,950 136,100,000
1976 7,057,958 135,147,000
1975 6,776,297 134,200,000
1974 6,474,057 133,432,000
1973 6,184,944 132,669,000
1972 5,909,716 131,909,000
1971 5,650,868 131,155,000
1970 5,411,567 130,404,000
1969 5,192,221 129,664,000
1968 4,990,021 128,928,000
1967 4,799,744 128,196,000
1966 4,617,519 127,468,000
1965 4,442,377 126,745,000
1964 4,273,952 125,345,000
1963 4,112,061 123,960,000
1962 3,956,939 122,591,000
1961 3,810,151 121,236,000
1960 3,673,666 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Russia
2100 0.78% -0.08%
2099 0.8% -0.08%
2098 0.8% -0.06%
2097 0.83% -0.07%
2096 0.85% -0.05%
2095 0.88% -0.04%
2094 0.89% -0.04%
2093 0.92% -0.06%
2092 0.95% -0.04%
2091 0.96% -0.04%
2090 0.98% -0.04%
2089 0.98% -0.04%
2088 1% -0.04%
2087 1.02% -0.05%
2086 1.03% -0.06%
2085 1.03% -0.06%
2084 1.08% -0.06%
2083 1.1% -0.07%
2082 1.12% -0.07%
2081 1.14% -0.08%
2080 1.15% -0.09%
2079 1.18% -0.11%
2078 1.2% -0.12%
2077 1.22% -0.12%
2076 1.26% -0.14%
2075 1.26% -0.15%
2074 1.28% -0.17%
2073 1.3% -0.18%
2072 1.34% -0.22%
2071 1.36% -0.21%
2070 1.38% -0.22%
2069 1.42% -0.22%
2068 1.43% -0.22%
2067 1.47% -0.24%
2066 1.47% -0.25%
2065 1.48% -0.26%
2064 1.5% -0.26%
2063 1.5% -0.25%
2062 1.53% -0.27%
2061 1.54% -0.25%
2060 1.56% -0.27%
2059 1.61% -0.27%
2058 1.61% -0.25%
2057 1.64% -0.26%
2056 1.69% -0.26%
2055 1.72% -0.24%
2054 1.73% -0.24%
2053 1.77% -0.2%
2052 1.8% -0.2%
2051 1.83% -0.18%
2050 1.85% -0.16%
2049 1.9% -0.15%
2048 1.92% -0.14%
2047 1.96% -0.13%
2046 1.99% -0.13%
2045 2.06% -0.15%
2044 2.08% -0.16%
2043 2.1% -0.16%
2042 2.11% -0.18%
2041 2.14% -0.19%
2040 2.17% -0.22%
2039 2.19% -0.23%
2038 2.22% -0.24%
2037 2.22% -0.25%
2036 2.23% -0.26%
2035 2.26% -0.27%
2034 2.27% -0.28%
2033 2.25% -0.28%
2032 2.26% -0.3%
2031 2.26% -0.28%
2030 2.28% -0.27%
2029 2.31% -0.26%
2028 2.33% -0.26%
2027 2.37% -0.23%
2026 2.42% -0.61%
2025 2.43% -0.11%
2024 2.47% -0.11%
2023 2.54% -0.28%
2022 2.55% -0.35%
2021 2.5% -0.34%
2020 2.56% -0.14%
2019 2.65% 0.04%
2018 2.73% 0.07%
2017 2.86% 0.19%
2016 2.94% 0.26%
2015 2.93% 0.28%
2014 2.45% 0.3%
2013 2.01% 0.3%
2012 2.11% 0.25%
2011 2.2% 0.12%
2010 2.23% 0.04%
2009 2.25% 0.03%
2008 2.3% -0.04%
2007 2.35% -0.17%
2006 2.38% -0.33%
2005 2.42% -0.38%
2004 2.45% -0.4%
2003 2.52% -0.45%
2002 2.62% -0.46%
2001 2.71% -0.42%
2000 2.81% -0.42%
1999 3.31% -0.31%
1998 3.84% -0.17%
1997 3.92% -0.17%
1996 3.95% -0.15%
1995 3.98% -0.02%
1994 4.01% -0.03%
1993 4.06% -0.05%
1992 4.07% 0.1%
1991 4.05% 0.29%
1990 4.01% 0.17%
1989 3.94% 0.59%
1988 3.9% 0.65%
1987 3.93% 0.7%
1986 3.99% 0.72%
1985 4.04% 0.78%
1984 4.07% 0.76%
1983 4.1% 0.6%
1982 4.11% 0.63%
1981 4.09% 0.67%
1980 4.03% 0.71%
1979 3.93% 0.71%
1978 3.84% 0.71%
1977 3.74% 0.71%
1976 4.16% 0.71%
1975 4.67% 0.58%
1974 4.67% 0.58%
1973 4.66% 0.58%
1972 4.58% 0.57%
1971 4.42% 0.58%
1970 4.22% 0.57%
1969 4.05% 0.57%
1968 3.96% 0.57%
1967 3.95% 0.57%
1966 3.94% 0.57%
1965 3.94% 1.12%
1964 3.94% 1.12%
1963 3.92% 1.12%
1962 3.85% 1.12%
1961 3.72% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Russia
Current population
33910252
142643173
Population rank 50/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 1.72%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
