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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.58 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Uganda
2100 104,904,226 122,461,518
2099 104,097,040 122,400,118
2098 103,275,264 122,328,333
2097 102,455,988 122,230,315
2096 101,612,663 122,110,905
2095 100,756,953 121,940,556
2094 99,882,932 121,763,948
2093 99,006,111 121,549,120
2092 98,098,926 121,301,128
2091 97,176,680 121,034,858
2090 96,248,804 120,731,912
2089 95,318,164 120,392,371
2088 94,395,936 120,029,300
2087 93,464,192 119,633,372
2086 92,517,200 119,221,630
2085 91,575,557 118,780,837
2084 90,642,933 118,304,392
2083 89,673,290 117,787,304
2082 88,700,125 117,240,484
2081 87,715,881 116,673,088
2080 86,728,284 116,061,969
2079 85,741,415 115,440,209
2078 84,742,375 114,771,629
2077 83,738,886 114,085,142
2076 82,733,035 113,356,858
2075 81,703,106 112,604,741
2074 80,687,434 111,830,528
2073 79,667,993 111,038,122
2072 78,646,863 110,208,535
2071 77,607,733 109,360,734
2070 76,567,079 108,473,738
2069 75,527,815 107,576,028
2068 74,468,469 106,646,220
2067 73,417,707 105,691,752
2066 72,351,827 104,708,323
2065 71,301,141 103,707,399
2064 70,261,039 102,671,371
2063 69,222,001 101,616,654
2062 68,196,917 100,532,299
2061 67,166,219 99,421,530
2060 66,149,529 98,305,883
2059 65,130,659 97,158,930
2058 64,100,835 95,986,215
2057 63,082,551 94,793,892
2056 62,065,729 93,585,691
2055 61,036,845 92,357,892
2054 60,004,777 91,106,039
2053 58,983,583 89,831,291
2052 57,959,085 88,542,276
2051 56,932,897 87,244,950
2050 55,909,441 85,932,109
2049 54,893,369 84,607,399
2048 53,867,419 83,260,483
2047 52,850,696 81,904,082
2046 51,836,334 80,545,542
2045 50,822,485 79,185,378
2044 49,797,934 77,812,065
2043 48,781,333 76,431,508
2042 47,776,778 75,053,218
2041 46,788,054 73,680,031
2040 45,806,217 72,312,112
2039 44,834,350 70,942,351
2038 43,874,381 69,559,994
2037 42,922,767 68,166,092
2036 41,988,786 66,785,108
2035 41,071,409 65,392,706
2034 40,164,910 64,004,533
2033 39,273,072 62,616,072
2032 38,408,366 61,217,174
2031 37,558,099 59,807,490
2030 36,727,569 58,398,308
2029 35,907,265 56,989,526
2028 35,095,347 55,580,177
2027 34,296,079 54,175,341
2026 33,502,750 52,777,106
2025 32,711,547 51,384,894
2024 31,934,230 50,015,092
2023 31,165,654 48,656,601
2022 30,395,002 47,312,719
2021 29,639,736 45,910,930
2020 28,915,449 44,457,152
2019 28,193,009 42,999,637
2018 27,464,173 41,565,831
2017 26,733,372 40,177,388
2016 25,989,405 38,799,152
2015 25,246,342 37,531,446
2014 24,527,395 36,395,539
2013 23,939,775 35,337,042
2012 23,467,078 34,337,438
2011 22,982,000 33,354,543
2010 22,488,065 32,390,802
2009 21,997,940 31,451,151
2008 21,514,439 30,539,553
2007 21,030,558 29,653,430
2006 20,546,802 28,794,003
2005 20,068,458 27,963,289
2004 19,595,000 27,154,515
2003 19,125,542 26,352,124
2002 18,654,771 25,532,870
2001 18,178,913 24,745,676
2000 17,699,004 24,000,150
1999 17,215,935 23,257,281
1998 16,663,948 22,515,806
1997 16,047,170 21,856,046
1996 15,442,312 21,231,550
1995 14,855,565 20,665,667
1994 14,287,201 20,108,801
1993 13,735,951 19,445,161
1992 13,200,310 18,785,032
1991 12,683,870 18,155,901
1990 12,189,778 17,569,897
1989 11,719,771 17,010,698
