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Population in Ivory Coast compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 2.08 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Ivory Coast vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast United Kingdom
2100 104,920,371 74,700,585
2099 104,113,061 74,831,175
2098 103,291,158 74,950,267
2097 102,471,756 75,064,397
2096 101,628,301 75,176,691
2095 100,772,460 75,287,063
2094 99,898,304 75,383,856
2093 99,021,348 75,482,205
2092 98,114,023 75,575,769
2091 97,191,635 75,666,091
2090 96,263,617 75,753,129
2089 95,332,834 75,835,723
2088 94,410,464 75,907,614
2087 93,478,576 75,978,712
2086 92,531,438 76,046,742
2085 91,589,651 76,105,680
2084 90,656,883 76,156,223
2083 89,687,091 76,205,894
2082 88,713,776 76,246,844
2081 87,729,381 76,274,040
2080 86,741,632 76,306,205
2079 85,754,611 76,334,949
2078 84,755,417 76,353,484
2077 83,751,773 76,371,123
2076 82,745,768 76,373,520
2075 81,715,680 76,386,071
2074 80,699,852 76,397,426
2073 79,680,254 76,406,554
2072 78,658,967 76,398,941
2071 77,619,677 76,388,223
2070 76,578,862 76,378,505
2069 75,539,439 76,371,827
2068 74,479,930 76,370,973
2067 73,429,006 76,363,548
2066 72,362,962 76,356,638
2065 71,312,115 76,355,841
2064 70,271,852 76,352,770
2063 69,232,655 76,353,175
2062 68,207,413 76,346,535
2061 67,176,556 76,344,206
2060 66,159,709 76,344,725
2059 65,140,683 76,345,215
2058 64,110,700 76,326,961
2057 63,092,260 76,307,006
2056 62,075,281 76,274,247
2055 61,046,238 76,235,304
2054 60,014,012 76,167,710
2053 58,992,661 76,094,051
2052 57,968,005 76,001,979
2051 56,941,659 75,895,690
2050 55,918,046 75,777,445
2049 54,901,818 75,646,044
2048 53,875,709 75,499,380
2047 52,858,830 75,338,951
2046 51,844,312 75,171,300
2045 50,830,306 74,993,186
2044 49,805,598 74,807,530
2043 48,788,840 74,607,485
2042 47,784,131 74,407,783
2041 46,795,255 74,203,292
2040 45,813,266 73,994,525
2039 44,841,250 73,782,112
2038 43,881,133 73,559,085
2037 42,929,373 73,335,723
2036 41,995,248 73,101,646
2035 41,077,730 72,850,722
2034 40,171,091 72,597,177
2033 39,279,116 72,322,802
2032 38,414,277 72,046,316
2031 37,563,879 71,757,868
2030 36,733,221 71,442,811
2029 35,912,791 71,123,782
2028 35,100,748 70,783,199
2027 34,301,358 70,421,923
2026 33,507,906 70,055,911
2025 32,716,581 69,658,188
2024 31,934,230 69,226,000
2023 31,165,654 68,492,000
2022 30,395,002 67,604,000
2021 29,639,736 66,984,000
2020 28,915,449 66,744,000
2019 28,193,009 66,631,000
2018 27,464,173 66,289,000
2017 26,733,372 65,966,000
2016 25,989,405 65,607,000
2015 25,246,342 65,088,000
2014 24,527,395 64,620,000
2013 23,939,775 64,139,000
2012 23,467,078 63,711,000
2011 22,982,000 63,258,810
2010 22,488,065 62,766,365
2009 21,997,940 62,276,270
2008 21,514,439 61,806,995
2007 21,030,558 61,322,463
2006 20,546,802 60,846,820
2005 20,068,458 60,401,206
2004 19,595,000 59,987,905
2003 19,125,542 59,647,577
2002 18,654,771 59,370,479
2001 18,178,913 59,119,673
2000 17,699,004 58,892,514
1999 17,215,935 58,682,466
1998 16,663,948 58,487,141
1997 16,047,170 58,316,954
1996 15,442,312 58,166,950
1995 14,855,565 58,019,030
