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Population in Ivory Coast compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 246,362 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 136.9 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: 0.41% 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 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 246K (48.7% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
2100 104,920,371 538,729
2099 104,113,061 537,330
2098 103,291,158 535,787
2097 102,471,756 534,124
2096 101,628,301 532,353
2095 100,772,460 530,576
2094 99,898,304 528,656
2093 99,021,348 526,643
2092 98,114,023 524,507
2091 97,191,635 522,325
2090 96,263,617 519,999
2089 95,332,834 517,612
2088 94,410,464 515,098
2087 93,478,576 512,568
2086 92,531,438 510,018
2085 91,589,651 507,340
2084 90,656,883 504,584
2083 89,687,091 501,679
2082 88,713,776 498,722
2081 87,729,381 495,689
2080 86,741,632 492,482
2079 85,754,611 489,244
2078 84,755,417 485,930
2077 83,751,773 482,450
2076 82,745,768 478,942
2075 81,715,680 475,380
2074 80,699,852 471,763
2073 79,680,254 468,114
2072 78,658,967 464,348
2071 77,619,677 460,509
2070 76,578,862 456,552
2069 75,539,439 452,449
2068 74,479,930 448,367
2067 73,429,006 444,152
2066 72,362,962 439,833
2065 71,312,115 435,561
2064 70,271,852 431,126
2063 69,232,655 426,703
2062 68,207,413 422,184
2061 67,176,556 417,686
2060 66,159,709 413,117
2059 65,140,683 408,577
2058 64,110,700 404,024
2057 63,092,260 399,413
2056 62,075,281 394,844
2055 61,046,238 390,153
2054 60,014,012 385,468
2053 58,992,661 380,737
2052 57,968,005 376,015
2051 56,941,659 371,194
2050 55,918,046 366,397
2049 54,901,818 361,591
2048 53,875,709 356,742
2047 52,858,830 351,861
2046 51,844,312 346,888
2045 50,830,306 341,838
2044 49,805,598 336,792
2043 48,788,840 331,713
2042 47,784,131 326,652
2041 46,795,255 321,594
2040 45,813,266 316,457
2039 44,841,250 311,279
2038 43,881,133 306,071
2037 42,929,373 300,875
2036 41,995,248 295,624
2035 41,077,730 290,400
2034 40,171,091 285,183
2033 39,279,116 279,990
2032 38,414,277 274,835
2031 37,563,879 269,740
2030 36,733,221 264,723
2029 35,912,791 259,705
2028 35,100,748 254,751
2027 34,301,358 249,860
2026 33,507,906 245,066
2025 32,716,581 240,286
2024 31,934,230 235,536
2023 31,165,654 230,871
2022 30,395,002 226,305
2021 29,639,736 221,961
2020 28,915,449 217,435
2019 28,193,009 213,392
2018 27,464,173 210,187
2017 26,733,372 206,970
2016 25,989,405 203,689
2015 25,246,342 200,291
2014 24,527,395 196,767
2013 23,939,775 193,148
2012 23,467,078 189,439
2011 22,982,000 185,649
2010 22,488,065 181,802
2009 21,997,940 177,853
2008 21,514,439 173,793
2007 21,030,558 169,700
2006 20,546,802 165,638
2005 20,068,458 161,639
2004 19,595,000 157,705
2003 19,125,542 153,814
2002 18,654,771 149,922
2001 18,178,913 146,375
2000 17,699,004 144,018
1999 17,215,935 142,442
1998 16,663,948 140,751
1997 16,047,170 138,922
1996 15,442,312 136,962
1995 14,855,565 134,895
1994 14,287,201 132,732
1993 13,735,951 130,467
1992 13,200,310 128,110
1991 12,683,870 125,697
1990 12,189,778 122,980
1989 11,719,771 119,979
1988 11,275,189 116,939
1987 10,851,475 113,919
1986 10,440,917 111,150
1985 10,040,483 108,658
1984 9,650,516 106,394
