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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 20,653,532 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 0.66% 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 +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Somalia
2100 104,904,226 68,341,587
2099 104,097,040 67,997,987
2098 103,275,264 67,660,056
2097 102,455,988 67,320,374
2096 101,612,663 66,931,214
2095 100,756,953 66,544,181
2094 99,882,932 66,138,594
2093 99,006,111 65,719,626
2092 98,098,926 65,283,569
2091 97,176,680 64,812,444
2090 96,248,804 64,322,633
2089 95,318,164 63,882,977
2088 94,395,936 63,424,502
2087 93,464,192 62,947,792
2086 92,517,200 62,408,129
2085 91,575,557 61,835,054
2084 90,642,933 61,280,718
2083 89,673,290 60,723,949
2082 88,700,125 60,150,487
2081 87,715,881 59,639,547
2080 86,728,284 59,064,099
2079 85,741,415 58,441,001
2078 84,742,375 57,816,490
2077 83,738,886 57,176,183
2076 82,733,035 56,567,204
2075 81,703,106 55,970,712
2074 80,687,434 55,295,699
2073 79,667,993 54,617,874
2072 78,646,863 53,944,923
2071 77,607,733 53,250,824
2070 76,567,079 52,540,460
2069 75,527,815 51,845,897
2068 74,468,469 51,165,760
2067 73,417,707 50,461,574
2066 72,351,827 49,748,163
2065 71,301,141 48,994,126
2064 70,261,039 48,235,809
2063 69,222,001 47,492,758
2062 68,196,917 46,756,776
2061 67,166,219 46,008,848
2060 66,149,529 45,192,338
2059 65,130,659 44,370,279
2058 64,100,835 43,631,825
2057 63,082,551 42,870,700
2056 62,065,729 42,095,303
2055 61,036,845 41,292,441
2054 60,004,777 40,487,904
2053 58,983,583 39,720,236
2052 57,959,085 38,967,888
2051 56,932,897 38,205,058
2050 55,909,441 37,448,393
2049 54,893,369 36,717,019
2048 53,867,419 35,962,583
2047 52,850,696 35,196,924
2046 51,836,334 34,440,935
2045 50,822,485 33,696,593
2044 49,797,934 32,957,131
2043 48,781,333 32,227,622
2042 47,776,778 31,517,627
2041 46,788,054 30,775,671
2040 45,806,217 30,013,616
2039 44,834,350 29,294,623
2038 43,874,381 28,565,580
2037 42,922,767 27,821,304
2036 41,988,786 27,097,563
2035 41,071,409 26,368,985
2034 40,164,910 25,671,628
2033 39,273,072 25,002,924
2032 38,408,366 24,323,435
2031 37,558,099 23,642,617
2030 36,727,569 22,951,436
2029 35,907,265 22,285,719
2028 35,095,347 21,638,095
2027 34,296,079 20,978,784
2026 33,502,750 20,310,008
2025 32,711,547 19,654,739
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% 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 64.9% to 55,909,441 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 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 68.3M 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 2.43% 3.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Somalia
Current population
33910252
20653532
Population rank 50/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.25%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
49 seconds
One birth every
31.3 seconds
39.2 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +777,317 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 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 765,049 7,838 619,793 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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Ivory Coast is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people). In Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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