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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.45 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Taiwan
2100 104,920,371 10,150,338
2099 104,113,061 10,273,881
2098 103,291,158 10,399,680
2097 102,471,756 10,527,804
2096 101,628,301 10,657,536
2095 100,772,460 10,789,978
2094 99,898,304 10,925,075
2093 99,021,348 11,062,491
2092 98,114,023 11,202,670
2091 97,191,635 11,346,131
2090 96,263,617 11,494,369
2089 95,332,834 11,644,743
2088 94,410,464 11,799,177
2087 93,478,576 11,956,109
2086 92,531,438 12,116,149
2085 91,589,651 12,281,248
2084 90,656,883 12,451,872
2083 89,687,091 12,625,681
2082 88,713,776 12,803,442
2081 87,729,381 12,986,931
2080 86,741,632 13,174,137
2079 85,754,611 13,366,920
2078 84,755,417 13,564,788
2077 83,751,773 13,765,770
2076 82,745,768 13,969,802
2075 81,715,680 14,178,904
2074 80,699,852 14,391,331
2073 79,680,254 14,606,033
2072 78,658,967 14,824,987
2071 77,619,677 15,045,310
2070 76,578,862 15,266,143
2069 75,539,439 15,488,280
2068 74,479,930 15,714,125
2067 73,429,006 15,940,945
2066 72,362,962 16,167,553
2065 71,312,115 16,396,032
2064 70,271,852 16,625,600
2063 69,232,655 16,854,355
2062 68,207,413 17,084,600
2061 67,176,556 17,314,450
2060 66,159,709 17,541,998
2059 65,140,683 17,767,014
2058 64,110,700 17,988,239
2057 63,092,260 18,208,151
2056 62,075,281 18,423,453
2055 61,046,238 18,639,554
2054 60,014,012 18,853,384
2053 58,992,661 19,063,428
2052 57,968,005 19,270,076
2051 56,941,659 19,474,323
2050 55,918,046 19,677,203
2049 54,901,818 19,878,438
2048 53,875,709 20,073,645
2047 52,858,830 20,267,326
2046 51,844,312 20,454,154
2045 50,830,306 20,640,565
2044 49,805,598 20,819,477
2043 48,788,840 20,995,111
2042 47,784,131 21,166,213
2041 46,795,255 21,331,710
2040 45,813,266 21,491,361
2039 44,841,250 21,645,911
2038 43,881,133 21,794,529
2037 42,929,373 21,939,617
2036 41,995,248 22,077,701
2035 41,077,730 22,211,115
2034 40,171,091 22,340,809
2033 39,279,116 22,463,465
2032 38,414,277 22,582,449
2031 37,563,879 22,698,460
2030 36,733,221 22,809,605
2029 35,912,791 22,916,803
2028 35,100,748 23,022,058
2027 34,301,358 23,127,410
2026 33,507,906 23,229,461
2025 32,716,581 23,331,886
2024 31,934,230 23,410,331
2023 31,165,654 23,342,541
2022 30,395,002 23,319,977
2021 29,639,736 23,468,275
2020 28,915,449 23,582,179
2019 28,193,009 23,596,027
2018 27,464,173 23,580,080
2017 26,733,372 23,555,522
2016 25,989,405 23,515,945
2015 25,246,342 23,462,914
2014 24,527,395 23,403,635
2013 23,939,775 23,344,670
2012 23,467,078 23,270,367
2011 22,982,000 23,193,518
2010 22,488,065 23,140,948
2009 21,997,940 23,078,402
2008 21,514,439 22,997,696
2007 21,030,558 22,917,444
2006 20,546,802 22,823,455
2005 20,068,458 22,729,753
2004 19,595,000 22,646,836
2003 19,125,542 22,562,663
2002 18,654,771 22,463,172
2001 18,178,913 22,341,120
2000 17,699,004 22,184,530
1999 17,215,935 22,010,489
1998 16,663,948 21,835,703
