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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.28 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Yemen
2100 104,920,371 111,531,602
2099 104,113,061 111,216,538
2098 103,291,158 110,873,896
2097 102,471,756 110,513,248
2096 101,628,301 110,125,357
2095 100,772,460 109,718,989
2094 99,898,304 109,287,747
2093 99,021,348 108,834,256
2092 98,114,023 108,350,834
2091 97,191,635 107,845,139
2090 96,263,617 107,319,234
2089 95,332,834 106,769,903
2088 94,410,464 106,198,480
2087 93,478,576 105,606,248
2086 92,531,438 104,994,691
2085 91,589,651 104,356,315
2084 90,656,883 103,704,067
2083 89,687,091 103,033,111
2082 88,713,776 102,348,794
2081 87,729,381 101,642,012
2080 86,741,632 100,920,728
2079 85,754,611 100,179,245
2078 84,755,417 99,422,962
2077 83,751,773 98,654,481
2076 82,745,768 97,862,812
2075 81,715,680 97,057,105
2074 80,699,852 96,230,615
2073 79,680,254 95,389,748
2072 78,658,967 94,528,518
2071 77,619,677 93,646,094
2070 76,578,862 92,750,891
2069 75,539,439 91,836,719
2068 74,479,930 90,906,457
2067 73,429,006 89,961,778
2066 72,362,962 88,998,844
2065 71,312,115 88,022,210
2064 70,271,852 87,033,422
2063 69,232,655 86,020,867
2062 68,207,413 84,985,459
2061 67,176,556 83,934,120
2060 66,159,709 82,867,105
2059 65,140,683 81,781,887
2058 64,110,700 80,678,032
2057 63,092,260 79,563,835
2056 62,075,281 78,436,146
2055 61,046,238 77,296,391
2054 60,014,012 76,143,587
2053 58,992,661 74,985,186
2052 57,968,005 73,813,387
2051 56,941,659 72,631,340
2050 55,918,046 71,436,891
2049 54,901,818 70,243,074
2048 53,875,709 69,043,876
2047 52,858,830 67,843,741
2046 51,844,312 66,638,116
2045 50,830,306 65,433,874
2044 49,805,598 64,230,423
2043 48,788,840 63,031,296
2042 47,784,131 61,838,177
2041 46,795,255 60,651,763
2040 45,813,266 59,475,172
2039 44,841,250 58,303,694
2038 43,881,133 57,135,690
2037 42,929,373 55,973,689
2036 41,995,248 54,809,098
2035 41,077,730 53,641,994
2034 40,171,091 52,476,195
2033 39,279,116 51,307,469
2032 38,414,277 50,140,351
2031 37,563,879 48,969,961
2030 36,733,221 47,786,079
2029 35,912,791 46,594,926
2028 35,100,748 45,403,313
2027 34,301,358 44,203,683
2026 33,507,906 43,000,078
2025 32,716,581 41,792,731
2024 31,934,230 40,583,164
2023 31,165,654 39,390,799
2022 30,395,002 38,222,876
2021 29,639,736 37,140,230
2020 28,915,449 36,134,863
2019 28,193,009 35,111,408
2018 27,464,173 34,085,182
2017 26,733,372 33,090,921
2016 25,989,405 32,109,010
2015 25,246,342 31,159,379
2014 24,527,395 30,226,309
2013 23,939,775 29,312,952
2012 23,467,078 28,433,647
2011 22,982,000 27,582,897
2010 22,488,065 26,754,387
2009 21,997,940 25,927,724
2008 21,514,439 25,111,941
2007 21,030,558 24,318,082
2006 20,546,802 23,543,083
2005 20,068,458 22,790,085
2004 19,595,000 22,095,167
2003 19,125,542 21,456,379
2002 18,654,771 20,835,086
2001 18,178,913 20,226,147
2000 17,699,004 19,624,141
1999 17,215,935 19,029,420
1998 16,663,948 18,446,013
1997 16,047,170 17,873,936
1996 15,442,312 17,313,177
1995 14,855,565 16,740,058
1994 14,287,201 16,149,147
1993 13,735,951 15,563,914
1992 13,200,310 14,989,494
1991 12,683,870 14,430,201
1990 12,189,778 13,887,862
