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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.55 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 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% 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 104,904,226 20,009,380
2099 104,097,040 20,121,095
2098 103,275,264 20,234,513
2097 102,455,988 20,345,619
2096 101,612,663 20,456,607
2095 100,756,953 20,566,246
2094 99,882,932 20,674,019
2093 99,006,111 20,780,946
2092 98,098,926 20,886,274
2091 97,176,680 20,990,047
2090 96,248,804 21,095,968
2089 95,318,164 21,198,788
2088 94,395,936 21,299,229
2087 93,464,192 21,398,269
2086 92,517,200 21,496,892
2085 91,575,557 21,594,661
2084 90,642,933 21,687,323
2083 89,673,290 21,778,597
2082 88,700,125 21,866,395
2081 87,715,881 21,954,337
2080 86,728,284 22,038,953
2079 85,741,415 22,122,744
2078 84,742,375 22,200,069
2077 83,738,886 22,274,355
2076 82,733,035 22,345,857
2075 81,703,106 22,414,609
2074 80,687,434 22,485,066
2073 79,667,993 22,550,427
2072 78,646,863 22,610,645
2071 77,607,733 22,669,042
2070 76,567,079 22,725,948
2069 75,527,815 22,779,050
2068 74,468,469 22,831,596
2067 73,417,707 22,885,941
2066 72,351,827 22,935,123
2065 71,301,141 22,985,942
2064 70,261,039 23,030,844
2063 69,222,001 23,071,114
2062 68,196,917 23,107,970
2061 67,166,219 23,139,924
2060 66,149,529 23,171,649
2059 65,130,659 23,199,387
2058 64,100,835 23,224,997
2057 63,082,551 23,247,211
2056 62,065,729 23,267,292
2055 61,036,845 23,278,653
2054 60,004,777 23,287,520
2053 58,983,583 23,297,347
2052 57,959,085 23,301,287
2051 56,932,897 23,302,108
2050 55,909,441 23,299,282
2049 54,893,369 23,293,630
2048 53,867,419 23,283,465
2047 52,850,696 23,267,251
2046 51,836,334 23,244,081
2045 50,822,485 23,212,221
2044 49,797,934 23,181,041
2043 48,781,333 23,144,217
2042 47,776,778 23,103,489
2041 46,788,054 23,056,478
2040 45,806,217 23,005,928
2039 44,834,350 22,948,866
2038 43,874,381 22,888,821
2037 42,922,767 22,822,943
2036 41,988,786 22,756,462
2035 41,071,409 22,685,766
2034 40,164,910 22,611,514
2033 39,273,072 22,532,374
2032 38,408,366 22,449,310
2031 37,558,099 22,364,063
2030 36,727,569 22,273,377
2029 35,907,265 22,181,300
2028 35,095,347 22,082,826
2027 34,296,079 21,979,196
2026 33,502,750 21,870,145
2025 32,711,547 21,756,000
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% 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 64.9% to 55,909,441 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 23.3M 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 2.43% -0.73%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Sri Lanka
Current population
33910252
21926160
Population rank 50/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.26%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
3.29 minutes
One birth every
31.3 seconds
2.37 minutes
One death every
2.16 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 -438
Annual growth/decline +777,317 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 190/197
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 765,049 7,838 50,407 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 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 (1960–2025, 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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