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Population in Ivory Coast compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.52 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Sri Lanka
2100 104,920,371 20,270,496
2099 104,113,061 20,383,669
2098 103,291,158 20,498,567
2097 102,471,756 20,611,123
2096 101,628,301 20,723,560
2095 100,772,460 20,834,629
2094 99,898,304 20,943,809
2093 99,021,348 21,052,131
2092 98,114,023 21,158,833
2091 97,191,635 21,263,961
2090 96,263,617 21,371,263
2089 95,332,834 21,475,426
2088 94,410,464 21,577,177
2087 93,478,576 21,677,510
2086 92,531,438 21,777,420
2085 91,589,651 21,876,464
2084 90,656,883 21,970,336
2083 89,687,091 22,062,801
2082 88,713,776 22,151,745
2081 87,729,381 22,240,834
2080 86,741,632 22,326,555
2079 85,754,611 22,411,438
2078 84,755,417 22,489,772
2077 83,751,773 22,565,028
2076 82,745,768 22,637,463
2075 81,715,680 22,707,112
2074 80,699,852 22,778,489
2073 79,680,254 22,844,703
2072 78,658,967 22,905,707
2071 77,619,677 22,964,866
2070 76,578,862 23,022,515
2069 75,539,439 23,076,310
2068 74,479,930 23,129,541
2067 73,429,006 23,184,596
2066 72,362,962 23,234,419
2065 71,312,115 23,285,901
2064 70,271,852 23,331,390
2063 69,232,655 23,372,184
2062 68,207,413 23,409,522
2061 67,176,556 23,441,893
2060 66,159,709 23,474,032
2059 65,140,683 23,502,132
2058 64,110,700 23,528,076
2057 63,092,260 23,550,580
2056 62,075,281 23,570,923
2055 61,046,238 23,582,432
2054 60,014,012 23,591,414
2053 58,992,661 23,601,371
2052 57,968,005 23,605,361
2051 56,941,659 23,606,194
2050 55,918,046 23,603,330
2049 54,901,818 23,597,604
2048 53,875,709 23,587,307
2047 52,858,830 23,570,881
2046 51,844,312 23,547,409
2045 50,830,306 23,515,133
2044 49,805,598 23,483,546
2043 48,788,840 23,446,242
2042 47,784,131 23,404,983
2041 46,795,255 23,357,358
2040 45,813,266 23,306,148
2039 44,841,250 23,248,341
2038 43,881,133 23,187,512
2037 42,929,373 23,120,775
2036 41,995,248 23,053,427
2035 41,077,730 22,981,808
2034 40,171,091 22,906,587
2033 39,279,116 22,826,414
2032 38,414,277 22,742,267
2031 37,563,879 22,655,907
2030 36,733,221 22,564,038
2029 35,912,791 22,470,759
2028 35,100,748 22,370,999
2027 34,301,358 22,266,017
2026 33,507,906 22,155,543
2025 32,716,581 22,039,908
2024 31,934,230 21,916,000
2023 31,165,654 22,037,000
2022 30,395,002 22,181,000
2021 29,639,736 22,156,000
2020 28,915,449 21,919,000
2019 28,193,009 21,803,000
2018 27,464,173 21,670,000
2017 26,733,372 21,453,000
2016 25,989,405 21,209,000
2015 25,246,342 20,970,000
2014 24,527,395 20,778,000
2013 23,939,775 20,585,000
2012 23,467,078 21,169,458
2011 22,982,000 21,009,048
2010 22,488,065 20,879,089
2009 21,997,940 20,756,435
2008 21,514,439 20,629,378
2007 21,030,558 20,492,545
2006 20,546,802 20,352,411
2005 20,068,458 20,216,524
2004 19,595,000 20,087,605
2003 19,125,542 19,951,521
2002 18,654,771 19,805,752
2001 18,178,913 19,600,362
2000 17,699,004 19,293,054
1999 17,215,935 18,944,731
1998 16,663,948 18,596,003
1997 16,047,170 18,248,200
1996 15,442,312 17,905,018
1995 14,855,565 17,564,068
1994 14,287,201 17,275,773
1993 13,735,951 17,025,918