1988 11,275,189 16,470,483
1987 10,851,475 15,954,170
1986 10,440,917 15,467,579
1985 10,040,483 15,023,681
1984 9,650,516 14,607,677
1983 9,272,744 14,221,881
1982 8,907,936 13,873,631
1981 8,556,596 13,556,452
1980 8,220,714 13,275,741
1979 7,902,267 13,002,163
1978 7,603,130 12,692,113
1977 7,321,950 12,359,669
1976 7,057,958 12,037,294
1975 6,776,297 11,725,240
1974 6,474,057 11,424,846
1973 6,184,944 11,144,236
1972 5,909,716 10,885,796
1971 5,650,868 10,618,206
1970 5,411,567 10,321,603
1969 5,192,221 10,014,858
1968 4,990,021 9,708,632
1967 4,799,744 9,408,924
1966 4,617,519 9,122,864
1965 4,442,377 8,849,203
1964 4,273,952 8,586,363
1963 4,112,061 8,333,663
1962 3,956,939 8,092,231
1961 3,810,151 7,862,217
1960 3,673,666 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Uganda
2100 0.78% 0.05%
2099 0.8% 0.06%
2098 0.8% 0.08%
2097 0.83% 0.1%
2096 0.85% 0.14%
2095 0.88% 0.15%
2094 0.89% 0.18%
2093 0.92% 0.2%
2092 0.95% 0.22%
2091 0.96% 0.25%
2090 0.98% 0.28%
2089 0.98% 0.3%
2088 1% 0.33%
2087 1.02% 0.35%
2086 1.03% 0.37%
2085 1.03% 0.4%
2084 1.08% 0.44%
2083 1.1% 0.47%
2082 1.12% 0.49%
2081 1.14% 0.53%
2080 1.15% 0.54%
2079 1.18% 0.58%
2078 1.2% 0.6%
2077 1.22% 0.64%
2076 1.26% 0.67%
2075 1.26% 0.69%
2074 1.28% 0.71%
2073 1.3% 0.75%
2072 1.34% 0.78%
2071 1.36% 0.82%
2070 1.38% 0.83%
2069 1.42% 0.87%
2068 1.43% 0.9%
2067 1.47% 0.94%
2066 1.47% 0.97%
2065 1.48% 1.01%
2064 1.5% 1.04%
2063 1.5% 1.08%
2062 1.53% 1.12%
2061 1.54% 1.13%
2060 1.56% 1.18%
2059 1.61% 1.22%
2058 1.61% 1.26%
2057 1.64% 1.29%
2056 1.69% 1.33%
2055 1.72% 1.37%
2054 1.73% 1.42%
2053 1.77% 1.46%
2052 1.8% 1.49%
2051 1.83% 1.53%
2050 1.85% 1.57%
2049 1.9% 1.62%
2048 1.92% 1.66%
2047 1.96% 1.69%
2046 1.99% 1.72%
2045 2.06% 1.76%
2044 2.08% 1.81%
2043 2.1% 1.84%
2042 2.11% 1.86%
2041 2.14% 1.89%
2040 2.17% 1.93%
2039 2.19% 1.99%
2038 2.22% 2.04%
2037 2.22% 2.07%
2036 2.23% 2.13%
2035 2.26% 2.17%
2034 2.27% 2.22%
2033 2.25% 2.29%
2032 2.26% 2.36%
2031 2.26% 2.41%
2030 2.28% 2.47%
2029 2.31% 2.54%
2028 2.33% 2.59%
2027 2.37% 2.65%
2026 2.42% 2.71%
2025 2.43% 2.74%
2024 2.47% 2.79%
2023 2.54% 2.84%
2022 2.55% 3.05%
2021 2.5% 3.27%
2020 2.56% 3.39%
2019 2.65% 3.45%
2018 2.73% 3.46%
2017 2.86% 3.55%
2016 2.94% 3.38%
2015 2.93% 3.12%
2014 2.45% 3%
2013 2.01% 2.91%
2012 2.11% 2.95%
2011 2.2% 2.98%
2010 2.23% 2.99%
2009 2.25% 2.98%
2008 2.3% 2.99%
2007 2.35% 2.98%
2006 2.38% 2.97%
2005 2.42% 2.98%
2004 2.45% 3.04%
2003 2.52% 3.21%
2002 2.62% 3.18%
2001 2.71% 3.11%
2000 2.81% 3.19%
1999 3.31% 3.29%
1998 3.84% 3.02%
1997 3.92% 2.94%
1996 3.95% 2.74%
1995 3.98% 2.77%
1994 4.01% 3.41%
1993 4.06% 3.51%
1992 4.07% 3.47%
1991 4.05% 3.34%
1990 4.01% 3.29%
1989 3.94% 3.28%
1988 3.9% 3.24%
1987 3.93% 3.15%
1986 3.99% 2.95%
1985 4.04% 2.85%
1984 4.07% 2.71%
1983 4.1% 2.51%
1982 4.11% 2.34%
1981 4.09% 2.11%
1980 4.03% 2.1%
1979 3.93% 2.44%
1978 3.84% 2.69%
1977 3.74% 2.68%
1976 4.16% 2.66%
1975 4.67% 2.63%
1974 4.67% 2.52%
1973 4.66% 2.37%
1972 4.58% 2.52%
1971 4.42% 2.87%
1970 4.22% 3.06%
1969 4.05% 3.15%
1968 3.96% 3.19%
1967 3.95% 3.14%
1966 3.94% 3.09%
1965 3.94% 3.06%
1964 3.94% 3.03%
1963 3.92% 2.98%
1962 3.85% 2.93%
1961 3.72% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Uganda
Current population
33910252
53495325
