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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 141,906,741 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Ivory Coast vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Russia
2100 104,920,371 124,983,377
2099 104,113,061 125,086,144
2098 103,291,158 125,186,329
2097 102,471,756 125,264,415
2096 101,628,301 125,354,177
2095 100,772,460 125,422,006
2094 99,898,304 125,474,373
2093 99,021,348 125,529,632
2092 98,114,023 125,604,261
2091 97,191,635 125,652,742
2090 96,263,617 125,707,894
2089 95,332,834 125,760,026
2088 94,410,464 125,810,124
2087 93,478,576 125,858,116
2086 92,531,438 125,926,035
2085 91,589,651 126,001,913
2084 90,656,883 126,076,414
2083 89,687,091 126,151,046
2082 88,713,776 126,234,371
2081 87,729,381 126,317,768
2080 86,741,632 126,414,511
2079 85,754,611 126,534,688
2078 84,755,417 126,674,591
2077 83,751,773 126,830,956
2076 82,745,768 126,982,766
2075 81,715,680 127,165,304
2074 80,699,852 127,362,143
2073 79,680,254 127,576,856
2072 78,658,967 127,802,632
2071 77,619,677 128,080,998
2070 76,578,862 128,353,977
2069 75,539,439 128,642,208
2068 74,479,930 128,920,237
2067 73,429,006 129,203,483
2066 72,362,962 129,511,983
2065 71,312,115 129,842,007
2064 70,271,852 130,177,089
2063 69,232,655 130,522,107
2062 68,207,413 130,851,664
2061 67,176,556 131,200,160
2060 66,159,709 131,526,812
2059 65,140,683 131,884,461
2058 64,110,700 132,247,211
2057 63,092,260 132,584,941
2056 62,075,281 132,925,501
2055 61,046,238 133,271,436
2054 60,014,012 133,595,068
2053 58,992,661 133,914,243
2052 57,968,005 134,180,223
2051 56,941,659 134,443,510
2050 55,918,046 134,687,487
2049 54,901,818 134,909,323
2048 53,875,709 135,117,641
2047 52,858,830 135,311,492
2046 51,844,312 135,482,008
2045 50,830,306 135,664,379
2044 49,805,598 135,863,165
2043 48,788,840 136,085,277
2042 47,784,131 136,307,658
2041 46,795,255 136,557,818
2040 45,813,266 136,821,807
2039 44,841,250 137,122,219
2038 43,881,133 137,433,644
2037 42,929,373 137,770,811
2036 41,995,248 138,118,955
2035 41,077,730 138,478,809
2034 40,171,091 138,852,689
2033 39,279,116 139,237,595
2032 38,414,277 139,635,142
2031 37,563,879 140,058,187
2030 36,733,221 140,453,528
2029 35,912,791 140,840,370
2028 35,100,748 141,214,141
2027 34,301,358 141,580,416
2026 33,507,906 141,906,741
2025 32,716,581 142,772,403
2024 31,934,230 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 65.8% to 55,918,046 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 2.45% -0.53%
2024 2.47% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Russia
Current population
33722528
141906741
Population rank 50/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 1.71%
One net population change
41 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -801
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 177/197
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 - 7,838 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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