1983 9,272,744 104,380
1982 8,907,936 102,508
1981 8,556,596 100,615
1980 8,220,714 98,544
1979 7,902,267 96,252
1978 7,603,130 93,794
1977 7,321,950 91,301
1976 7,057,958 88,922
1975 6,776,297 86,708
1974 6,474,057 84,672
1973 6,184,944 82,798
1972 5,909,716 81,041
1971 5,650,868 79,330
1970 5,411,567 77,626
1969 5,192,221 76,083
1968 4,990,021 74,765
1967 4,799,744 73,596
1966 4,617,519 72,576
1965 4,442,377 71,680
1964 4,273,952 70,865
1963 4,112,061 70,112
1962 3,956,939 69,403
1961 3,810,151 68,707
1960 3,673,666 68,012

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/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 42,673 people (a 21% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48.7% to 366,397 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 539K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
2100 0.78% 0.26%
2099 0.8% 0.29%
2098 0.8% 0.31%
2097 0.83% 0.33%
2096 0.85% 0.33%
2095 0.88% 0.36%
2094 0.89% 0.38%
2093 0.92% 0.41%
2092 0.95% 0.42%
2091 0.96% 0.45%
2090 0.98% 0.46%
2089 0.98% 0.49%
2088 1% 0.49%
2087 1.02% 0.5%
2086 1.03% 0.53%
2085 1.03% 0.55%
2084 1.08% 0.58%
2083 1.1% 0.59%
2082 1.12% 0.61%
2081 1.14% 0.65%
2080 1.15% 0.66%
2079 1.18% 0.68%
2078 1.2% 0.72%
2077 1.22% 0.73%
2076 1.26% 0.75%
2075 1.26% 0.77%
2074 1.28% 0.78%
2073 1.3% 0.81%
2072 1.34% 0.83%
2071 1.36% 0.87%
2070 1.38% 0.91%
2069 1.42% 0.91%
2068 1.43% 0.95%
2067 1.47% 0.98%
2066 1.47% 0.98%
2065 1.48% 1.03%
2064 1.5% 1.04%
2063 1.5% 1.07%
2062 1.53% 1.08%
2061 1.54% 1.11%
2060 1.56% 1.11%
2059 1.61% 1.13%
2058 1.61% 1.15%
2057 1.64% 1.16%
2056 1.69% 1.2%
2055 1.72% 1.22%
2054 1.73% 1.24%
2053 1.77% 1.26%
2052 1.8% 1.3%
2051 1.83% 1.31%
2050 1.85% 1.33%
2049 1.9% 1.36%
2048 1.92% 1.39%
2047 1.96% 1.43%
2046 1.99% 1.48%
2045 2.06% 1.5%
2044 2.08% 1.53%
2043 2.1% 1.55%
2042 2.11% 1.57%
2041 2.14% 1.62%
2040 2.17% 1.66%
2039 2.19% 1.7%
2038 2.22% 1.73%
2037 2.22% 1.78%
2036 2.23% 1.8%
2035 2.26% 1.83%
2034 2.27% 1.85%
2033 2.25% 1.88%
2032 2.26% 1.89%
2031 2.26% 1.9%
2030 2.28% 1.93%
2029 2.31% 1.94%
2028 2.33% 1.96%
2027 2.37% 1.96%
2026 2.42% 1.99%
2025 2.45% 2.02%
2024 2.47% 2.02%
2023 2.54% 2.02%
2022 2.55% 1.96%
2021 2.5% 2.08%
2020 2.56% 1.89%
2019 2.65% 1.52%
2018 2.73% 1.55%
2017 2.86% 1.61%
2016 2.94% 1.7%
2015 2.93% 1.79%
2014 2.45% 1.87%
2013 2.01% 1.96%
2012 2.11% 2.04%
2011 2.2% 2.12%
2010 2.23% 2.22%
2009 2.25% 2.34%
2008 2.3% 2.41%
2007 2.35% 2.45%
2006 2.38% 2.47%
2005 2.42% 2.49%
2004 2.45% 2.53%
2003 2.52% 2.6%
2002 2.62% 2.42%
2001 2.71% 1.64%
2000 2.81% 1.11%
1999 3.31% 1.2%
1998 3.84% 1.32%
1997 3.92% 1.43%
1996 3.95% 1.53%
1995 3.98% 1.63%
1994 4.01% 1.74%
1993 4.06% 1.84%
1992 4.07% 1.92%
1991 4.05% 2.21%
1990 4.01% 2.5%
1989 3.94% 2.6%
1988 3.9% 2.65%
1987 3.93% 2.49%
1986 3.99% 2.29%
1985 4.04% 2.13%
1984 4.07% 1.93%
1983 4.1% 1.83%
1982 4.11% 1.88%
1981 4.09% 2.1%
1980 4.03% 2.38%
1979 3.93% 2.62%
1978 3.84% 2.73%
1977 3.74% 2.68%
1976 4.16% 2.55%
1975 4.67% 2.4%
1974 4.67% 2.26%
1973 4.66% 2.17%
1972 4.58% 2.16%
1971 4.42% 2.2%
1970 4.22% 2.03%
1969 4.05% 1.76%
1968 3.96% 1.59%
1967 3.95% 1.41%
1966 3.94% 1.25%
1965 3.94% 1.15%
1964 3.94% 1.07%
1963 3.92% 1.02%
1962 3.85% 1.01%
1961 3.72% 1.02%

