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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 9.97 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Uruguay
2100 104,920,371 2,256,741
2099 104,113,061 2,279,899
2098 103,291,158 2,303,351
2097 102,471,756 2,326,987
2096 101,628,301 2,350,799
2095 100,772,460 2,374,835
2094 99,898,304 2,398,960
2093 99,021,348 2,423,269
2092 98,114,023 2,447,646
2091 97,191,635 2,472,126
2090 96,263,617 2,496,514
2089 95,332,834 2,520,852
2088 94,410,464 2,545,052
2087 93,478,576 2,569,100
2086 92,531,438 2,592,974
2085 91,589,651 2,616,629
2084 90,656,883 2,640,001
2083 89,687,091 2,663,150
2082 88,713,776 2,686,021
2081 87,729,381 2,708,594
2080 86,741,632 2,730,883
2079 85,754,611 2,752,831
2078 84,755,417 2,774,432
2077 83,751,773 2,795,709
2076 82,745,768 2,816,677
2075 81,715,680 2,837,308
2074 80,699,852 2,857,709
2073 79,680,254 2,877,721
2072 78,658,967 2,897,543
2071 77,619,677 2,917,097
2070 76,578,862 2,936,478
2069 75,539,439 2,955,616
2068 74,479,930 2,974,445
2067 73,429,006 2,992,987
2066 72,362,962 3,011,309
2065 71,312,115 3,029,441
2064 70,271,852 3,047,343
2063 69,232,655 3,065,064
2062 68,207,413 3,082,642
2061 67,176,556 3,100,006
2060 66,159,709 3,117,149
2059 65,140,683 3,133,952
2058 64,110,700 3,150,250
2057 63,092,260 3,166,055
2056 62,075,281 3,181,373
2055 61,046,238 3,196,072
2054 60,014,012 3,210,110
2053 58,992,661 3,223,395
2052 57,968,005 3,235,973
2051 56,941,659 3,247,888
2050 55,918,046 3,259,108
2049 54,901,818 3,269,675
2048 53,875,709 3,279,610
2047 52,858,830 3,288,969
2046 51,844,312 3,297,696
2045 50,830,306 3,305,917
2044 49,805,598 3,313,556
2043 48,788,840 3,320,565
2042 47,784,131 3,326,955
2041 46,795,255 3,332,884
2040 45,813,266 3,338,277
2039 44,841,250 3,343,295
2038 43,881,133 3,347,790
2037 42,929,373 3,351,911
2036 41,995,248 3,355,671
2035 41,077,730 3,359,126
2034 40,171,091 3,362,276
2033 39,279,116 3,365,250
2032 38,414,277 3,368,057
2031 37,563,879 3,370,727
2030 36,733,221 3,373,273
2029 35,912,791 3,375,805
2028 35,100,748 3,378,198
2027 34,301,358 3,380,504
2026 33,507,906 3,382,789
2025 32,716,581 3,384,805
2024 31,934,230 3,386,588
2023 31,165,654 3,388,081
2022 30,395,002 3,390,913
2021 29,639,736 3,396,695
2020 28,915,449 3,398,968
2019 28,193,009 3,397,206
2018 27,464,173 3,394,534
2017 26,733,372 3,388,438
2016 25,989,405 3,379,283
2015 25,246,342 3,368,017
2014 24,527,395 3,356,334
2013 23,939,775 3,345,337
2012 23,467,078 3,335,401
2011 22,982,000 3,326,825
2010 22,488,065 3,318,580
2009 21,997,940 3,310,091
2008 21,514,439 3,302,177
2007 21,030,558 3,295,153
2006 20,546,802 3,289,506
2005 20,068,458 3,285,771
2004 19,595,000 3,283,148
2003 19,125,542 3,281,186
2002 18,654,771 3,278,867
2001 18,178,913 3,274,251
2000 17,699,004 3,266,206
1999 17,215,935 3,254,015
1998 16,663,948 3,239,280
1997 16,047,170 3,223,345
1996 15,442,312 3,206,324
1995 14,855,565 3,189,440
1994 14,287,201 3,172,834
1993 13,735,951 3,156,345
1992 13,200,310 3,139,702
1991 12,683,870 3,122,354
