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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.45 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Spain
2100 104,904,226 34,221,514
2099 104,097,040 34,400,373
2098 103,275,264 34,577,450
2097 102,455,988 34,751,199
2096 101,612,663 34,917,831
2095 100,756,953 35,087,012
2094 99,882,932 35,251,362
2093 99,006,111 35,415,082
2092 98,098,926 35,577,396
2091 97,176,680 35,741,351
2090 96,248,804 35,912,083
2089 95,318,164 36,086,009
2088 94,395,936 36,257,546
2087 93,464,192 36,424,826
2086 92,517,200 36,594,101
2085 91,575,557 36,771,456
2084 90,642,933 36,951,760
2083 89,673,290 37,138,777
2082 88,700,125 37,327,720
2081 87,715,881 37,527,142
2080 86,728,284 37,732,838
2079 85,741,415 37,949,144
2078 84,742,375 38,171,047
2077 83,738,886 38,405,329
2076 82,733,035 38,654,221
2075 81,703,106 38,913,733
2074 80,687,434 39,188,284
2073 79,667,993 39,469,767
2072 78,646,863 39,765,059
2071 77,607,733 40,062,070
2070 76,567,079 40,372,388
2069 75,527,815 40,682,818
2068 74,468,469 41,005,148
2067 73,417,707 41,326,772
2066 72,351,827 41,654,672
2065 71,301,141 41,983,104
2064 70,261,039 42,321,736
2063 69,222,001 42,655,212
2062 68,196,917 42,993,328
2061 67,166,219 43,328,037
2060 66,149,529 43,648,753
2059 65,130,659 43,967,376
2058 64,100,835 44,273,756
2057 63,082,551 44,579,723
2056 62,065,729 44,885,952
2055 61,036,845 45,164,935
2054 60,004,777 45,434,986
2053 58,983,583 45,702,038
2052 57,959,085 45,951,973
2051 56,932,897 46,179,119
2050 55,909,441 46,397,620
2049 54,893,369 46,616,167
2048 53,867,419 46,812,693
2047 52,850,696 47,002,591
2046 51,836,334 47,182,235
2045 50,822,485 47,354,908
2044 49,797,934 47,514,076
2043 48,781,333 47,657,627
2042 47,776,778 47,801,904
2041 46,788,054 47,936,819
2040 45,806,217 48,066,825
2039 44,834,350 48,190,225
2038 43,874,381 48,304,880
2037 42,922,767 48,418,168
2036 41,988,786 48,528,778
2035 41,071,409 48,633,960
2034 40,164,910 48,730,594
2033 39,273,072 48,823,356
2032 38,408,366 48,914,944
2031 37,558,099 49,008,735
2030 36,727,569 49,094,273
2029 35,907,265 49,163,780
2028 35,095,347 49,223,677
2027 34,296,079 49,274,441
2026 33,502,750 49,323,658
2025 32,711,547 49,355,143
2024 31,934,230 48,848,840
2023 31,165,654 48,352,528
2022 30,395,002 47,786,102
2021 29,639,736 47,443,821
2020 28,915,449 47,359,424
2019 28,193,009 47,118,501
2018 27,464,173 46,782,011
2017 26,733,372 46,571,232
2016 25,989,405 46,458,139
2015 25,246,342 46,422,303
2014 24,527,395 46,460,733
2013 23,939,775 46,604,197
2012 23,467,078 46,773,055
2011 22,982,000 46,742,697
2010 22,488,065 46,576,897
2009 21,997,940 46,362,946
2008 21,514,439 45,954,106
2007 21,030,558 45,226,803
2006 20,546,802 44,397,319
2005 20,068,458 43,653,155
2004 19,595,000 42,921,895
2003 19,125,542 42,187,645
2002 18,654,771 41,431,558
2001 18,178,913 40,850,412
2000 17,699,004 40,567,864
1999 17,215,935 40,386,875
1998 16,663,948 40,223,509
1997 16,047,170 40,057,389
1996 15,442,312 39,889,852
1995 14,855,565 39,724,050
1994 14,287,201 39,549,108
1993 13,735,951 39,361,262
1992 13,200,310 39,157,685
