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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.26 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Syria
2100 104,920,371 44,620,090
2099 104,113,061 44,690,260
2098 103,291,158 44,750,249
2097 102,471,756 44,813,148
2096 101,628,301 44,867,740
2095 100,772,460 44,895,489
2094 99,898,304 44,945,231
2093 99,021,348 44,974,311
2092 98,114,023 45,003,795
2091 97,191,635 45,016,478
2090 96,263,617 45,048,083
2089 95,332,834 45,047,102
2088 94,410,464 45,041,864
2087 93,478,576 45,049,516
2086 92,531,438 45,068,928
2085 91,589,651 45,034,847
2084 90,656,883 44,999,929
2083 89,687,091 44,971,600
2082 88,713,776 44,910,859
2081 87,729,381 44,843,908
2080 86,741,632 44,744,718
2079 85,754,611 44,687,371
2078 84,755,417 44,649,760
2077 83,751,773 44,604,175
2076 82,745,768 44,520,132
2075 81,715,680 44,426,423
2074 80,699,852 44,328,795
2073 79,680,254 44,221,016
2072 78,658,967 44,084,262
2071 77,619,677 43,939,848
2070 76,578,862 43,795,999
2069 75,539,439 43,648,130
2068 74,479,930 43,465,442
2067 73,429,006 43,271,173
2066 72,362,962 43,060,752
2065 71,312,115 42,810,442
2064 70,271,852 42,559,554
2063 69,232,655 42,311,907
2062 68,207,413 42,062,193
2061 67,176,556 41,808,082
2060 66,159,709 41,522,274
2059 65,140,683 41,208,825
2058 64,110,700 40,925,728
2057 63,092,260 40,643,453
2056 62,075,281 40,332,578
2055 61,046,238 40,026,632
2054 60,014,012 39,691,425
2053 58,992,661 39,348,020
2052 57,968,005 39,045,268
2051 56,941,659 38,733,827
2050 55,918,046 38,410,423
2049 54,901,818 38,089,455
2048 53,875,709 37,784,449
2047 52,858,830 37,492,636
2046 51,844,312 37,181,526
2045 50,830,306 36,843,579
2044 49,805,598 36,526,509
2043 48,788,840 36,188,225
2042 47,784,131 35,825,419
2041 46,795,255 35,447,414
2040 45,813,266 35,042,107
2039 44,841,250 34,626,945
2038 43,881,133 34,183,740
2037 42,929,373 33,703,682
2036 41,995,248 33,223,843
2035 41,077,730 32,696,648
2034 40,171,091 32,148,814
2033 39,279,116 31,562,427
2032 38,414,277 30,967,322
2031 37,563,879 30,329,874
2030 36,733,221 29,672,629
2029 35,912,791 28,949,535
2028 35,100,748 28,217,748
2027 34,301,358 27,428,807
2026 33,507,906 26,607,148
2025 32,716,581 25,689,551
2024 31,934,230 24,672,760
2023 31,165,654 23,594,623
2022 30,395,002 22,462,173
2021 29,639,736 21,628,839
2020 28,915,449 21,049,429
2019 28,193,009 20,353,534
2018 27,464,173 19,577,845
2017 26,733,372 19,224,668
2016 25,989,405 19,193,834
2015 25,246,342 19,424,618
2014 24,527,395 20,273,659
2013 23,939,775 21,666,917
2012 23,467,078 22,759,763
2011 22,982,000 22,878,098
2010 22,488,065 22,482,421
2009 21,997,940 21,976,969
2008 21,514,439 21,636,564
2007 21,030,558 20,884,125
2006 20,546,802 19,637,022
2005 20,068,458 18,814,091
2004 19,595,000 18,336,875
2003 19,125,542 17,889,296
2002 18,654,771 17,468,332
2001 18,178,913 17,051,338
2000 17,699,004 16,637,888
1999 17,215,935 16,228,061
1998 16,663,948 15,820,413
1997 16,047,170 15,417,542
1996 15,442,312 15,018,104
1995 14,855,565 14,616,801
1994 14,287,201 14,208,583
1993 13,735,951 13,795,686