1990 12,189,778 3,104,403
1989 11,719,771 3,086,255
1988 11,275,189 3,067,961
1987 10,851,475 3,049,896
1986 10,440,917 3,032,845
1985 10,040,483 3,017,037
1984 9,650,516 3,002,488
1983 9,272,744 2,988,778
1982 8,907,936 2,975,492
1981 8,556,596 2,963,246
1980 8,220,714 2,951,953
1979 7,902,267 2,939,903
1978 7,603,130 2,925,715
1977 7,321,950 2,909,461
1976 7,057,958 2,891,392
1975 6,776,297 2,872,320
1974 6,474,057 2,853,944
1973 6,184,944 2,837,133
1972 5,909,716 2,821,644
1971 5,650,868 2,806,462
1970 5,411,567 2,790,807
1969 5,192,221 2,773,974
1968 4,990,021 2,754,606
1967 4,799,744 2,732,277
1966 4,617,519 2,707,646
1965 4,442,377 2,681,169
1964 4,273,952 2,653,180
1963 4,112,061 2,623,766
1962 3,956,939 2,593,298
1961 3,810,151 2,562,044
1960 3,673,666 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Uruguay
2100 0.78% -1.02%
2099 0.8% -1.02%
2098 0.8% -1.02%
2097 0.83% -1.01%
2096 0.85% -1.01%
2095 0.88% -1.01%
2094 0.89% -1%
2093 0.92% -1%
2092 0.95% -0.99%
2091 0.96% -0.98%
2090 0.98% -0.97%
2089 0.98% -0.95%
2088 1% -0.94%
2087 1.02% -0.92%
2086 1.03% -0.9%
2085 1.03% -0.89%
2084 1.08% -0.87%
2083 1.1% -0.85%
2082 1.12% -0.83%
2081 1.14% -0.82%
2080 1.15% -0.8%
2079 1.18% -0.78%
2078 1.2% -0.76%
2077 1.22% -0.74%
2076 1.26% -0.73%
2075 1.26% -0.71%
2074 1.28% -0.7%
2073 1.3% -0.68%
2072 1.34% -0.67%
2071 1.36% -0.66%
2070 1.38% -0.65%
2069 1.42% -0.63%
2068 1.43% -0.62%
2067 1.47% -0.61%
2066 1.47% -0.6%
2065 1.48% -0.59%
2064 1.5% -0.58%
2063 1.5% -0.57%
2062 1.53% -0.56%
2061 1.54% -0.55%
2060 1.56% -0.54%
2059 1.61% -0.52%
2058 1.61% -0.5%
2057 1.64% -0.48%
2056 1.69% -0.46%
2055 1.72% -0.44%
2054 1.73% -0.41%
2053 1.77% -0.39%
2052 1.8% -0.37%
2051 1.83% -0.34%
2050 1.85% -0.32%
2049 1.9% -0.3%
2048 1.92% -0.28%
2047 1.96% -0.26%
2046 1.99% -0.25%
2045 2.06% -0.23%
2044 2.08% -0.21%
2043 2.1% -0.19%
2042 2.11% -0.18%
2041 2.14% -0.16%
2040 2.17% -0.15%
2039 2.19% -0.13%
2038 2.22% -0.12%
2037 2.22% -0.11%
2036 2.23% -0.1%
2035 2.26% -0.09%
2034 2.27% -0.09%
2033 2.25% -0.08%
2032 2.26% -0.08%
2031 2.26% -0.08%
2030 2.28% -0.08%
2029 2.31% -0.07%
2028 2.33% -0.07%
2027 2.37% -0.07%
2026 2.42% -0.06%
2025 2.45% -0.05%
2024 2.47% -0.04%
2023 2.54% -0.08%
2022 2.55% -0.17%
2021 2.5% -0.07%
2020 2.56% 0.05%
2019 2.65% 0.08%
2018 2.73% 0.18%
2017 2.86% 0.27%
2016 2.94% 0.33%
2015 2.93% 0.35%
2014 2.45% 0.33%
2013 2.01% 0.3%
2012 2.11% 0.26%
2011 2.2% 0.25%
2010 2.23% 0.26%
2009 2.25% 0.24%
2008 2.3% 0.21%
2007 2.35% 0.17%
2006 2.38% 0.11%
2005 2.42% 0.08%
2004 2.45% 0.06%
2003 2.52% 0.07%
2002 2.62% 0.14%
2001 2.71% 0.25%
2000 2.81% 0.37%
1999 3.31% 0.45%
1998 3.84% 0.49%
1997 3.92% 0.53%
1996 3.95% 0.53%
1995 3.98% 0.52%
1994 4.01% 0.52%
1993 4.06% 0.53%
1992 4.07% 0.56%
1991 4.05% 0.58%
1990 4.01% 0.59%
1989 3.94% 0.6%
1988 3.9% 0.59%
1987 3.93% 0.56%
1986 3.99% 0.52%
1985 4.04% 0.48%
1984 4.07% 0.46%
1983 4.1% 0.45%
1982 4.11% 0.41%
1981 4.09% 0.38%
1980 4.03% 0.41%
1979 3.93% 0.48%
1978 3.84% 0.56%
1977 3.74% 0.62%
1976 4.16% 0.66%
1975 4.67% 0.64%
1974 4.67% 0.59%
1973 4.66% 0.55%