1991 12,683,870 38,966,376
1990 12,189,778 38,867,322
1989 11,719,771 38,827,764
1988 11,275,189 38,766,939
1987 10,851,475 38,684,815
1986 10,440,917 38,584,624
1985 10,040,483 38,469,512
1984 9,650,516 38,330,364
1983 9,272,744 38,171,525
1982 8,907,936 37,986,012
1981 8,556,596 37,758,631
1980 8,220,714 37,491,165
1979 7,902,267 37,191,330
1978 7,603,130 36,864,898
1977 7,321,950 36,511,638
1976 7,057,958 36,137,812
1975 6,776,297 35,757,900
1974 6,474,057 35,373,335
1973 6,184,944 34,988,947
1972 5,909,716 34,604,469
1971 5,650,868 34,224,490
1970 5,411,567 33,814,531
1969 5,192,221 33,441,054
1968 4,990,021 33,113,134
1967 4,799,744 32,682,947
1966 4,617,519 32,283,194
1965 4,442,377 31,954,292
1964 4,273,952 31,609,195
1963 4,112,061 31,296,651
1962 3,956,939 31,023,366
1961 3,810,151 30,739,250
1960 3,673,666 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Spain
2100 0.78% -0.52%
2099 0.8% -0.51%
2098 0.8% -0.5%
2097 0.83% -0.48%
2096 0.85% -0.48%
2095 0.88% -0.47%
2094 0.89% -0.46%
2093 0.92% -0.46%
2092 0.95% -0.46%
2091 0.96% -0.48%
2090 0.98% -0.48%
2089 0.98% -0.47%
2088 1% -0.46%
2087 1.02% -0.46%
2086 1.03% -0.48%
2085 1.03% -0.49%
2084 1.08% -0.5%
2083 1.1% -0.51%
2082 1.12% -0.53%
2081 1.14% -0.55%
2080 1.15% -0.57%
2079 1.18% -0.58%
2078 1.2% -0.61%
2077 1.22% -0.64%
2076 1.26% -0.67%
2075 1.26% -0.7%
2074 1.28% -0.71%
2073 1.3% -0.74%
2072 1.34% -0.74%
2071 1.36% -0.77%
2070 1.38% -0.76%
2069 1.42% -0.79%
2068 1.43% -0.78%
2067 1.47% -0.79%
2066 1.47% -0.78%
2065 1.48% -0.8%
2064 1.5% -0.78%
2063 1.5% -0.79%
2062 1.53% -0.77%
2061 1.54% -0.73%
2060 1.56% -0.72%
2059 1.61% -0.69%
2058 1.61% -0.69%
2057 1.64% -0.68%
2056 1.69% -0.62%
2055 1.72% -0.59%
2054 1.73% -0.58%
2053 1.77% -0.54%
2052 1.8% -0.49%
2051 1.83% -0.47%
2050 1.85% -0.47%
2049 1.9% -0.42%
2048 1.92% -0.4%
2047 1.96% -0.38%
2046 1.99% -0.36%
2045 2.06% -0.33%
2044 2.08% -0.3%
2043 2.1% -0.3%
2042 2.11% -0.28%
2041 2.14% -0.27%
2040 2.17% -0.26%
2039 2.19% -0.24%
2038 2.22% -0.23%
2037 2.22% -0.23%
2036 2.23% -0.22%
2035 2.26% -0.2%
2034 2.27% -0.19%
2033 2.25% -0.19%
2032 2.26% -0.19%
2031 2.26% -0.17%
2030 2.28% -0.14%
2029 2.31% -0.12%
2028 2.33% -0.1%
2027 2.37% -0.1%
2026 2.42% -0.06%
2025 2.43% 1.04%
2024 2.47% 1.03%
2023 2.54% 1.19%
2022 2.55% 0.72%
2021 2.5% 0.18%
2020 2.56% 0.51%
2019 2.65% 0.72%
2018 2.73% 0.45%
2017 2.86% 0.24%
2016 2.94% 0.08%
2015 2.93% -0.08%
2014 2.45% -0.31%
2013 2.01% -0.36%
2012 2.11% 0.06%
2011 2.2% 0.36%
2010 2.23% 0.46%
2009 2.25% 0.89%
2008 2.3% 1.61%
2007 2.35% 1.87%
2006 2.38% 1.7%
2005 2.42% 1.7%
2004 2.45% 1.74%
2003 2.52% 1.82%
2002 2.62% 1.42%
2001 2.71% 0.7%
2000 2.81% 0.45%
1999 3.31% 0.41%
1998 3.84% 0.41%
1997 3.92% 0.42%
1996 3.95% 0.42%
1995 3.98% 0.44%
1994 4.01% 0.48%
1993 4.06% 0.52%
1992 4.07% 0.49%
1991 4.05% 0.25%
1990 4.01% 0.1%
1989 3.94% 0.16%
1988 3.9% 0.21%
1987 3.93% 0.26%
1986 3.99% 0.3%
1985 4.04% 0.36%
1984 4.07% 0.42%
1983 4.1% 0.49%
1982 4.11% 0.6%
1981 4.09% 0.71%
1980 4.03% 0.81%
1979 3.93% 0.89%
1978 3.84% 0.97%
1977 3.74% 1.03%
1976 4.16% 1.06%
1975 4.67% 1.09%
1974 4.67% 1.1%
1973 4.66% 1.11%
1972 4.58% 1.11%
1971 4.42% 1.21%
