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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 3.16 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Sweden
2100 104,920,371 11,357,586
2099 104,113,061 11,361,443
2098 103,291,158 11,365,725
2097 102,471,756 11,366,889
2096 101,628,301 11,368,572
2095 100,772,460 11,371,525
2094 99,898,304 11,374,169
2093 99,021,348 11,376,054
2092 98,114,023 11,378,099
2091 97,191,635 11,379,549
2090 96,263,617 11,381,475
2089 95,332,834 11,384,408
2088 94,410,464 11,387,073
2087 93,478,576 11,390,874
2086 92,531,438 11,398,223
2085 91,589,651 11,403,279
2084 90,656,883 11,408,050
2083 89,687,091 11,411,588
2082 88,713,776 11,416,796
2081 87,729,381 11,418,438
2080 86,741,632 11,420,629
2079 85,754,611 11,420,158
2078 84,755,417 11,418,032
2077 83,751,773 11,415,948
2076 82,745,768 11,412,112
2075 81,715,680 11,407,978
2074 80,699,852 11,404,682
2073 79,680,254 11,401,754
2072 78,658,967 11,398,056
2071 77,619,677 11,393,134
2070 76,578,862 11,389,416
2069 75,539,439 11,385,560
2068 74,479,930 11,384,165
2067 73,429,006 11,383,331
2066 72,362,962 11,383,335
2065 71,312,115 11,382,611
2064 70,271,852 11,381,643
2063 69,232,655 11,381,489
2062 68,207,413 11,382,109
2061 67,176,556 11,379,849
2060 66,159,709 11,378,661
2059 65,140,683 11,376,317
2058 64,110,700 11,372,527
2057 63,092,260 11,367,109
2056 62,075,281 11,361,843
2055 61,046,238 11,354,884
2054 60,014,012 11,347,343
2053 58,992,661 11,336,678
2052 57,968,005 11,322,876
2051 56,941,659 11,306,983
2050 55,918,046 11,287,973
2049 54,901,818 11,268,461
2048 53,875,709 11,247,615
2047 52,858,830 11,225,655
2046 51,844,312 11,202,749
2045 50,830,306 11,178,920
2044 49,805,598 11,153,887
2043 48,788,840 11,128,417
2042 47,784,131 11,102,505
2041 46,795,255 11,078,898
2040 45,813,266 11,054,498
2039 44,841,250 11,031,322
2038 43,881,133 11,008,943
2037 42,929,373 10,987,323
2036 41,995,248 10,964,438
2035 41,077,730 10,941,953
2034 40,171,091 10,919,289
2033 39,279,116 10,895,104
2032 38,414,277 10,869,796
2031 37,563,879 10,844,434
2030 36,733,221 10,815,888
2029 35,912,791 10,784,274
2028 35,100,748 10,749,191
2027 34,301,358 10,710,226
2026 33,507,906 10,668,870
2025 32,716,581 10,621,495
2024 31,934,230 10,569,709
2023 31,165,654 10,536,632
2022 30,395,002 10,486,941
2021 29,639,736 10,415,811
2020 28,915,449 10,353,442
2019 28,193,009 10,278,887
2018 27,464,173 10,175,214
2017 26,733,372 10,057,698
2016 25,989,405 9,923,085
2015 25,246,342 9,799,186
2014 24,527,395 9,696,110
2013 23,939,775 9,600,379
2012 23,467,078 9,519,374
2011 22,982,000 9,449,213
2010 22,488,065 9,378,126
2009 21,997,940 9,298,515
2008 21,514,439 9,219,637
2007 21,030,558 9,148,092
2006 20,546,802 9,080,505
2005 20,068,458 9,029,572
2004 19,595,000 8,993,531
2003 19,125,542 8,958,229
2002 18,654,771 8,924,958
2001 18,178,913 8,895,960
2000 17,699,004 8,872,109
1999 17,215,935 8,857,874
1998 16,663,948 8,850,974
1997 16,047,170 8,846,062
1996 15,442,312 8,840,998
1995 14,855,565 8,826,939