1992 13,200,310 16,739,284
1991 12,683,870 16,475,354
1990 12,189,778 16,352,458
1989 11,719,771 16,248,557
1988 11,275,189 16,078,621
1987 10,851,475 15,916,576
1986 10,440,917 15,731,256
1985 10,040,483 15,544,154
1984 9,650,516 15,441,860
1983 9,272,744 15,388,794
1982 8,907,936 15,286,567
1981 8,556,596 15,099,414
1980 8,220,714 14,847,974
1979 7,902,267 14,579,614
1978 7,603,130 14,310,128
1977 7,321,950 14,049,371
1976 7,057,958 13,796,770
1975 6,776,297 13,548,984
1974 6,474,057 13,305,693
1973 6,184,944 13,060,916
1972 5,909,716 12,809,205
1971 5,650,868 12,551,910
1970 5,411,567 12,287,110
1969 5,192,221 12,013,858
1968 4,990,021 11,736,088
1967 4,799,744 11,457,328
1966 4,617,519 11,183,928
1965 4,442,377 10,916,965
1964 4,273,952 10,653,397
1963 4,112,061 10,395,040
1962 3,956,939 10,143,754
1961 3,810,151 9,899,372
1960 3,673,666 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Sri Lanka
2100 0.78% -0.56%
2099 0.8% -0.56%
2098 0.8% -0.55%
2097 0.83% -0.54%
2096 0.85% -0.53%
2095 0.88% -0.52%
2094 0.89% -0.51%
2093 0.92% -0.5%
2092 0.95% -0.49%
2091 0.96% -0.5%
2090 0.98% -0.49%
2089 0.98% -0.47%
2088 1% -0.46%
2087 1.02% -0.46%
2086 1.03% -0.45%
2085 1.03% -0.43%
2084 1.08% -0.42%
2083 1.1% -0.4%
2082 1.12% -0.4%
2081 1.14% -0.38%
2080 1.15% -0.38%
2079 1.18% -0.35%
2078 1.2% -0.33%
2077 1.22% -0.32%
2076 1.26% -0.31%
2075 1.26% -0.31%
2074 1.28% -0.29%
2073 1.3% -0.27%
2072 1.34% -0.26%
2071 1.36% -0.25%
2070 1.38% -0.23%
2069 1.42% -0.23%
2068 1.43% -0.24%
2067 1.47% -0.21%
2066 1.47% -0.22%
2065 1.48% -0.19%
2064 1.5% -0.17%
2063 1.5% -0.16%
2062 1.53% -0.14%
2061 1.54% -0.14%
2060 1.56% -0.12%
2059 1.61% -0.11%
2058 1.61% -0.1%
2057 1.64% -0.09%
2056 1.69% -0.05%
2055 1.72% -0.04%
2054 1.73% -0.04%
2053 1.77% -0.02%
2052 1.8% -0.004%
2051 1.83% 0.01%
2050 1.85% 0.02%
2049 1.9% 0.04%
2048 1.92% 0.07%
2047 1.96% 0.1%
2046 1.99% 0.14%
2045 2.06% 0.13%
2044 2.08% 0.16%
2043 2.1% 0.18%
2042 2.11% 0.2%
2041 2.14% 0.22%
2040 2.17% 0.25%
2039 2.19% 0.26%
2038 2.22% 0.29%
2037 2.22% 0.29%
2036 2.23% 0.31%
2035 2.26% 0.33%
2034 2.27% 0.35%
2033 2.25% 0.37%
2032 2.26% 0.38%
2031 2.26% 0.41%
2030 2.28% 0.42%
2029 2.31% 0.45%
2028 2.33% 0.47%
2027 2.37% 0.5%
2026 2.42% 0.52%
2025 2.45% 0.57%
2024 2.47% -0.55%
2023 2.54% -0.65%
2022 2.55% 0.11%
2021 2.5% 1.08%
2020 2.56% 0.53%
2019 2.65% 0.61%
2018 2.73% 1.01%
2017 2.86% 1.15%
2016 2.94% 1.14%
2015 2.93% 0.92%
2014 2.45% 0.94%
2013 2.01% -2.76%
2012 2.11% 0.76%
2011 2.2% 0.62%
2010 2.23% 0.59%
2009 2.25% 0.62%
2008 2.3% 0.67%
2007 2.35% 0.69%
2006 2.38% 0.67%
2005 2.42% 0.64%
2004 2.45% 0.68%
2003 2.52% 0.74%
2002 2.62% 1.05%
2001 2.71% 1.59%
2000 2.81% 1.84%
1999 3.31% 1.88%
1998 3.84% 1.91%
1997 3.92% 1.92%
1996 3.95% 1.94%
1995 3.98% 1.67%
1994 4.01% 1.47%
1993 4.06% 1.71%
1992 4.07% 1.6%
1991 4.05% 0.75%
1990 4.01% 0.64%
1989 3.94% 1.06%
1988 3.9% 1.02%
1987 3.93% 1.18%
1986 3.99% 1.2%
1985 4.04% 0.66%
1984 4.07% 0.34%
1983 4.1% 0.67%
1982 4.11% 1.24%
1981 4.09% 1.69%
1980 4.03% 1.84%
1979 3.93% 1.88%
1978 3.84% 1.86%
1977 3.74% 1.83%
1976 4.16% 1.83%
1975 4.67% 1.83%
1974 4.67% 1.87%