1994 14,287,201 57,865,745
1993 13,735,951 57,718,614
1992 13,200,310 57,580,402
1991 12,683,870 57,424,897
1990 12,189,778 57,247,586
1989 11,719,771 57,076,711
1988 11,275,189 56,928,327
1987 10,851,475 56,802,050
1986 10,440,917 56,681,396
1985 10,040,483 56,550,268
1984 9,650,516 56,422,072
1983 9,272,744 56,332,848
1982 8,907,936 56,313,641
1981 8,556,596 56,333,829
1980 8,220,714 56,314,216
1979 7,902,267 56,246,951
1978 7,603,130 56,196,504
1977 7,321,950 56,193,492
1976 7,057,958 56,211,968
1975 6,776,297 56,225,800
1974 6,474,057 56,229,974
1973 6,184,944 56,194,527
1972 5,909,716 56,086,065
1971 5,650,868 55,896,223
1970 5,411,567 55,663,250
1969 5,192,221 55,441,750
1968 4,990,021 55,211,700
1967 4,799,744 54,943,600
1966 4,617,519 54,648,500
1965 4,442,377 54,348,050
1964 4,273,952 54,000,000
1963 4,112,061 53,650,000
1962 3,956,939 53,250,000
1961 3,810,151 52,800,000
1960 3,673,666 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast United Kingdom
2100 0.78% -0.17%
2099 0.8% -0.16%
2098 0.8% -0.15%
2097 0.83% -0.15%
2096 0.85% -0.15%
2095 0.88% -0.13%
2094 0.89% -0.13%
2093 0.92% -0.12%
2092 0.95% -0.12%
2091 0.96% -0.11%
2090 0.98% -0.11%
2089 0.98% -0.09%
2088 1% -0.09%
2087 1.02% -0.09%
2086 1.03% -0.08%
2085 1.03% -0.07%
2084 1.08% -0.07%
2083 1.1% -0.05%
2082 1.12% -0.04%
2081 1.14% -0.04%
2080 1.15% -0.04%
2079 1.18% -0.02%
2078 1.2% -0.02%
2077 1.22% -0.003%
2076 1.26% -0.02%
2075 1.26% -0.01%
2074 1.28% -0.01%
2073 1.3% 0.01%
2072 1.34% 0.01%
2071 1.36% 0.01%
2070 1.38% 0.009%
2069 1.42% 0.001%
2068 1.43% 0.01%
2067 1.47% 0.009%
2066 1.47% 0.001%
2065 1.48% 0.004%
2064 1.5% -0%
2063 1.5% 0.009%
2062 1.53% 0.003%
2061 1.54% -0.001%
2060 1.56% -0.001%
2059 1.61% 0.02%
2058 1.61% 0.03%
2057 1.64% 0.04%
2056 1.69% 0.05%
2055 1.72% 0.09%
2054 1.73% 0.1%
2053 1.77% 0.12%
2052 1.8% 0.14%
2051 1.83% 0.16%
2050 1.85% 0.17%
2049 1.9% 0.19%
2048 1.92% 0.21%
2047 1.96% 0.22%
2046 1.99% 0.24%
2045 2.06% 0.25%
2044 2.08% 0.27%
2043 2.1% 0.27%
2042 2.11% 0.28%
2041 2.14% 0.28%
2040 2.17% 0.29%
2039 2.19% 0.3%
2038 2.22% 0.3%
2037 2.22% 0.32%
2036 2.23% 0.34%
2035 2.26% 0.35%
2034 2.27% 0.38%
2033 2.25% 0.38%
2032 2.26% 0.4%
2031 2.26% 0.44%
2030 2.28% 0.45%
2029 2.31% 0.48%
2028 2.33% 0.51%
2027 2.37% 0.52%
2026 2.42% 0.57%
2025 2.45% 0.62%
2024 2.47% 1.07%
2023 2.54% 1.31%
2022 2.55% 0.93%
2021 2.5% 0.36%
2020 2.56% 0.17%
2019 2.65% 0.52%
2018 2.73% 0.49%
2017 2.86% 0.55%
2016 2.94% 0.8%
2015 2.93% 0.72%
2014 2.45% 0.75%
2013 2.01% 0.67%
2012 2.11% 0.71%
2011 2.2% 0.78%
2010 2.23% 0.79%
2009 2.25% 0.76%
2008 2.3% 0.79%
2007 2.35% 0.78%
2006 2.38% 0.74%
2005 2.42% 0.69%
2004 2.45% 0.57%
2003 2.52% 0.47%
2002 2.62% 0.42%
2001 2.71% 0.39%
2000 2.81% 0.36%
1999 3.31% 0.33%
1998 3.84% 0.29%
1997 3.92% 0.26%
1996 3.95% 0.25%
1995 3.98% 0.26%
1994 4.01% 0.25%
1993 4.06% 0.24%
1992 4.07% 0.27%
1991 4.05% 0.31%
1990 4.01% 0.3%
1989 3.94% 0.26%
1988 3.9% 0.22%
1987 3.93% 0.21%
1986 3.99% 0.23%
1985 4.04% 0.23%
1984 4.07% 0.16%
1983 4.1% 0.03%
1982 4.11% -0.04%
1981 4.09% 0.03%
1980 4.03% 0.12%
1979 3.93% 0.09%
1978 3.84% 0.005%
1977 3.74% -0.03%
1976 4.16% -0.02%
1975 4.67% -0.007%