1994 14,287,201 8,780,745
1993 13,735,951 8,718,561
1992 13,200,310 8,668,067
1991 12,683,870 8,617,375
1990 12,189,778 8,558,835
1989 11,719,771 8,492,964
1988 11,275,189 8,436,489
1987 10,851,475 8,397,804
1986 10,440,917 8,369,829
1985 10,040,483 8,350,386
1984 9,650,516 8,336,605
1983 9,272,744 8,329,033
1982 8,907,936 8,325,263
1981 8,556,596 8,320,503
1980 8,220,714 8,310,531
1979 7,902,267 8,293,678
1978 7,603,130 8,275,599
1977 7,321,950 8,251,540
1976 7,057,958 8,222,286
1975 6,776,297 8,192,437
1974 6,474,057 8,159,955
1973 6,184,944 8,136,312
1972 5,909,716 8,122,300
1971 5,650,868 8,098,334
1970 5,411,567 8,042,801
1969 5,192,221 7,968,072
1968 4,990,021 7,912,273
1967 4,799,744 7,867,931
1966 4,617,519 7,807,797
1965 4,442,377 7,733,853
1964 4,273,952 7,661,354
1963 4,112,061 7,604,328
1962 3,956,939 7,561,588
1961 3,810,151 7,519,998
1960 3,673,666 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Sweden
2100 0.78% -0.03%
2099 0.8% -0.04%
2098 0.8% -0.01%
2097 0.83% -0.01%
2096 0.85% -0.03%
2095 0.88% -0.02%
2094 0.89% -0.02%
2093 0.92% -0.02%
2092 0.95% -0.01%
2091 0.96% -0.02%
2090 0.98% -0.03%
2089 0.98% -0.02%
2088 1% -0.03%
2087 1.02% -0.06%
2086 1.03% -0.04%
2085 1.03% -0.04%
2084 1.08% -0.03%
2083 1.1% -0.05%
2082 1.12% -0.01%
2081 1.14% -0.02%
2080 1.15% 0.004%
2079 1.18% 0.02%
2078 1.2% 0.02%
2077 1.22% 0.03%
2076 1.26% 0.04%
2075 1.26% 0.03%
2074 1.28% 0.03%
2073 1.3% 0.03%
2072 1.34% 0.04%
2071 1.36% 0.03%
2070 1.38% 0.03%
2069 1.42% 0.01%
2068 1.43% 0.007%
2067 1.47% -0%
2066 1.47% 0.006%
2065 1.48% 0.009%
2064 1.5% 0.001%
2063 1.5% -0.005%
2062 1.53% 0.02%
2061 1.54% 0.01%
2060 1.56% 0.02%
2059 1.61% 0.03%
2058 1.61% 0.05%
2057 1.64% 0.05%
2056 1.69% 0.06%
2055 1.72% 0.07%
2054 1.73% 0.09%
2053 1.77% 0.12%
2052 1.8% 0.14%
2051 1.83% 0.17%
2050 1.85% 0.17%
2049 1.9% 0.19%
2048 1.92% 0.2%
2047 1.96% 0.2%
2046 1.99% 0.21%
2045 2.06% 0.22%
2044 2.08% 0.23%
2043 2.1% 0.23%
2042 2.11% 0.21%
2041 2.14% 0.22%
2040 2.17% 0.21%
2039 2.19% 0.2%
2038 2.22% 0.2%
2037 2.22% 0.21%
2036 2.23% 0.21%
2035 2.26% 0.21%
2034 2.27% 0.22%
2033 2.25% 0.23%
2032 2.26% 0.23%
2031 2.26% 0.26%
2030 2.28% 0.29%
2029 2.31% 0.33%
2028 2.33% 0.36%
2027 2.37% 0.39%
2026 2.42% 0.45%
2025 2.45% 0.49%
2024 2.47% 0.31%
2023 2.54% 0.47%
2022 2.55% 0.68%
2021 2.5% 0.6%
2020 2.56% 0.73%
2019 2.65% 1.02%
2018 2.73% 1.17%
2017 2.86% 1.36%
2016 2.94% 1.26%
2015 2.93% 1.06%
2014 2.45% 1%
2013 2.01% 0.85%
2012 2.11% 0.74%
2011 2.2% 0.76%
2010 2.23% 0.86%
2009 2.25% 0.86%
2008 2.3% 0.78%
2007 2.35% 0.74%
2006 2.38% 0.56%
2005 2.42% 0.4%
2004 2.45% 0.39%
2003 2.52% 0.37%
2002 2.62% 0.33%
2001 2.71% 0.27%
2000 2.81% 0.16%
1999 3.31% 0.08%
1998 3.84% 0.06%
1997 3.92% 0.06%
1996 3.95% 0.16%
1995 3.98% 0.53%
1994 4.01% 0.71%
1993 4.06% 0.58%
1992 4.07% 0.59%
1991 4.05% 0.68%
1990 4.01% 0.78%
1989 3.94% 0.67%
1988 3.9% 0.46%
1987 3.93% 0.33%
1986 3.99% 0.23%
1985 4.04% 0.17%
1984 4.07% 0.09%
1983 4.1% 0.05%
1982 4.11% 0.06%
1981 4.09% 0.12%
1980 4.03% 0.2%
1979 3.93% 0.22%
1978 3.84% 0.29%
