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

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The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 32,711,547 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,910,252 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.48 times bigger than Zambia's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.9M (65% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Zambia
2100 104,904,226 65,204,593
2099 104,097,040 64,858,778
2098 103,275,264 64,503,193
2097 102,455,988 64,136,110
2096 101,612,663 63,764,760
2095 100,756,953 63,380,692
2094 99,882,932 62,980,254
2093 99,006,111 62,578,008
2092 98,098,926 62,163,693
2091 97,176,680 61,738,437
2090 96,248,804 61,309,330
2089 95,318,164 60,868,166
2088 94,395,936 60,422,781
2087 93,464,192 59,958,303
2086 92,517,200 59,487,524
2085 91,575,557 59,011,423
2084 90,642,933 58,524,337
2083 89,673,290 58,029,088
2082 88,700,125 57,527,347
2081 87,715,881 57,016,267
2080 86,728,284 56,495,299
2079 85,741,415 55,972,223
2078 84,742,375 55,438,864
2077 83,738,886 54,895,964
2076 82,733,035 54,350,375
2075 81,703,106 53,796,265
2074 80,687,434 53,236,297
2073 79,667,993 52,666,980
2072 78,646,863 52,090,884
2071 77,607,733 51,509,551
2070 76,567,079 50,921,590
2069 75,527,815 50,324,793
2068 74,468,469 49,727,689
2067 73,417,707 49,125,817
2066 72,351,827 48,520,891
2065 71,301,141 47,909,160
2064 70,261,039 47,290,430
2063 69,222,001 46,668,252
2062 68,196,917 46,039,755
2061 67,166,219 45,407,718
2060 66,149,529 44,768,534
2059 65,130,659 44,128,619
2058 64,100,835 43,485,891
2057 63,082,551 42,843,489
2056 62,065,729 42,198,591
2055 61,036,845 41,550,105
2054 60,004,777 40,898,440
2053 58,983,583 40,247,706
2052 57,959,085 39,596,094
2051 56,932,897 38,942,292
2050 55,909,441 38,287,070
2049 54,893,369 37,626,787
2048 53,867,419 36,964,032
2047 52,850,696 36,302,603
2046 51,836,334 35,638,852
2045 50,822,485 34,974,927
2044 49,797,934 34,310,227
2043 48,781,333 33,645,797
2042 47,776,778 32,984,164
2041 46,788,054 32,323,084
2040 45,806,217 31,658,029
2039 44,834,350 30,995,204
2038 43,874,381 30,329,691
2037 42,922,767 29,662,721
2036 41,988,786 28,994,556
2035 41,071,409 28,327,922
2034 40,164,910 27,665,749
2033 39,273,072 27,006,658
2032 38,408,366 26,351,393
2031 37,558,099 25,697,754
2030 36,727,569 25,050,285
2029 35,907,265 24,409,600
2028 35,095,347 23,776,128
2027 34,296,079 23,146,922
2026 33,502,750 22,525,308
2025 32,711,547 21,913,874
2024 31,934,230 21,314,956
2023 31,165,654 20,723,965
2022 30,395,002 20,152,938
2021 29,639,736 19,603,607
2020 28,915,449 19,059,395
2019 28,193,009 18,513,839
2018 27,464,173 17,973,569
2017 26,733,372 17,441,320
2016 25,989,405 16,914,423
2015 25,246,342 16,399,089
2014 24,527,395 15,895,315
2013 23,939,775 15,398,997
2012 23,467,078 14,913,629