Population rank 50/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.64%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
23.1 seconds
One birth every
31.3 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +777,317 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 21/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -119,059
Net migration rank 43/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -119,059
2024 765,049 7,838 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 758,261 6,002 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 750,270 26,777 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 732,191 1,322 1,423,377 43,464
2020 727,455 -12,390 1,397,288 43,464
2019 727,774 2,043 1,367,044 107,210
2018 722,445 5,395 1,332,600 60,724
2017 734,553 -796 1,290,658 92,879
2016 735,630 18,568 1,249,565 123,379
2015 731,387 522 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 728,978 -23,011 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 720,228 -250,964 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 708,847 -232,712 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 694,033 -200,010 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 676,554 -182,689 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 654,439 -168,027 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 630,610 -150,037 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 617,247 -130,079 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 605,001 -124,651 999,958 -156,232
2005 593,685 -117,342 969,096 -151,386
2004 579,424 -108,869 938,623 -138,770
2003 568,220 -99,880 901,374 -96,429
2002 563,692 -90,503 868,756 -35,149
2001 555,220 -76,679 836,751 -95,956
2000 545,129 -63,843 803,069 -52,824
1999 527,634 -42,777 775,166 -39,695
1998 509,167 109,961 741,175 6,277
1997 489,984 124,443 727,523 -155,461
1996 469,740 125,556 699,707 -22,795
1995 453,719 124,501 697,218 -242,378
1994 438,274 120,247 675,092 -16,198
1993 430,759 113,215 650,032 18,349
1992 423,294 104,006 627,139 24,723
1991 413,354 92,228 602,740 3,643
1990 402,629 79,979 587,291 -21,688
1989 390,081 67,324 565,367 -12,576
1988 378,575 53,187 547,759 -20,113
1987 370,654 45,028 527,397 -22,415
1986 357,205 48,233 487,693 -19,485
1985 344,549 50,872 462,534 -42,942
1984 331,910 52,594 421,241 -8,818
1983 317,379 53,646 404,940 -45,776
1982 305,204 53,384 390,820 -53,497
1981 292,755 51,354 380,028 -83,010
1980 280,630 47,031 370,287 -105,900
1979 268,875 40,355 381,626 -98,863
1978 257,222 31,822 371,930 -34,606
1977 250,858 22,452 365,216 -37,671
1976 241,939 12,735 359,458 -42,259
1975 228,883 79,766 354,278 -47,359
1974 216,389 79,445 345,773 -51,910
1973 203,429 78,963 340,780 -73,439
1972 190,842 77,213 335,935 -86,409
1971 179,918 69,728 328,294 -42,642
1970 170,070 58,883 333,202 -25,646
1969 161,541 48,192 320,486 -14,548
1968 153,464 41,198 309,725 -3,214
1967 145,773 40,125 296,692 -3,773
1966 138,438 40,125 282,225 -3,021
1965 131,601 40,125 271,830 -3,716
1964 124,996 40,125 260,733 -3,169
1963 118,526 40,125 250,885 -3,058
1962 111,930 39,670 241,513 -6,470
1961 105,568 36,410 232,894 -7,893
1960 99,681 31,307 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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