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/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2.02%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
Current population
33722528
246362
Population rank 50/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.003%
One net population change
41 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
31.6 seconds
1.35 hours
One death every
2.2 minutes
6.81 hours
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 28/197 49/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
13.5 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 -650
Net migration rank 43/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -650
2024 - 7,838 - -604
2023 758,261 6,002 5,221 -592
2022 750,270 26,777 5,102 -592
2021 732,191 1,322 4,954 -782
2020 727,455 -12,390 4,874 0
2019 727,774 2,043 4,932 -1,716
2018 722,445 5,395 4,957 -1,757
2017 734,553 -796 5,007 -1,779
2016 735,630 18,568 5,125 -1,793
2015 731,387 522 5,269 -1,809
2014 728,978 -23,011 5,381 -1,801
2013 720,228 -250,964 5,449 -1,787
2012 708,847 -232,712 5,501 -1,739
2011 694,033 -200,010 5,445 -1,616
2010 676,554 -182,689 5,391 -1,529
2009 654,439 -168,027 5,349 -1,328
2008 630,610 -150,037 5,297 -1,203
2007 617,247 -130,079 5,226 -1,127
2006 605,001 -124,651 5,057 -1,031
2005 593,685 -117,342 4,897 -941
2004 579,424 -108,869 4,810 -894
2003 568,220 -99,880 4,702 -816
2002 563,692 -90,503 4,591 -690
2001 555,220 -76,679 4,471 -1,289
2000 545,129 -63,843 4,334 -2,798
1999 527,634 -42,777 4,221 -2,594
1998 509,167 109,961 4,120 -2,364
1997 489,984 124,443 4,041 -2,153
1996 469,740 125,556 3,993 -1,974
1995 453,719 124,501 3,948 -1,829
1994 438,274 120,247 3,860 -1,644
1993 430,759 113,215 3,841 -1,527
1992 423,294 104,006 3,822 -1,432
1991 413,354 92,228 3,801 -1,362
1990 402,629 79,979 3,719 -727
1989 390,081 67,324 3,576 -571
1988 378,575 53,187 3,544 -465
1987 370,654 45,028 3,440 -470
1986 357,205 48,233 3,180 -614
1985 344,549 50,872 3,242 -828
1984 331,910 52,594 3,163 -1,041
1983 317,379 53,646 3,100 -1,203
1982 305,204 53,384 3,047 -1,203
1981 292,755 51,354 3,015 -1,067
1980 280,630 47,031 2,965 -770
1979 268,875 40,355 2,893 -491
1978 257,222 31,822 2,800 -279
1977 250,858 22,452 2,705 -255
1976 241,939 12,735 2,608 -302
1975 228,883 79,766 2,515 -392
1974 216,389 79,445 2,422 -474
1973 203,429 78,963 2,329 -525
1972 190,842 77,213 2,232 -517
1971 179,918 69,728 2,127 -430
1970 170,070 58,883 1,980 -279
1969 161,541 48,192 1,862 -469
1968 153,464 41,198 1,767 -520
1967 145,773 40,125 1,693 -606
1966 138,438 40,125 1,642 -688
1965 131,601 40,125 1,611 -765
1964 124,996 40,125 1,600 -819
1963 118,526 40,125 1,609 -886
1962 111,930 39,670 1,625 -927
1961 105,568 36,410 1,657 -960
1960 99,681 31,307 1,547 -860

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/sao-tome-and-principe | 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 Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,822 people) and 19.9% is from migration (a loss of 12,621 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

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
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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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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