3.37 minutes
One birth every
31.3 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,130 -428
Annual growth/decline +777,317 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 166/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -251,822
Net migration rank 43/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -251,822
2024 765,049 7,838 -574,678 -178,042
2023 758,261 6,002 -503,392 27,807
2022 750,270 26,777 -576,948 765,629
2021 732,191 1,322 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 727,455 -12,390 -697,177 334,094
2019 727,774 2,043 -319,997 336,494
2018 722,445 5,395 -232,637 339,972
2017 734,553 -796 -130,764 396,619
2016 735,630 18,568 0 447,645
2015 731,387 522 43,392 384,756
2014 728,978 -23,011 28,848 264,698
2013 720,228 -250,964 28,761 289,872
2012 708,847 -232,712 0 285,977
2011 694,033 -200,010 -128,716 309,377
2010 676,554 -182,689 -242,844 307,555
2009 654,439 -168,027 -257,014 350,206
2008 630,610 -150,037 -356,856 360,840
2007 617,247 -130,079 -471,257 365,717
2006 605,001 -124,651 -686,638 308,370
2005 593,685 -117,342 -846,761 263,541
2004 579,424 -108,869 -792,370 261,519
2003 568,220 -99,880 -896,822 256,804
2002 563,692 -90,503 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 555,220 -76,679 -963,445 259,614
2000 545,129 -63,843 -967,540 550,401
1999 527,634 -42,777 -927,453 375,468
1998 509,167 109,961 -694,053 528,135
1997 489,984 124,443 -769,159 541,387
1996 469,740 125,556 -785,248 587,171
1995 453,719 124,501 -845,742 723,875
1994 438,274 120,247 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 430,759 113,215 -757,140 507,229
1992 423,294 104,006 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 413,354 92,228 103,876 125,505
1990 402,629 79,979 325,533 299,863
1989 390,081 67,324 576,112 89,400
1988 378,575 53,187 778,343 269,862
1987 370,654 45,028 977,583 275,611
1986 357,205 48,233 985,279 283,553
1985 344,549 50,872 762,447 280,614
1984 331,910 52,594 756,548 247,026
1983 317,379 53,646 906,676 200,159
1982 305,204 53,384 830,855 107,520
1981 292,755 51,354 713,700 36,686
1980 280,630 47,031 681,149 10,440
1979 268,875 40,355 690,135 -5,791
1978 257,222 31,822 812,766 108,882
1977 250,858 22,452 832,932 122,316
1976 241,939 12,735 852,237 113,851
1975 228,883 79,766 843,850 80,069
1974 216,389 79,445 883,186 -51,759
1973 203,429 78,963 846,561 -107,568
1972 190,842 77,213 872,050 -111,168
1971 179,918 69,728 854,999 -134,968
1970 170,070 58,883 785,554 -264,464
1969 161,541 48,192 753,088 -64,643
1968 153,464 41,198 787,621 -83,221
1967 145,773 40,125 854,554 -116,029
1966 138,438 40,125 989,279 -111,360
1965 131,601 40,125 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 124,996 40,125 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 118,526 40,125 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 111,930 39,670 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 105,568 36,410 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 99,681 31,307 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/russia | CC BY

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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