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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.64 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Somalia
2100 104,920,371 68,384,185
2099 104,113,061 68,040,371
2098 103,291,158 67,702,230
2097 102,471,756 67,362,336
2096 101,628,301 66,972,933
2095 100,772,460 66,585,659
2094 99,898,304 66,179,819
2093 99,021,348 65,760,590
2092 98,114,023 65,324,261
2091 97,191,635 64,852,843
2090 96,263,617 64,362,727
2089 95,332,834 63,922,797
2088 94,410,464 63,464,036
2087 93,478,576 62,987,028
2086 92,531,438 62,447,029
2085 91,589,651 61,873,597
2084 90,656,883 61,318,916
2083 89,687,091 60,761,800
2082 88,713,776 60,187,980
2081 87,729,381 59,676,722
2080 86,741,632 59,100,915
2079 85,754,611 58,477,428
2078 84,755,417 57,852,528
2077 83,751,773 57,211,821
2076 82,745,768 56,602,463
2075 81,715,680 56,005,600
2074 80,699,852 55,330,165
2073 79,680,254 54,651,918
2072 78,658,967 53,978,548
2071 77,619,677 53,284,016
2070 76,578,862 52,573,210
2069 75,539,439 51,878,214
2068 74,479,930 51,197,653
2067 73,429,006 50,493,028
2066 72,362,962 49,779,172
2065 71,312,115 49,024,665
2064 70,271,852 48,265,876
2063 69,232,655 47,522,361
2062 68,207,413 46,785,920
2061 67,176,556 46,037,526
2060 66,159,709 45,220,507
2059 65,140,683 44,397,936
2058 64,110,700 43,659,021
2057 63,092,260 42,897,422
2056 62,075,281 42,121,542
2055 61,046,238 41,318,179
2054 60,014,012 40,513,141
2053 58,992,661 39,744,995
2052 57,968,005 38,992,177
2051 56,941,659 38,228,872
2050 55,918,046 37,471,735
2049 54,901,818 36,739,905
2048 53,875,709 35,984,999
2047 52,858,830 35,218,863
2046 51,844,312 34,462,403
2045 50,830,306 33,717,596
2044 49,805,598 32,977,674
2043 48,788,840 32,247,710
2042 47,784,131 31,537,272
2041 46,795,255 30,794,853
2040 45,813,266 30,032,324
2039 44,841,250 29,312,883
2038 43,881,133 28,583,386
2037 42,929,373 27,838,646
2036 41,995,248 27,114,453
2035 41,077,730 26,385,421
2034 40,171,091 25,687,629
2033 39,279,116 25,018,509
2032 38,414,277 24,338,597
2031 37,563,879 23,657,353
2030 36,733,221 22,965,742
2029 35,912,791 22,299,610
2028 35,100,748 21,651,582
2027 34,301,358 20,991,860
2026 33,507,906 20,322,668
2025 32,716,581 19,666,990
2024 31,934,230 19,009,151
2023 31,165,654 18,358,615
2022 30,395,002 17,801,897
2021 29,639,736 17,271,431
2020 28,915,449 16,651,191
2019 28,193,009 16,030,971
2018 27,464,173 15,452,487
2017 26,733,372 14,916,629
2016 25,989,405 14,348,740
2015 25,246,342 13,806,963
2014 24,527,395 13,339,491
2013 23,939,775 12,869,594
2012 23,467,078 12,461,160
2011 22,982,000 12,348,830
2010 22,488,065 12,261,756
2009 21,997,940 11,961,201
2008 21,514,439 11,663,084
2007 21,030,558 11,322,582
2006 20,546,802 10,975,502
2005 20,068,458 10,644,228
2004 19,595,000 10,280,998
2003 19,125,542 9,909,157
2002 18,654,771 9,550,063
2001 18,178,913 9,198,493
2000 17,699,004 8,838,713
1999 17,215,935 8,492,059
1998 16,663,948 8,155,417
1997 16,047,170 7,824,525
1996 15,442,312 7,554,474
1995 14,855,565 7,285,007
1994 14,287,201 7,026,797
