The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,340,347 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Ivory Coast's population is 136.6 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.4% for Ivory Coast vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.1M people to 33.3M (66.1% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
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| Current population |
33340347
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244055
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| Population rank | 50/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.4% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
41 seconds
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
31.6 seconds
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1.35 hours
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| One death every |
2.2 minutes
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6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.12 hours
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14.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | +7,838 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,106 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +768,576 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.47% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 30/197 | 52/197 |
Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,673,666 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,810,151 | 68,707 | 3.72% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 3,956,939 | 69,403 | 3.85% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 4,112,061 | 70,112 | 3.92% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 4,273,952 | 70,865 | 3.94% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 4,442,377 | 71,680 | 3.94% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 4,617,519 | 72,576 | 3.94% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 4,799,744 | 73,596 | 3.95% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 4,990,021 | 74,765 | 3.96% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 5,192,221 | 76,083 | 4.05% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 5,411,567 | 77,626 | 4.22% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 5,650,868 | 79,330 | 4.42% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 5,909,716 | 81,041 | 4.58% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 6,184,944 | 82,798 | 4.66% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 6,474,057 | 84,672 | 4.67% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 6,776,297 | 86,708 | 4.67% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 7,057,958 | 88,922 | 4.16% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 7,321,950 | 91,301 | 3.74% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 7,603,130 | 93,794 | 3.84% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 7,902,267 | 96,252 | 3.93% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 8,220,714 | 98,544 | 4.03% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 8,556,596 | 100,615 | 4.09% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 8,907,936 | 102,508 | 4.11% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 9,272,744 | 104,380 | 4.1% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 9,650,516 | 106,394 | 4.07% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 10,040,483 | 108,658 | 4.04% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 10,440,917 | 111,150 | 3.99% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 10,851,475 | 113,919 | 3.93% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 11,275,189 | 116,939 | 3.9% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 11,719,771 | 119,979 | 3.94% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 12,189,778 | 122,980 | 4.01% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 12,683,870 | 125,697 | 4.05% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 13,200,310 | 128,110 | 4.07% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 13,735,951 | 130,467 | 4.06% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 14,287,201 | 132,732 | 4.01% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 14,855,565 | 134,895 | 3.98% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 15,442,312 | 136,962 | 3.95% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 16,047,170 | 138,922 | 3.92% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 16,663,948 | 140,751 | 3.84% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 17,215,935 | 142,442 | 3.31% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 17,699,004 | 144,018 | 2.81% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 18,178,913 | 146,375 | 2.71% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 18,654,771 | 149,922 | 2.62% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 19,125,542 | 153,814 | 2.52% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 19,595,000 | 157,705 | 2.45% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 20,068,458 | 161,639 | 2.42% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 20,546,802 | 165,638 | 2.38% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 21,030,558 | 169,700 | 2.35% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 21,514,439 | 173,793 | 2.3% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 21,997,940 | 177,853 | 2.25% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 22,488,065 | 181,802 | 2.23% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 22,982,000 | 185,649 | 2.2% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 23,467,078 | 189,439 | 2.11% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 23,939,775 | 193,148 | 2.01% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 24,527,395 | 196,767 | 2.45% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 25,246,342 | 200,291 | 2.93% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 25,989,405 | 203,689 | 2.94% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 26,733,372 | 206,970 | 2.86% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 27,464,173 | 210,187 | 2.73% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 28,193,009 | 213,392 | 2.65% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 28,915,449 | 217,435 | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 29,639,736 | 221,961 | 2.5% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 30,395,002 | 226,305 | 2.55% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 31,165,654 | 230,871 | 2.54% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 31,934,230 | 235,536 | 2.47% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 32,711,547 | 240,251 | 2.43% | 2% |
| 2026 | 33,494,340 | 244,987 | 2.39% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 34,281,129 | 249,783 | 2.35% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 35,077,094 | 254,657 | 2.32% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 35,883,465 | 259,597 | 2.3% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 36,699,008 | 264,560 | 2.27% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 37,529,369 | 269,566 | 2.26% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 38,376,612 | 274,643 | 2.26% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 39,244,388 | 279,761 | 2.26% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 40,132,807 | 284,911 | 2.26% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 41,033,849 | 290,082 | 2.25% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 41,948,468 | 295,269 | 2.23% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 42,880,003 | 300,439 | 2.22% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 43,824,363 | 305,590 | 2.2% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 44,778,750 | 310,729 | 2.18% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 45,743,921 | 315,833 | 2.16% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 46,717,434 | 320,875 | 2.13% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 47,702,165 | 325,888 | 2.11% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 48,700,670 | 330,908 | 2.09% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 49,709,049 | 335,919 | 2.07% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 50,716,074 | 340,911 | 2.03% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 51,718,057 | 345,883 | 1.98% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 52,721,465 | 350,758 | 1.94% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 53,730,594 | 355,569 | 1.91% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 54,739,405 | 360,353 | 1.88% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 55,746,988 | 365,103 | 1.84% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,177,884 people (a 25.8% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ivory Coast gained 8,094,005 (a 32.1% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Ivory Coast was ranked 55th most populous country in 2005 and is 50th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ivory Coast's population will grow by 67.2% to 55,746,988 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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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Population differences between Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe
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| Life expectancy | 62.3 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 19.3 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.28 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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