1997 16,047,170 21,634,124
1996 15,442,312 21,441,432
1995 14,855,565 21,267,653
1994 14,287,201 21,086,645
1993 13,735,951 20,899,019
1992 13,200,310 20,704,227
1991 12,683,870 20,503,568
1990 12,189,778 20,278,946
1989 11,719,771 20,055,492
1988 11,275,189 19,839,704
1987 10,851,475 19,617,046
1986 10,440,917 19,411,454
1985 10,040,483 19,191,510
1984 9,650,516 18,929,866
1983 9,272,744 18,653,146
1982 8,907,936 18,354,855
1981 8,556,596 18,029,982
1980 8,220,714 17,704,538
1979 7,902,267 17,372,779
1978 7,603,130 17,042,272
1977 7,321,950 16,730,895
1976 7,057,958 16,401,413
1975 6,776,297 16,075,128
1974 6,474,057 15,784,817
1973 6,184,944 15,505,121
1972 5,909,716 15,220,495
1971 5,650,868 14,913,564
1970 5,411,567 14,582,944
1969 5,192,221 14,068,984
1968 4,990,021 13,548,537
1967 4,799,744 13,210,344
1966 4,617,519 12,874,153
1965 4,442,377 12,511,863
1964 4,273,952 12,137,143
1963 4,112,061 11,762,101
1962 3,956,939 11,392,513
1961 3,810,151 11,030,385
1960 3,673,666 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Taiwan
2100 0.78% -1.2%
2099 0.8% -1.21%
2098 0.8% -1.22%
2097 0.83% -1.22%
2096 0.85% -1.23%
2095 0.88% -1.24%
2094 0.89% -1.24%
2093 0.92% -1.25%
2092 0.95% -1.26%
2091 0.96% -1.29%
2090 0.98% -1.29%
2089 0.98% -1.31%
2088 1% -1.31%
2087 1.02% -1.32%
2086 1.03% -1.34%
2085 1.03% -1.37%
2084 1.08% -1.38%
2083 1.1% -1.39%
2082 1.12% -1.41%
2081 1.14% -1.42%
2080 1.15% -1.44%
2079 1.18% -1.46%
2078 1.2% -1.46%
2077 1.22% -1.46%
2076 1.26% -1.47%
2075 1.26% -1.48%
2074 1.28% -1.47%
2073 1.3% -1.48%
2072 1.34% -1.46%
2071 1.36% -1.45%
2070 1.38% -1.43%
2069 1.42% -1.44%
2068 1.43% -1.42%
2067 1.47% -1.4%
2066 1.47% -1.39%
2065 1.48% -1.38%
2064 1.5% -1.36%
2063 1.5% -1.35%
2062 1.53% -1.33%
2061 1.54% -1.3%
2060 1.56% -1.27%
2059 1.61% -1.23%
2058 1.61% -1.21%
2057 1.64% -1.17%
2056 1.69% -1.16%
2055 1.72% -1.13%
2054 1.73% -1.1%
2053 1.77% -1.07%
2052 1.8% -1.05%
2051 1.83% -1.03%
2050 1.85% -1.01%
2049 1.9% -0.97%
2048 1.92% -0.96%
2047 1.96% -0.91%
2046 1.99% -0.9%
2045 2.06% -0.86%
2044 2.08% -0.84%
2043 2.1% -0.81%
2042 2.11% -0.78%
2041 2.14% -0.74%
2040 2.17% -0.71%
2039 2.19% -0.68%
2038 2.22% -0.66%
2037 2.22% -0.63%
2036 2.23% -0.6%
2035 2.26% -0.58%
2034 2.27% -0.55%
2033 2.25% -0.53%
2032 2.26% -0.51%
2031 2.26% -0.49%
2030 2.28% -0.47%
2029 2.31% -0.46%
2028 2.33% -0.46%
2027 2.37% -0.44%
2026 2.42% -0.44%
2025 2.45% -0.34%
2024 2.47% 0.29%
2023 2.54% 0.1%
2022 2.55% -0.63%
2021 2.5% -0.48%
2020 2.56% -0.06%
2019 2.65% 0.07%
2018 2.73% 0.1%
2017 2.86% 0.17%
2016 2.94% 0.23%
2015 2.93% 0.25%
2014 2.45% 0.25%
2013 2.01% 0.32%
2012 2.11% 0.33%
2011 2.2% 0.23%
2010 2.23% 0.27%
2009 2.25% 0.35%
2008 2.3% 0.35%
2007 2.35% 0.41%
2006 2.38% 0.41%
2005 2.42% 0.37%
2004 2.45% 0.37%
2003 2.52% 0.44%
2002 2.62% 0.55%
2001 2.71% 0.71%
2000 2.81% 0.79%
1999 3.31% 0.8%
1998 3.84% 0.93%
1997 3.92% 0.9%
1996 3.95% 0.82%
1995 3.98% 0.86%
1994 4.01% 0.9%
1993 4.06% 0.94%
