The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,502,938 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Ivory Coast's population is 2.69 times bigger than South Sudan's.
- Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.4% for Ivory Coast vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.5M (63.1% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 104M people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Ivory Coast vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
33502938
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12438782
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| Population rank | 50/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.4% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
41 seconds
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
31.6 seconds
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
2.2 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.12 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +7,838 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,106 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +768,576 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.47% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 28/197 | 7/197 |
Ivory Coast and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,673,666 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,810,151 | 2,976,724 | 3.72% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 3,956,939 | 3,024,308 | 3.85% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 4,112,061 | 3,072,669 | 3.92% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 4,273,952 | 3,129,918 | 3.94% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 4,442,377 | 3,189,835 | 3.94% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 4,617,519 | 3,236,423 | 3.94% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 4,799,744 | 3,277,648 | 3.95% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 4,990,021 | 3,321,528 | 3.96% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 5,192,221 | 3,365,533 | 4.05% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 5,411,567 | 3,409,614 | 4.22% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 5,650,868 | 3,468,646 | 4.42% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 5,909,716 | 3,542,497 | 4.58% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 6,184,944 | 3,627,383 | 4.66% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 6,474,057 | 3,723,259 | 4.67% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 6,776,297 | 3,821,494 | 4.67% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 7,057,958 | 3,921,910 | 4.16% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 7,321,950 | 4,024,032 | 3.74% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 7,603,130 | 4,127,657 | 3.84% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 7,902,267 | 4,232,605 | 3.93% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 8,220,714 | 4,339,030 | 4.03% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 8,556,596 | 4,447,272 | 4.09% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 8,907,936 | 4,557,686 | 4.11% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 9,272,744 | 4,661,574 | 4.1% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 9,650,516 | 4,750,627 | 4.07% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 10,040,483 | 4,834,296 | 4.04% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 10,440,917 | 4,921,240 | 3.99% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 10,851,475 | 4,962,395 | 3.93% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 11,275,189 | 4,848,029 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 11,719,771 | 4,713,229 | 3.94% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 12,189,778 | 4,737,633 | 4.01% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 12,683,870 | 4,836,677 | 4.05% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 13,200,310 | 4,909,749 | 4.07% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 13,735,951 | 4,956,002 | 4.06% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 14,287,201 | 5,071,184 | 4.01% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 14,855,565 | 5,225,836 | 3.98% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 15,442,312 | 5,356,925 | 3.95% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 16,047,170 | 5,509,136 | 3.92% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 16,663,948 | 5,620,068 | 3.84% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 17,215,935 | 5,771,628 | 3.31% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 17,699,004 | 6,032,267 | 2.81% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 18,178,913 | 6,308,391 | 2.71% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 18,654,771 | 6,596,806 | 2.62% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 19,125,542 | 6,903,127 | 2.52% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 19,595,000 | 7,233,041 | 2.45% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 20,068,458 | 7,590,143 | 2.42% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 20,546,802 | 7,976,526 | 2.38% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 21,030,558 | 8,388,788 | 2.35% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 21,514,439 | 8,817,647 | 2.3% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 21,997,940 | 9,243,556 | 2.25% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 22,488,065 | 9,745,953 | 2.23% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 22,982,000 | 10,288,109 | 2.2% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 23,467,078 | 10,756,240 | 2.11% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 23,939,775 | 11,166,275 | 2.01% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 24,527,395 | 11,235,073 | 2.45% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 25,246,342 | 11,107,561 | 2.93% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 25,989,405 | 10,830,102 | 2.94% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 26,733,372 | 10,259,154 | 2.86% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 27,464,173 | 10,122,977 | 2.73% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 28,193,009 | 10,423,384 | 2.65% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 28,915,449 | 10,698,467 | 2.56% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 29,639,736 | 10,865,780 | 2.5% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 30,395,002 | 11,021,177 | 2.55% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 31,165,654 | 11,483,374 | 2.54% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 31,934,230 | 11,943,408 | 2.47% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 32,711,547 | 12,188,793 | 2.43% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 33,494,340 | 12,436,036 | 2.39% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 34,281,129 | 12,687,301 | 2.35% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 35,077,094 | 12,941,503 | 2.32% | 2% |
| 2029 | 35,883,465 | 13,198,080 | 2.3% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 36,699,008 | 13,457,446 | 2.27% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 37,529,369 | 13,725,413 | 2.26% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 38,376,612 | 13,996,343 | 2.26% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 39,244,388 | 14,261,762 | 2.26% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 40,132,807 | 14,527,550 | 2.26% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 41,033,849 | 14,798,602 | 2.25% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 41,948,468 | 15,070,098 | 2.23% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 42,880,003 | 15,335,700 | 2.22% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 43,824,363 | 15,595,968 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 44,778,750 | 15,850,696 | 2.18% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 45,743,921 | 16,101,470 | 2.16% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 46,717,434 | 16,350,149 | 2.13% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 47,702,165 | 16,593,361 | 2.11% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 48,700,670 | 16,829,209 | 2.09% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 49,709,049 | 17,060,176 | 2.07% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 50,716,074 | 17,286,412 | 2.03% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 51,718,057 | 17,509,693 | 1.98% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 52,721,465 | 17,728,331 | 1.94% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 53,730,594 | 17,938,437 | 1.91% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 54,739,405 | 18,142,893 | 1.88% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 55,746,988 | 18,341,968 | 1.84% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,513,533 (a 28.9% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ivory Coast's population will grow by 66.4% to 55,746,988 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
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 South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 62.4 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 23.6 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 19.3 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.28 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.1 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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