1973 4.66% 1.97%
1972 4.58% 2.05%
1971 4.42% 2.16%
1970 4.22% 2.27%
1969 4.05% 2.37%
1968 3.96% 2.43%
1967 3.95% 2.44%
1966 3.94% 2.45%
1965 3.94% 2.47%
1964 3.94% 2.49%
1963 3.92% 2.48%
1962 3.85% 2.47%
1961 3.72% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Sri Lanka
Current population
33722528
22185425
Population rank 50/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.27%
One net population change
41 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -332
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 188/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -30,724
Net migration rank 43/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -30,724
2024 - 7,838 - -27,245
2023 758,261 6,002 66,111 -28,011
2022 750,270 26,777 95,378 -27,435
2021 732,191 1,322 121,858 -29,586
2020 727,455 -12,390 170,968 -29,875
2019 727,774 2,043 172,243 -28,426
2018 722,445 5,395 183,610 -28,607
2017 734,553 -796 187,993 -22,324
2016 735,630 18,568 194,232 -18,388
2015 731,387 522 201,815 -29,797
2014 728,978 -23,011 211,541 -33,672
2013 720,228 -250,964 221,021 -37,754
2012 708,847 -232,712 229,138 -41,955
2011 694,033 -200,010 224,461 -90,839
2010 676,554 -182,689 224,325 -98,060
2009 654,439 -168,027 200,175 -81,130
2008 630,610 -150,037 232,225 -97,144
2007 617,247 -130,079 248,287 -109,695
2006 605,001 -124,651 248,706 -107,045
2005 593,685 -117,342 248,683 -118,594
2004 579,424 -108,869 212,527 -84,795
2003 568,220 -99,880 252,008 -107,573
2002 563,692 -90,503 252,840 -105,718
2001 555,220 -76,679 244,377 19,273
2000 545,129 -63,843 227,060 123,894
1999 527,634 -42,777 206,876 138,799
1998 509,167 109,961 201,059 150,724
1997 489,984 124,443 208,193 135,636
1996 469,740 125,556 215,290 127,236
1995 453,719 124,501 221,957 117,416
1994 438,274 120,247 228,904 8,323
1993 430,759 113,215 226,257 36,232
1992 423,294 104,006 222,230 88,542
1991 413,354 92,228 218,117 -1,047
1990 402,629 79,979 224,454 -195,736
1989 390,081 67,324 212,401 -33,305
1988 378,575 53,187 219,184 -58,415
1987 370,654 45,028 226,414 -63,105
1986 357,205 48,233 233,782 -26,460
1985 344,549 50,872 247,836 -80,950
1984 331,910 52,594 263,175 -225,450
1983 317,379 53,646 277,768 -209,362
1982 305,204 53,384 300,030 -163,987
1981 292,755 51,354 328,096 -89,824
1980 280,630 47,031 328,155 -63,541
1979 268,875 40,355 329,791 -57,683
1978 257,222 31,822 317,055 -50,189
1977 250,858 22,452 300,038 -45,383
1976 241,939 12,735 291,816 -41,258
1975 228,883 79,766 282,496 -37,475
1974 216,389 79,445 275,521 -33,979
1973 203,429 78,963 278,577 -30,582
1972 190,842 77,213 282,494 -27,071
1971 179,918 69,728 281,200 -22,021
1970 170,070 58,883 286,719 -16,299
1969 161,541 48,192 286,218 -10,152
1968 153,464 41,198 286,642 -7,163
1967 145,773 40,125 284,738 -6,696
1966 138,438 40,125 275,549 -6,794
1965 131,601 40,125 272,422 -7,249
1964 124,996 40,125 269,584 -7,614
1963 118,526 40,125 262,880 -8,118
1962 111,930 39,670 256,719 -8,909
1961 105,568 36,410 251,087 -10,144
1960 99,681 31,307 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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