1974 4.67% 0.06%
1973 4.66% 0.19%
1972 4.58% 0.34%
1971 4.42% 0.42%
1970 4.22% 0.4%
1969 4.05% 0.42%
1968 3.96% 0.49%
1967 3.95% 0.54%
1966 3.94% 0.55%
1965 3.94% 0.64%
1964 3.94% 0.65%
1963 3.92% 0.75%
1962 3.85% 0.85%
1961 3.72% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast United Kingdom
Current population
33722528
70154914
Population rank 50/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.85%
One net population change
41 seconds
43 seconds
One birth every
31.6 seconds
45.9 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 97/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 +389,911
Net migration rank 43/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 389,911
2024 - 7,838 - 417,114
2023 758,261 6,002 34,589 445,523
2022 750,270 26,777 39,751 487,029
2021 732,191 1,322 30,612 462,967
2020 727,455 -12,390 -4,272 144,221
2019 727,774 2,043 108,342 232,727
2018 722,445 5,395 119,321 259,744
2017 734,553 -796 145,125 272,311
2016 735,630 18,568 177,139 324,649
2015 731,387 522 175,738 347,839
2014 728,978 -23,011 206,784 306,091
2013 720,228 -250,964 198,830 237,272
2012 708,847 -232,712 248,473 172,088
2011 694,033 -200,010 259,361 228,773
2010 676,554 -182,689 251,066 274,811
2009 654,439 -168,027 230,422 249,639
2008 630,610 -150,037 216,325 263,390
2007 617,247 -130,079 196,232 309,385
2006 605,001 -124,651 176,455 288,923
2005 593,685 -117,342 144,963 308,279
2004 579,424 -108,869 131,974 276,077
2003 568,220 -99,880 89,471 211,846
2002 563,692 -90,503 65,308 203,577
2001 555,220 -76,679 65,032 175,133
2000 545,129 -63,843 70,671 153,917
1999 527,634 -42,777 64,551 152,653
1998 509,167 109,961 87,730 125,541
1997 489,984 124,443 99,138 59,723
1996 469,740 125,556 98,884 54,964
1995 453,719 124,501 87,028 61,385
1994 438,274 120,247 127,304 45,339
1993 430,759 113,215 103,893 27,403
1992 423,294 104,006 149,709 17,846
1991 413,354 92,228 143,562 27,601
1990 402,629 79,979 154,569 57,132
1989 390,081 67,324 119,861 49,586
1988 378,575 53,187 136,628 13,952
1987 370,654 45,028 136,325 8,266
1986 357,205 48,233 90,690 41,836
1985 344,549 50,872 79,170 83,164
1984 331,910 52,594 84,633 71,107
1983 317,379 53,646 61,966 27,063
1982 305,204 53,384 56,314 -61,152
1981 292,755 51,354 73,234 -83,876
1980 280,630 47,031 95,734 -25,187
1979 268,875 40,355 61,872 11,255
1978 257,222 31,822 16,859 3,783
1977 250,858 22,452 0 -21,636
1976 241,939 12,735 -5,621 -19,135
1975 228,883 79,766 33,735 -40,241
1974 216,389 79,445 67,476 -65,710
1973 203,429 78,963 112,389 -33,840
1972 190,842 77,213 162,650 -1,406
1971 179,918 69,728 257,123 1,175
1970 170,070 58,883 244,918 -15,254
1969 161,541 48,192 260,577 -60,655
1968 153,464 41,198 292,622 -38,852
1967 145,773 40,125 346,145 -39,659
1966 138,438 40,125 333,356 -27,935
1965 131,601 40,125 364,132 -24,955
1964 124,996 40,125 405,000 -23,885
1963 118,526 40,125 337,995 8,271
1962 111,930 39,670 340,800 76,443
1961 105,568 36,410 311,519 52,295
1960 99,681 31,307 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/ivory-coast/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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