The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,340,347 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Ivory Coast's population is 266.3 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.4% for Ivory Coast vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.1M people to 33.3M (66.1% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Ivory Coast vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
33340347
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125181
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| Population rank | 50/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.4% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
41 seconds
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
31.6 seconds
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
2.2 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.12 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | +7,838 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,106 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +768,576 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.47% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 30/197 | 83/197 |
Ivory Coast and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,673,666 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,810,151 | 42,889 | 3.72% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 3,956,939 | 44,042 | 3.85% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 4,112,061 | 45,176 | 3.92% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 4,273,952 | 46,322 | 3.94% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 4,442,377 | 47,500 | 3.94% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 4,617,519 | 48,699 | 3.94% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 4,799,744 | 49,911 | 3.95% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 4,990,021 | 51,134 | 3.96% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 5,192,221 | 52,365 | 4.05% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 5,411,567 | 53,600 | 4.22% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 5,650,868 | 54,695 | 4.42% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 5,909,716 | 56,029 | 4.58% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 6,184,944 | 56,892 | 4.66% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 6,474,057 | 57,937 | 4.67% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 6,776,297 | 59,292 | 4.67% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 7,057,958 | 60,504 | 4.16% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 7,321,950 | 61,786 | 3.74% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 7,603,130 | 62,150 | 3.84% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 7,902,267 | 62,686 | 3.93% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 8,220,714 | 63,261 | 4.03% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 8,556,596 | 64,035 | 4.09% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 8,907,936 | 64,413 | 4.11% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 9,272,744 | 64,335 | 4.1% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 9,650,516 | 64,717 | 4.07% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 10,040,483 | 65,244 | 4.04% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 10,440,917 | 65,652 | 3.99% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 10,851,475 | 68,499 | 3.93% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 11,275,189 | 68,755 | 3.9% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 11,719,771 | 69,167 | 3.94% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 12,189,778 | 69,507 | 4.01% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 12,683,870 | 70,439 | 4.05% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 13,200,310 | 70,763 | 4.07% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 13,735,951 | 72,253 | 4.06% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 14,287,201 | 74,205 | 4.01% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 14,855,565 | 75,304 | 3.98% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 15,442,312 | 76,417 | 3.95% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 16,047,170 | 77,319 | 3.92% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 16,663,948 | 78,846 | 3.84% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 17,215,935 | 80,410 | 3.31% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 17,699,004 | 81,131 | 2.81% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 18,178,913 | 81,202 | 2.71% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 18,654,771 | 83,723 | 2.62% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 19,125,542 | 82,781 | 2.52% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 19,595,000 | 82,475 | 2.45% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 20,068,458 | 82,858 | 2.42% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 20,546,802 | 84,600 | 2.38% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 21,030,558 | 85,033 | 2.35% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 21,514,439 | 86,956 | 2.3% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 21,997,940 | 87,298 | 2.25% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 22,488,065 | 89,770 | 2.23% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 22,982,000 | 87,441 | 2.2% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 23,467,078 | 88,303 | 2.11% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 23,939,775 | 89,949 | 2.01% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 24,527,395 | 91,359 | 2.45% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 25,246,342 | 93,419 | 2.93% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 25,989,405 | 94,677 | 2.94% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 26,733,372 | 95,843 | 2.86% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 27,464,173 | 96,762 | 2.73% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 28,193,009 | 97,625 | 2.65% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 28,915,449 | 98,462 | 2.56% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 29,639,736 | 99,258 | 2.5% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 30,395,002 | 119,878 | 2.55% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 31,165,654 | 119,773 | 2.54% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 31,934,230 | 121,354 | 2.47% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 32,711,547 | 123,549 | 2.43% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 33,494,340 | 125,581 | 2.39% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 34,281,129 | 127,380 | 2.35% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 35,077,094 | 128,883 | 2.32% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 35,883,465 | 130,011 | 2.3% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 36,699,008 | 130,635 | 2.27% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 37,529,369 | 130,989 | 2.26% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 38,376,612 | 131,305 | 2.26% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 39,244,388 | 131,578 | 2.26% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 40,132,807 | 131,816 | 2.26% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 41,033,849 | 132,027 | 2.25% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 41,948,468 | 132,202 | 2.23% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 42,880,003 | 132,348 | 2.22% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 43,824,363 | 132,467 | 2.2% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 44,778,750 | 132,552 | 2.18% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 45,743,921 | 132,631 | 2.16% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 46,717,434 | 132,681 | 2.13% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 47,702,165 | 132,700 | 2.11% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 48,700,670 | 132,698 | 2.09% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 49,709,049 | 132,665 | 2.07% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 50,716,074 | 132,613 | 2.03% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 51,718,057 | 132,531 | 1.98% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 52,721,465 | 132,415 | 1.94% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 53,730,594 | 132,264 | 1.91% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 54,739,405 | 132,085 | 1.88% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 55,746,988 | 131,885 | 1.84% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,177,884 people (a 25.8% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ivory Coast gained 8,094,005 (a 32.1% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
Ivory Coast was ranked 55th most populous country in 2005 and is 50th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
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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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Ivory Coast and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 62.3 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 19.3 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.28 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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