1992 4.07% 0.98%
1991 4.05% 1.11%
1990 4.01% 1.11%
1989 3.94% 1.09%
1988 3.9% 1.14%
1987 3.93% 1.06%
1986 3.99% 1.15%
1985 4.04% 1.38%
1984 4.07% 1.48%
1983 4.1% 1.63%
1982 4.11% 1.8%
1981 4.09% 1.84%
1980 4.03% 1.91%
1979 3.93% 1.94%
1978 3.84% 1.86%
1977 3.74% 2.01%
1976 4.16% 2.03%
1975 4.67% 1.84%
1974 4.67% 1.8%
1973 4.66% 1.87%
1972 4.58% 2.06%
1971 4.42% 2.27%
1970 4.22% 3.65%
1969 4.05% 3.84%
1968 3.96% 2.56%
1967 3.95% 2.61%
1966 3.94% 2.9%
1965 3.94% 3.09%
1964 3.94% 3.19%
1963 3.92% 3.24%
1962 3.85% 3.28%
1961 3.72% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/taiwan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Taiwan
Current population
33722528
23229461
Population rank 50/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.28%
One net population change
41 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
31.6 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -215
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 180/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +47,029
Net migration rank 43/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -
2024 - 7,838 -67,188 47,029
2023 758,261 6,002 -69,794 225,599
2022 750,270 26,777 -68,327 -42,430
2021 732,191 1,322 -30,039 -156,010
2020 727,455 -12,390 -7,782 -33,978
2019 727,774 2,043 1,416 12,718
2018 722,445 5,395 8,725 8,888
2017 734,553 -796 22,613 8,809
2016 735,630 18,568 35,980 11,707
2015 731,387 522 49,741 8,581
2014 728,978 -23,011 - -
2013 720,228 -250,964 - -
2012 708,847 -232,712 - -
2011 694,033 -200,010 43,836 19,077
2010 676,554 -182,689 - -
2009 654,439 -168,027 - -
2008 630,610 -150,037 - -
2007 617,247 -130,079 - -
2006 605,001 -124,651 - -
2005 593,685 -117,342 - -
2004 579,424 -108,869 - -
2003 568,220 -99,880 - -
2002 563,692 -90,503 - -
2001 555,220 -76,679 132,707 -3,811
2000 545,129 -63,843 - -
1999 527,634 -42,777 - -
1998 509,167 109,961 - -
1997 489,984 124,443 - -
1996 469,740 125,556 - -
1995 453,719 124,501 - -
1994 438,274 120,247 - -
1993 430,759 113,215 - -
1992 423,294 104,006 - -
1991 413,354 92,228 215,698 -12,128
1990 402,629 79,979 - -
1989 390,081 67,324 - -
1988 378,575 53,187 - -
1987 370,654 45,028 - -
1986 357,205 48,233 - -
1985 344,549 50,872 - -
1984 331,910 52,594 - -
1983 317,379 53,646 - -
1982 305,204 53,384 - -
1981 292,755 51,354 326,883 4,508
1980 280,630 47,031 - -
1979 268,875 40,355 - -
1978 257,222 31,822 - -
1977 250,858 22,452 - -
1976 241,939 12,735 - -
1975 228,883 79,766 - -
1974 216,389 79,445 - -
1973 203,429 78,963 - -
1972 190,842 77,213 - -
1971 179,918 69,728 - -
1970 170,070 58,883 - -
1969 161,541 48,192 - -
1968 153,464 41,198 - -
1967 145,773 40,125 - -
1966 138,438 40,125 346,958 18,774
1965 131,601 40,125 - -
1964 124,996 40,125 - -
1963 118,526 40,125 - -
1962 111,930 39,670 - -
1961 105,568 36,410 - -
1960 99,681 31,307 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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