1993 13,735,951 6,681,399
1992 13,200,310 6,495,107
1991 12,683,870 6,813,760
1990 12,189,778 7,082,811
1989 11,719,771 7,114,817
1988 11,275,189 7,235,360
1987 10,851,475 7,228,302
1986 10,440,917 6,974,788
1985 10,040,483 6,693,289
1984 9,650,516 6,428,389
1983 9,272,744 6,198,430
1982 8,907,936 6,003,840
1981 8,556,596 5,982,849
1980 8,220,714 5,936,154
1979 7,902,267 5,449,117
1978 7,603,130 4,814,892
1977 7,321,950 4,484,050
1976 7,057,958 4,365,812
1975 6,776,297 4,257,535
1974 6,474,057 4,151,842
1973 6,184,944 4,045,592
1972 5,909,716 3,939,436
1971 5,650,868 3,837,691
1970 5,411,567 3,738,448
1969 5,192,221 3,641,015
1968 4,990,021 3,546,590
1967 4,799,744 3,454,537
1966 4,617,519 3,365,106
1965 4,442,377 3,277,874
1964 4,273,952 3,192,796
1963 4,112,061 3,110,361
1962 3,956,939 3,030,091
1961 3,810,151 2,952,054
1960 3,673,666 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Somalia
2100 0.78% 0.51%
2099 0.8% 0.5%
2098 0.8% 0.5%
2097 0.83% 0.58%
2096 0.85% 0.58%
2095 0.88% 0.61%
2094 0.89% 0.64%
2093 0.92% 0.67%
2092 0.95% 0.73%
2091 0.96% 0.76%
2090 0.98% 0.69%
2089 0.98% 0.72%
2088 1% 0.76%
2087 1.02% 0.86%
2086 1.03% 0.93%
2085 1.03% 0.9%
2084 1.08% 0.92%
2083 1.1% 0.95%
2082 1.12% 0.86%
2081 1.14% 0.97%
2080 1.15% 1.07%
2079 1.18% 1.08%
2078 1.2% 1.12%
2077 1.22% 1.08%
2076 1.26% 1.07%
2075 1.26% 1.22%
2074 1.28% 1.24%
2073 1.3% 1.25%
2072 1.34% 1.3%
2071 1.36% 1.35%
2070 1.38% 1.34%
2069 1.42% 1.33%
2068 1.43% 1.4%
2067 1.47% 1.43%
2066 1.47% 1.54%
2065 1.48% 1.57%
2064 1.5% 1.56%
2063 1.5% 1.57%
2062 1.53% 1.63%
2061 1.54% 1.81%
2060 1.56% 1.85%
2059 1.61% 1.69%
2058 1.61% 1.78%
2057 1.64% 1.84%
2056 1.69% 1.94%
2055 1.72% 1.99%
2054 1.73% 1.93%
2053 1.77% 1.93%
2052 1.8% 2%
2051 1.83% 2.02%
2050 1.85% 1.99%
2049 1.9% 2.1%
2048 1.92% 2.18%
2047 1.96% 2.2%
2046 1.99% 2.21%
2045 2.06% 2.24%
2044 2.08% 2.26%
2043 2.1% 2.25%
2042 2.11% 2.41%
2041 2.14% 2.54%
2040 2.17% 2.45%
2039 2.19% 2.55%
2038 2.22% 2.68%
2037 2.22% 2.67%
2036 2.23% 2.76%
2035 2.26% 2.72%
2034 2.27% 2.67%
2033 2.25% 2.79%
2032 2.26% 2.88%
2031 2.26% 3.01%
2030 2.28% 2.99%
2029 2.31% 2.99%
2028 2.33% 3.14%
2027 2.37% 3.29%
2026 2.42% 3.33%
2025 2.45% 3.46%
2024 2.47% 3.54%
2023 2.54% 3.13%
2022 2.55% 3.07%
2021 2.5% 3.72%
2020 2.56% 3.87%
2019 2.65% 3.74%
2018 2.73% 3.59%
2017 2.86% 3.96%
2016 2.94% 3.92%
2015 2.93% 3.5%
2014 2.45% 3.65%
2013 2.01% 3.28%
2012 2.11% 0.91%
2011 2.2% 0.71%
2010 2.23% 2.51%
2009 2.25% 2.56%
2008 2.3% 3.01%
2007 2.35% 3.16%
2006 2.38% 3.11%
2005 2.42% 3.53%
2004 2.45% 3.75%
2003 2.52% 3.76%
2002 2.62% 3.82%
2001 2.71% 4.07%
2000 2.81% 4.08%
1999 3.31% 4.13%
1998 3.84% 4.23%
1997 3.92% 3.57%
1996 3.95% 3.7%
1995 3.98% 3.67%
1994 4.01% 5.17%
1993 4.06% 2.87%
1992 4.07% -4.68%
1991 4.05% -3.8%
1990 4.01% -0.45%
1989 3.94% -1.67%
1988 3.9% 0.1%
1987 3.93% 3.63%
1986 3.99% 4.21%
1985 4.04% 4.12%
1984 4.07% 3.71%
1983 4.1% 3.24%
1982 4.11% 0.35%
1981 4.09% 0.79%
1980 4.03% 8.94%
1979 3.93% 13.2%
1978 3.84% 7.38%
1977 3.74% 2.71%
1976 4.16% 2.54%
1975 4.67% 2.55%
1974 4.67% 2.63%