1977 3.74% 0.36%
1976 4.16% 0.36%
1975 4.67% 0.4%
1974 4.67% 0.29%
1973 4.66% 0.17%
1972 4.58% 0.3%
1971 4.42% 0.69%
1970 4.22% 0.94%
1969 4.05% 0.71%
1968 3.96% 0.56%
1967 3.95% 0.77%
1966 3.94% 0.96%
1965 3.94% 0.95%
1964 3.94% 0.75%
1963 3.92% 0.57%
1962 3.85% 0.55%
1961 3.72% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Sweden
Current population
33722528
10680056
Population rank 50/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.13%
One net population change
41 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +91
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 149/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +47,079
Net migration rank 43/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 47,079
2024 - 7,838 - 50,115
2023 758,261 6,002 5,269 55,209
2022 750,270 26,777 10,487 58,955
2021 732,191 1,322 22,914 51,947
2020 727,455 -12,390 14,495 37,302
2019 727,774 2,043 25,697 72,619
2018 722,445 5,395 23,403 87,517
2017 734,553 -796 24,138 102,671
2016 735,630 18,568 25,800 119,234
2015 731,387 522 23,518 80,534
2014 728,978 -23,011 26,179 77,654
2013 720,228 -250,964 23,041 66,760
2012 708,847 -232,712 20,943 52,879
2011 694,033 -200,010 21,733 46,049
2010 676,554 -182,689 25,320 51,175
2009 654,439 -168,027 21,387 63,638
2008 630,610 -150,037 18,439 56,452
2007 617,247 -130,079 15,552 54,907
2006 605,001 -124,651 15,436 51,675
2005 593,685 -117,342 9,030 27,030
2004 579,424 -108,869 9,893 25,842
2003 568,220 -99,880 6,271 29,161
2002 563,692 -90,503 893 31,364
2001 555,220 -76,679 -1,779 28,856
2000 545,129 -63,843 -2,662 24,900
1999 527,634 -42,777 -6,201 13,940
1998 509,167 109,961 -3,541 11,325
1997 489,984 124,443 -3,539 6,047
1996 469,740 125,556 1,768 5,773
1995 453,719 124,501 9,710 11,621
1994 438,274 120,247 20,196 51,545
1993 430,759 113,215 20,924 32,725
1992 423,294 104,006 28,605 20,507
1991 413,354 92,228 29,299 25,314
1990 402,629 79,979 29,100 35,668
1989 390,081 67,324 24,629 44,565
1988 378,575 53,187 15,186 30,064
1987 370,654 45,028 11,757 21,335
1986 357,205 48,233 9,206 15,211
1985 344,549 50,872 4,175 11,464
1984 331,910 52,594 3,335 8,668
1983 317,379 53,646 833 2,105
1982 305,204 53,384 1,665 2,524
1981 292,755 51,354 1,664 3,209
1980 280,630 47,031 5,818 10,040
1979 268,875 40,355 4,976 13,895
1978 257,222 31,822 4,138 13,807
1977 250,858 22,452 7,426 23,528
1976 241,939 12,735 8,222 20,324
1975 228,883 79,766 14,746 16,564
1974 216,389 79,445 23,664 9,217
1973 203,429 78,963 24,409 -9,551
1972 190,842 77,213 28,428 -13,519
1971 179,918 69,728 31,583 2,334
1970 170,070 58,883 30,563 47,242
1969 161,541 48,192 23,904 48,824
1968 153,464 41,198 30,858 8,545
1967 145,773 40,125 41,700 11,075
1966 138,438 40,125 45,286 24,920
1965 131,601 40,125 44,857 32,444
1964 124,996 40,125 45,968 23,581
1963 118,526 40,125 35,741 11,009
1962 111,930 39,670 30,246 9,627
1961 105,568 36,410 30,832 14,401
1960 99,681 31,307 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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