1992 13,200,310 13,385,571
1991 12,683,870 12,980,821
1990 12,189,778 12,579,208
1989 11,719,771 12,179,060
1988 11,275,189 11,782,264
1987 10,851,475 11,388,923
1986 10,440,917 11,002,844
1985 10,040,483 10,625,672
1984 9,650,516 10,258,398
1983 9,272,744 9,904,809
1982 8,907,936 9,572,511
1981 8,556,596 9,260,189
1980 8,220,714 8,957,663
1979 7,902,267 8,661,909
1978 7,603,130 8,372,759
1977 7,321,950 8,090,501
1976 7,057,958 7,817,320
1975 6,776,297 7,554,364
1974 6,474,057 7,302,160
1973 6,184,944 7,060,321
1972 5,909,716 6,826,024
1971 5,650,868 6,598,094
1970 5,411,567 6,380,609
1969 5,192,221 6,175,166
1968 4,990,021 5,978,742
1967 4,799,744 5,790,198
1966 4,617,519 5,609,047
1965 4,442,377 5,435,267
1964 4,273,952 5,269,087
1963 4,112,061 5,110,467
1962 3,956,939 4,959,340
1961 3,810,151 4,815,466
1960 3,673,666 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Syria
2100 0.78% -0.16%
2099 0.8% -0.13%
2098 0.8% -0.14%
2097 0.83% -0.12%
2096 0.85% -0.06%
2095 0.88% -0.11%
2094 0.89% -0.06%
2093 0.92% -0.07%
2092 0.95% -0.03%
2091 0.96% -0.07%
2090 0.98% 0.002%
2089 0.98% 0.01%
2088 1% -0.02%
2087 1.02% -0.04%
2086 1.03% 0.08%
2085 1.03% 0.08%
2084 1.08% 0.06%
2083 1.1% 0.14%
2082 1.12% 0.15%
2081 1.14% 0.22%
2080 1.15% 0.13%
2079 1.18% 0.08%
2078 1.2% 0.1%
2077 1.22% 0.19%
2076 1.26% 0.21%
2075 1.26% 0.22%
2074 1.28% 0.24%
2073 1.3% 0.31%
2072 1.34% 0.33%
2071 1.36% 0.33%
2070 1.38% 0.34%
2069 1.42% 0.42%
2068 1.43% 0.45%
2067 1.47% 0.49%
2066 1.47% 0.58%
2065 1.48% 0.59%
2064 1.5% 0.59%
2063 1.5% 0.59%
2062 1.53% 0.61%
2061 1.54% 0.69%
2060 1.56% 0.76%
2059 1.61% 0.69%
2058 1.61% 0.69%
2057 1.64% 0.77%
2056 1.69% 0.76%
2055 1.72% 0.84%
2054 1.73% 0.87%
2053 1.77% 0.78%
2052 1.8% 0.8%
2051 1.83% 0.84%
2050 1.85% 0.84%
2049 1.9% 0.81%
2048 1.92% 0.78%
2047 1.96% 0.84%
2046 1.99% 0.92%
2045 2.06% 0.87%
2044 2.08% 0.93%
2043 2.1% 1.01%
2042 2.11% 1.07%
2041 2.14% 1.16%
2040 2.17% 1.2%
2039 2.19% 1.3%
2038 2.22% 1.42%
2037 2.22% 1.44%
2036 2.23% 1.61%
2035 2.26% 1.7%
2034 2.27% 1.86%
2033 2.25% 1.92%
2032 2.26% 2.1%
2031 2.26% 2.21%
2030 2.28% 2.5%
2029 2.31% 2.59%
2028 2.33% 2.88%
2027 2.37% 3.09%
2026 2.42% 3.57%
2025 2.45% 4.12%
2024 2.47% 4.57%
2023 2.54% 5.04%
2022 2.55% 3.85%
2021 2.5% 2.75%
2020 2.56% 3.42%
2019 2.65% 3.96%
2018 2.73% 1.84%
2017 2.86% 0.16%
2016 2.94% -1.19%
2015 2.93% -4.19%
2014 2.45% -6.43%
2013 2.01% -4.8%
2012 2.11% -0.52%
2011 2.2% 1.76%
2010 2.23% 2.3%
2009 2.25% 1.57%
2008 2.3% 3.6%
2007 2.35% 6.35%
2006 2.38% 4.37%
2005 2.42% 2.6%
2004 2.45% 2.5%
2003 2.52% 2.41%
2002 2.62% 2.45%
2001 2.71% 2.48%
2000 2.81% 2.53%
1999 3.31% 2.58%
1998 3.84% 2.61%
1997 3.92% 2.66%
1996 3.95% 2.75%
1995 3.98% 2.87%
1994 4.01% 2.99%
1993 4.06% 3.06%
1992 4.07% 3.12%
1991 4.05% 3.19%
1990 4.01% 3.29%
1989 3.94% 3.37%
1988 3.9% 3.45%
1987 3.93% 3.51%
1986 3.99% 3.55%
1985 4.04% 3.58%
1984 4.07% 3.57%
1983 4.1% 3.47%
1982 4.11% 3.37%
1981 4.09% 3.38%
1980 4.03% 3.41%
1979 3.93% 3.45%
1978 3.84% 3.49%
1977 3.74% 3.49%
1976 4.16% 3.48%
1975 4.67% 3.45%
1974 4.67% 3.43%
1973 4.66% 3.43%
1972 4.58% 3.45%
1971 4.42% 3.41%
1970 4.22% 3.33%