1989 11,719,771 13,364,174
1988 11,275,189 12,859,708
1987 10,851,475 12,369,912
1986 10,440,917 11,901,040
1985 10,040,483 11,453,825
1984 9,650,516 11,025,597
1983 9,272,744 10,621,499
1982 8,907,936 10,241,006
1981 8,556,596 9,882,362
1980 8,220,714 9,543,358
1979 7,902,267 9,224,194
1978 7,603,130 8,926,586
1977 7,321,950 8,648,222
1976 7,057,958 8,384,113
1975 6,776,297 8,133,598
1974 6,474,057 7,896,783
1973 6,184,944 7,672,796
1972 5,909,716 7,460,068
1971 5,650,868 7,257,462
1970 5,411,567 7,065,279
1969 5,192,221 6,875,859
1968 4,990,021 6,690,524
1967 4,799,744 6,516,444
1966 4,617,519 6,351,494
1965 4,442,377 6,195,593
1964 4,273,952 6,048,006
1963 4,112,061 5,911,135
1962 3,956,939 5,782,221
1961 3,810,151 5,655,232
1960 3,673,666 5,532,301

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 Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Yemen
2100 0.78% 0.28%
2099 0.8% 0.31%
2098 0.8% 0.33%
2097 0.83% 0.35%
2096 0.85% 0.37%
2095 0.88% 0.39%
2094 0.89% 0.42%
2093 0.92% 0.45%
2092 0.95% 0.47%
2091 0.96% 0.49%
2090 0.98% 0.51%
2089 0.98% 0.54%
2088 1% 0.56%
2087 1.02% 0.58%
2086 1.03% 0.61%
2085 1.03% 0.63%
2084 1.08% 0.65%
2083 1.1% 0.67%
2082 1.12% 0.7%
2081 1.14% 0.71%
2080 1.15% 0.74%
2079 1.18% 0.76%
2078 1.2% 0.78%
2077 1.22% 0.81%
2076 1.26% 0.83%
2075 1.26% 0.86%
2074 1.28% 0.88%
2073 1.3% 0.91%
2072 1.34% 0.94%
2071 1.36% 0.97%
2070 1.38% 1%
2069 1.42% 1.02%
2068 1.43% 1.05%
2067 1.47% 1.08%
2066 1.47% 1.11%
2065 1.48% 1.14%
2064 1.5% 1.18%
2063 1.5% 1.22%
2062 1.53% 1.25%
2061 1.54% 1.29%
2060 1.56% 1.33%
2059 1.61% 1.37%
2058 1.61% 1.4%
2057 1.64% 1.44%
2056 1.69% 1.47%
2055 1.72% 1.51%
2054 1.73% 1.54%
2053 1.77% 1.59%
2052 1.8% 1.63%
2051 1.83% 1.67%
2050 1.85% 1.7%
2049 1.9% 1.74%
2048 1.92% 1.77%
2047 1.96% 1.81%
2046 1.99% 1.84%
2045 2.06% 1.87%
2044 2.08% 1.9%
2043 2.1% 1.93%
2042 2.11% 1.96%
2041 2.14% 1.98%
2040 2.17% 2.01%
2039 2.19% 2.04%
2038 2.22% 2.08%
2037 2.22% 2.12%
2036 2.23% 2.18%
2035 2.26% 2.22%
2034 2.27% 2.28%
2033 2.25% 2.33%
2032 2.26% 2.39%
2031 2.26% 2.48%
2030 2.28% 2.56%
2029 2.31% 2.62%
2028 2.33% 2.71%
2027 2.37% 2.8%
2026 2.42% 2.89%
2025 2.45% 2.98%
2024 2.47% 3.03%
2023 2.54% 3.06%
2022 2.55% 2.92%
2021 2.5% 2.78%
2020 2.56% 2.91%
2019 2.65% 3.01%
2018 2.73% 3%
2017 2.86% 3.06%
2016 2.94% 3.05%
2015 2.93% 3.09%
2014 2.45% 3.12%
2013 2.01% 3.09%
2012 2.11% 3.08%
2011 2.2% 3.1%
2010 2.23% 3.19%
2009 2.25% 3.25%
2008 2.3% 3.26%
2007 2.35% 3.29%
2006 2.38% 3.3%
2005 2.42% 3.15%
2004 2.45% 2.98%
2003 2.52% 2.98%
2002 2.62% 3.01%
2001 2.71% 3.07%
2000 2.81% 3.13%
1999 3.31% 3.16%
1998 3.84% 3.2%
1997 3.92% 3.24%
1996 3.95% 3.42%
1995 3.98% 3.66%
1994 4.01% 3.76%
1993 4.06% 3.83%
1992 4.07% 3.88%
1991 4.05% 3.91%
1990 4.01% 3.92%
1989 3.94% 3.92%
1988 3.9% 3.96%
1987 3.93% 3.94%
1986 3.99% 3.9%
1985 4.04% 3.88%
1984 4.07% 3.8%
1983 4.1% 3.72%
1982 4.11% 3.63%
1981 4.09% 3.55%
1980 4.03% 3.46%
1979 3.93% 3.33%
1978 3.84% 3.22%
1977 3.74% 3.15%
1976 4.16% 3.08%
1975 4.67% 3%
1974 4.67% 2.92%
1973 4.66% 2.85%
1972 4.58% 2.79%
1971 4.42% 2.72%
1970 4.22% 2.75%
1969 4.05% 2.77%
1968 3.96% 2.67%
1967 3.95% 2.6%
1966 3.94% 2.52%
1965 3.94% 2.44%
1964 3.94% 2.32%