1970 4.22% 1.12%
1969 4.05% 0.99%
1968 3.96% 1.32%
1967 3.95% 1.24%
1966 3.94% 1.03%
1965 3.94% 1.09%
1964 3.94% 1%
1963 3.92% 0.88%
1962 3.85% 0.92%
1961 3.72% 0.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Spain
Current population
33910252
49323658
Population rank 50/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.59%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
1.04 minutes
One birth every
31.3 seconds
1.66 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +777,317 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 98/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +96,630
Net migration rank 43/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 96,630
2024 765,049 7,838 -117,237 111,674
2023 758,261 6,002 -116,046 119,099
2022 750,270 26,777 -133,801 299,779
2021 732,191 1,322 -113,865 144,385
2020 727,455 -12,390 -151,551 236,854
2019 727,774 2,043 -56,542 464,783
2018 722,445 5,395 -56,139 337,467
2017 734,553 -796 -32,600 201,135
2016 735,630 18,568 0 106,474
2015 731,387 522 -4,642 -1,979
2014 728,978 -23,011 32,522 -97,870
2013 720,228 -250,964 37,284 -250,741
2012 708,847 -232,712 51,450 -153,486
2011 694,033 -200,010 84,137 60,761
2010 676,554 -182,689 102,469 69,406
2009 654,439 -168,027 106,635 129,557
2008 630,610 -150,037 133,267 434,135
2007 617,247 -130,079 108,545 772,317
2006 605,001 -124,651 110,994 659,720
2005 593,685 -117,342 78,576 629,803
2004 579,424 -108,869 85,844 661,158
2003 568,220 -99,880 54,844 658,428
2002 563,692 -90,503 53,861 737,880
2001 555,220 -76,679 44,936 181,307
2000 545,129 -63,843 36,512 176,269
1999 527,634 -42,777 8,077 178,559
1998 509,167 109,961 4,022 182,926
1997 489,984 124,443 20,028 165,345
1996 469,740 125,556 11,967 162,704
1995 453,719 124,501 15,889 162,434
1994 438,274 120,247 31,639 160,407
1993 430,759 113,215 47,234 160,907
1992 423,294 104,006 62,652 177,544
1991 413,354 92,228 58,450 122,841
1990 402,629 79,979 66,075 -30,684
1989 390,081 67,324 81,538 -25,892
1988 378,575 53,187 100,794 -17,663
1987 370,654 45,028 116,054 -12,681
1986 357,205 48,233 131,188 -13,540
1985 344,549 50,872 146,184 -589
1984 331,910 52,594 172,487 2,754
1983 317,379 53,646 183,223 1,241
1982 305,204 53,384 231,714 -7,384
1981 292,755 51,354 237,879 2,563
1980 280,630 47,031 281,184 20,166
1979 268,875 40,355 312,407 -5,929
1978 257,222 31,822 339,157 -2,504
1977 250,858 22,452 361,465 -1,332
1976 241,939 12,735 375,834 2,804
1975 228,883 79,766 371,882 -218
1974 216,389 79,445 396,182 105,838
1973 203,429 78,963 374,381 8,624
1972 190,842 77,213 391,030 7,935
1971 179,918 69,728 369,625 7,363
1970 170,070 58,883 378,723 -60,580
1969 161,541 48,192 367,851 -49,956
1968 153,464 41,198 387,423 -46,088
1967 145,773 40,125 402,001 -42,344
1966 138,438 40,125 397,084 -41,467
1965 131,601 40,125 405,819 -42,476
1964 124,996 40,125 429,885 -41,461
1963 118,526 40,125 394,338 -44,446
1962 111,930 39,670 384,690 -45,211
1961 105,568 36,410 396,537 -46,517
1960 99,681 31,307 398,960 -154,869

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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