1973 4.66% 2.69%
1972 4.58% 2.65%
1971 4.42% 2.65%
1970 4.22% 2.68%
1969 4.05% 2.66%
1968 3.96% 2.66%
1967 3.95% 2.66%
1966 3.94% 2.66%
1965 3.94% 2.66%
1964 3.94% 2.65%
1963 3.92% 2.65%
1962 3.85% 2.64%
1961 3.72% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Somalia
Current population
33722528
20503678
Population rank 50/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.25%
One net population change
41 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
31.6 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 8/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +12,077
Net migration rank 43/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 12,077
2024 - 7,838 - 26,859
2023 758,261 6,002 608,203 46,217
2022 750,270 26,777 551,450 -92,434
2021 732,191 1,322 566,399 35,506
2020 727,455 -12,390 561,311 77,259
2019 727,774 2,043 548,756 53,124
2018 722,445 5,395 514,244 40,844
2017 734,553 -796 478,556 38,067
2016 735,630 18,568 495,132 124,017
2015 731,387 522 481,573 -17,178
2014 728,978 -23,011 464,481 6,065
2013 720,228 -250,964 448,518 20,723
2012 708,847 -232,712 399,468 -51,833
2011 694,033 -200,010 203,213 -326,192
2010 676,554 -182,689 385,571 -88,448
2009 654,439 -168,027 405,784 -101,795
2008 630,610 -150,037 394,258 -102,035
2007 617,247 -130,079 380,303 8,476
2006 605,001 -124,651 372,597 -67,200
2005 593,685 -117,342 363,117 -5,955
2004 579,424 -108,869 351,959 17,353
2003 568,220 -99,880 341,192 33,174
2002 563,692 -90,503 331,215 12,603
2001 555,220 -76,679 319,059 40,274
2000 545,129 -63,843 306,651 53,580
1999 527,634 -42,777 295,523 37,548
1998 509,167 109,961 284,779 55,426
1997 489,984 124,443 271,894 49,692
1996 469,740 125,556 264,807 -46,291
1995 453,719 124,501 254,509 65,888
1994 438,274 120,247 246,950 -50,921
1993 430,759 113,215 232,960 261,815
1992 423,294 104,006 57,495 -179,675
1991 413,354 92,228 53,052 -568,166
1990 402,629 79,979 225,162 -248,155
1989 390,081 67,324 225,255 -266,281
1988 378,575 53,187 215,599 -415,660
1987 370,654 45,028 231,580 -17,391
1986 357,205 48,233 218,416 74,424
1985 344,549 50,872 207,960 62,183
1984 331,910 52,594 199,017 60,630
1983 317,379 53,646 190,775 9,505
1982 305,204 53,384 182,793 6,115
1981 292,755 51,354 185,211 -332,129
1980 280,630 47,031 174,790 65,519
1979 268,875 40,355 151,016 582,746
1978 257,222 31,822 132,689 402,005
1977 250,858 22,452 124,818 2,170
1976 241,939 12,735 113,319 -3,831
1975 228,883 79,766 108,998 -1,934
1974 216,389 79,445 104,813 -495
1973 203,429 78,963 108,038 143
1972 190,842 77,213 104,493 -351
1971 179,918 69,728 101,196 -1,850
1970 170,070 58,883 98,025 1,104
1969 161,541 48,192 95,045 690
1968 153,464 41,198 92,208 906
1967 145,773 40,125 89,497 1,498
1966 138,438 40,125 86,930 941
1965 131,601 40,125 84,448 2,142
1964 124,996 40,125 82,042 1,518
1963 118,526 40,125 79,859 1,449
1962 111,930 39,670 77,737 1,496
1961 105,568 36,410 75,513 1,336
1960 99,681 31,307 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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