1972 4.58% 0.54%
1971 4.42% 0.56%
1970 4.22% 0.61%
1969 4.05% 0.7%
1968 3.96% 0.82%
1967 3.95% 0.91%
1966 3.94% 0.99%
1965 3.94% 1.05%
1964 3.94% 1.12%
1963 3.92% 1.17%
1962 3.85% 1.22%
1961 3.72% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Uruguay
Current population
33722528
3382789
Population rank 50/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.04%
One net population change
41 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
31.6 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -4
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 167/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 -1,338
Net migration rank 43/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -1,338
2024 - 7,838 - -1,348
2023 758,261 6,002 298 -1,501
2022 750,270 26,777 -2,964 -1,501
2021 732,191 1,322 -5,621 -1,482
2020 727,455 -12,390 4,048 -1,482
2019 727,774 2,043 3,873 -2,899
2018 722,445 5,395 7,322 -2,963
2017 734,553 -796 10,907 -3,091
2016 735,630 18,568 14,008 -3,506
2015 731,387 522 16,194 -4,157
2014 728,978 -23,011 16,238 -4,919
2013 720,228 -250,964 16,318 -5,647
2012 708,847 -232,712 15,520 -6,317
2011 694,033 -200,010 14,934 -6,982
2010 676,554 -182,689 16,231 -7,696
2009 654,439 -168,027 16,947 -8,510
2008 630,610 -150,037 16,838 -9,458
2007 617,247 -130,079 17,422 -10,750
2006 605,001 -124,651 17,783 -13,161
2005 593,685 -117,342 18,926 -16,086
2004 579,424 -108,869 18,067 -15,668
2003 568,220 -99,880 18,628 -17,105
2002 563,692 -90,503 20,073 -16,957
2001 555,220 -76,679 20,729 -14,620
2000 545,129 -63,843 21,060 -11,076
1999 527,634 -42,777 21,844 -7,441
1998 509,167 109,961 22,114 -7,048
1997 489,984 124,443 23,737 -6,938
1996 469,740 125,556 24,635 -7,397
1995 453,719 124,501 24,872 -8,339
1994 438,274 120,247 24,637 -7,955
1993 430,759 113,215 24,212 -7,922
1992 423,294 104,006 24,847 -7,850
1991 413,354 92,228 25,422 -7,714
1990 402,629 79,979 25,699 -7,499
1989 390,081 67,324 25,322 -7,229
1988 378,575 53,187 25,071 -6,582
1987 370,654 45,028 24,469 -6,833
1986 357,205 48,233 24,505 -8,046
1985 344,549 50,872 23,988 -8,832
1984 331,910 52,594 23,684 -9,730
1983 317,379 53,646 24,146 -10,671
1982 305,204 53,384 25,224 -12,131
1981 292,755 51,354 24,968 -13,577
1980 280,630 47,031 25,451 -14,252
1979 268,875 40,355 27,456 -14,552
1978 257,222 31,822 30,076 -14,611
1977 250,858 22,452 31,321 -14,280
1976 241,939 12,735 33,199 -14,096
1975 228,883 79,766 33,393 -14,350
1974 216,389 79,445 32,221 -14,512
1973 203,429 78,963 30,213 -14,312
1972 190,842 77,213 28,896 -13,817
1971 179,918 69,728 28,584 -13,288
1970 170,070 58,883 28,737 -12,727
1969 161,541 48,192 28,805 -11,149
1968 153,464 41,198 29,103 -8,028
1967 145,773 40,125 29,514 -5,938
1966 138,438 40,125 30,293 -4,599
1965 131,601 40,125 30,807 -3,542
1964 124,996 40,125 31,340 -2,623
1963 118,526 40,125 31,824 -1,707
1962 111,930 39,670 31,441 -623
1961 105,568 36,410 30,975 703
1960 99,681 31,307 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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