1963 3.92% 2.23%
1962 3.85% 2.25%
1961 3.72% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Yemen
Current population
33722528
43325643
Population rank 50/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.52%
One net population change
41 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
31.6 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +768,576 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 13/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -16,291
Net migration rank 43/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -16,291
2024 - 7,838 - -10,482
2023 758,261 6,002 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 750,270 26,777 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 732,191 1,322 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 727,455 -12,390 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 727,774 2,043 1,056,432 2,129
2018 722,445 5,395 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 734,553 -796 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 735,630 18,568 975,697 -6,492
2015 731,387 522 939,922 -9,883
2014 728,978 -23,011 920,330 15,764
2013 720,228 -250,964 884,929 5,697
2012 708,847 -232,712 845,645 22,349
2011 694,033 -200,010 806,359 27,184
2010 676,554 -182,689 803,246 20,269
2009 654,439 -168,027 798,911 30,919
2008 630,610 -150,037 779,123 22,621
2007 617,247 -130,079 764,780 21,210
2006 605,001 -124,651 750,082 13,940
2005 593,685 -117,342 726,708 15,283
2004 579,424 -108,869 710,493 -62,641
2003 568,220 -99,880 694,457 -64,737
2002 563,692 -90,503 672,494 -59,648
2001 555,220 -76,679 658,704 -53,698
2000 545,129 -63,843 646,694 -47,713
1999 527,634 -42,777 633,166 -42,731
1998 509,167 109,961 615,488 -39,096
1997 489,984 124,443 604,443 -36,694
1996 469,740 125,556 588,786 -35,043
1995 453,719 124,501 607,966 -15,485
1994 438,274 120,247 602,363 -13,040
1993 430,759 113,215 595,459 -14,332
1992 423,294 104,006 582,072 -14,372
1991 413,354 92,228 565,837 -14,964
1990 402,629 79,979 549,654 -15,847
1989 390,081 67,324 530,464 -16,876
1988 378,575 53,187 513,296 -17,952
1987 370,654 45,028 493,337 -9,097
1986 357,205 48,233 464,665 -11,151
1985 344,549 50,872 455,576 -14,660
1984 331,910 52,594 434,674 -19,143
1983 317,379 53,646 414,823 -22,152
1982 305,204 53,384 392,302 -23,981
1981 292,755 51,354 374,482 -25,499
1980 280,630 47,031 355,767 -26,740
1979 268,875 40,355 336,378 -27,090
1978 257,222 31,822 312,439 -26,524
1977 250,858 22,452 296,115 -25,305
1976 241,939 12,735 281,078 -23,669
1975 228,883 79,766 266,815 -23,192
1974 216,389 79,445 252,737 -22,726
1973 203,429 78,963 240,235 -22,282
1972 190,842 77,213 229,322 -21,826
1971 179,918 69,728 219,095 -21,386
1970 170,070 58,883 207,613 -20,966
1969 161,541 48,192 196,305 -4,121
1968 153,464 41,198 182,518 -4,031
1967 145,773 40,125 173,637 -3,959
1966 138,438 40,125 164,091 -3,874
1965 131,601 40,125 155,398 -3,797
1964 124,996 40,125 147,299 -3,712
1963 118,526 40,125 133,781 -3,640
1962 111,930 39,670 131,262 -3,572
1961 105,568 36,410 129,787 -3,503
1960 99,681 31,307 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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