1969 4.05% 3.29%
1968 3.96% 3.26%
1967 3.95% 3.23%
1966 3.94% 3.2%
1965 3.94% 3.15%
1964 3.94% 3.1%
1963 3.92% 3.05%
1962 3.85% 2.99%
1961 3.72% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Syria
Current population
33722528
26829400
Population rank 50/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.32%
One net population change
41 seconds
29.3 seconds
One birth every
31.6 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 6/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +421,693
Net migration rank 43/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 421,693
2024 - 7,838 - 546,494
2023 758,261 6,002 402,713 757,309
2022 750,270 26,777 369,750 735,142
2021 732,191 1,322 350,560 211,220
2020 727,455 -12,390 327,992 269,050
2019 727,774 2,043 293,762 500,985
2018 722,445 5,395 242,530 514,102
2017 734,553 -796 237,214 -287,501
2016 735,630 18,568 236,007 -124,063
2015 731,387 522 253,977 -827,496
2014 728,978 -23,011 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 720,228 -250,964 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 708,847 -232,712 475,520 -999,267
2011 694,033 -200,010 543,950 -256,888
2010 676,554 -182,689 558,666 -54,359
2009 654,439 -168,027 559,314 -52,703
2008 630,610 -150,037 576,593 -402,393
2007 617,247 -130,079 529,162 801,514
2006 605,001 -124,651 480,616 682,911
2005 593,685 -117,342 468,960 13,382
2004 579,424 -108,869 461,209 10,881
2003 568,220 -99,880 457,000 -33,920
2002 563,692 -90,503 453,967 -35,096
2001 555,220 -76,679 451,503 -36,383
2000 545,129 -63,843 446,211 -34,425
1999 527,634 -42,777 439,261 -31,394
1998 509,167 109,961 433,447 -26,025
1997 489,984 124,443 429,887 -31,571
1996 469,740 125,556 430,765 -30,197
1995 453,719 124,501 430,172 -28,122
1994 438,274 120,247 426,996 -12,630
1993 430,759 113,215 420,244 -8,828
1992 423,294 104,006 412,878 -4,063
1991 413,354 92,228 410,830 -10,154
1990 402,629 79,979 409,177 -6,620
1989 390,081 67,324 406,111 -8,379
1988 378,575 53,187 404,285 -8,426
1987 370,654 45,028 399,159 -8,335
1986 357,205 48,233 390,821 -9,485
1985 344,549 50,872 379,231 -6,221
1984 331,910 52,594 366,768 -5,245
1983 317,379 53,646 355,375 -9,729
1982 305,204 53,384 319,664 -721
1981 292,755 51,354 330,237 -24,536
1980 280,630 47,031 332,464 -33,114
1979 268,875 40,355 324,943 -32,793
1978 257,222 31,822 316,724 -30,567
1977 250,858 22,452 306,630 -28,275
1976 241,939 12,735 294,267 -26,268
1975 228,883 79,766 282,299 -24,389
1974 216,389 79,445 270,735 -24,242
1973 203,429 78,963 254,687 -17,502
1972 190,842 77,213 249,027 -17,610
1971 179,918 69,728 239,610 -15,167
1970 170,070 58,883 230,117 -19,594
1969 161,541 48,192 219,114 -18,749
1968 153,464 41,198 209,454 -16,968
1967 145,773 40,125 199,223 -14,618
1966 138,438 40,125 191,122 -13,434
1965 131,601 40,125 182,560 -12,704
1964 124,996 40,125 174,549 -12,044
1963 118,526 40,125 166,555 -11,817
1962 111,930 39,670 159,155 -11,641
1961 105,568 36,410 151,485 -11,237
1960 99,681 31,307 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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