2011 22,982,000 14,437,796
2010 22,488,065 13,965,594
2009 21,997,940 13,490,389
2008 21,514,439 13,021,324
2007 21,030,558 12,565,085
2006 20,546,802 12,129,553
2005 20,068,458 11,718,819
2004 19,595,000 11,338,198
2003 19,125,542 10,983,595
2002 18,654,771 10,647,949
2001 18,178,913 10,325,185
2000 17,699,004 10,017,631
1999 17,215,935 9,740,005
1998 16,663,948 9,482,408
1997 16,047,170 9,237,063
1996 15,442,312 9,004,053
1995 14,855,565 8,785,763
1994 14,287,201 8,576,269
1993 13,735,951 8,373,921
1992 13,200,310 8,176,680
1991 12,683,870 7,981,650
1990 12,189,778 7,786,169
1989 11,719,771 7,589,216
1988 11,275,189 7,391,440
1987 10,851,475 7,191,282
1986 10,440,917 6,986,471
1985 10,040,483 6,780,953
1984 9,650,516 6,580,490
1983 9,272,744 6,381,038
1982 8,907,936 6,178,637
1981 8,556,596 5,983,289
1980 8,220,714 5,802,833
1979 7,902,267 5,631,728
1978 7,603,130 5,465,374
1977 7,321,950 5,302,480
1976 7,057,958 5,143,842
1975 6,776,297 4,990,086
1974 6,474,057 4,842,746
1973 6,184,944 4,702,693
1972 5,909,716 4,569,309
1971 5,650,868 4,442,525
1970 5,411,567 4,321,718
1969 5,192,221 4,197,116
1968 4,990,021 4,065,593
1967 4,799,744 3,936,343
1966 4,617,519 3,812,003
1965 4,442,377 3,692,086
1964 4,273,952 3,577,017
1963 4,112,061 3,465,907
1962 3,956,939 3,358,099
1961 3,810,151 3,254,086
1960 3,673,666 3,153,729

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Zambia
2100 0.78% 0.53%
2099 0.8% 0.55%
2098 0.8% 0.57%
2097 0.83% 0.58%
2096 0.85% 0.61%
2095 0.88% 0.64%
2094 0.89% 0.64%
2093 0.92% 0.67%
2092 0.95% 0.69%
2091 0.96% 0.7%
2090 0.98% 0.72%
2089 0.98% 0.74%
2088 1% 0.77%
2087 1.02% 0.79%
2086 1.03% 0.81%
2085 1.03% 0.83%
2084 1.08% 0.85%
2083 1.1% 0.87%
2082 1.12% 0.9%
2081 1.14% 0.92%
2080 1.15% 0.93%
2079 1.18% 0.96%
2078 1.2% 0.99%
2077 1.22% 1%
2076 1.26% 1.03%
2075 1.26% 1.05%
2074 1.28% 1.08%
2073 1.3% 1.11%
2072 1.34% 1.13%
2071 1.36% 1.15%
2070 1.38% 1.19%
2069 1.42% 1.2%
2068 1.43% 1.23%
2067 1.47% 1.25%
2066 1.47% 1.28%
2065 1.48% 1.31%
2064 1.5% 1.33%
2063 1.5% 1.37%
2062 1.53% 1.39%
2061 1.54% 1.43%
2060 1.56% 1.45%
2059 1.61% 1.48%
2058 1.61% 1.5%
2057 1.64% 1.53%
2056 1.69% 1.56%
2055 1.72% 1.59%
2054 1.73% 1.62%
2053 1.77% 1.65%
2052 1.8% 1.68%
2051 1.83% 1.71%
2050 1.85% 1.75%
2049 1.9% 1.79%
2048 1.92% 1.82%
2047 1.96% 1.86%
2046 1.99% 1.9%
2045 2.06% 1.94%
2044 2.08% 1.97%
2043 2.1% 2.01%
2042 2.11% 2.05%
2041 2.14% 2.1%
2040 2.17% 2.14%
2039 2.19% 2.19%
2038 2.22% 2.25%
2037 2.22% 2.3%
2036 2.23% 2.35%
2035 2.26% 2.39%
2034 2.27% 2.44%
2033 2.25% 2.49%
2032 2.26% 2.54%
2031 2.26% 2.58%
2030 2.28% 2.62%
2029 2.31% 2.66%
2028 2.33% 2.72%
2027 2.37% 2.76%
2026 2.42% 2.79%
2025 2.43% 2.81%
2024 2.47% 2.85%
2023 2.54% 2.83%
2022 2.55% 2.8%
2021 2.5% 2.86%
2020 2.56% 2.95%
2019 2.65% 3.01%
2018 2.73% 3.05%
2017 2.86% 3.12%
2016 2.94% 3.14%
2015 2.93% 3.17%
2014 2.45% 3.22%
2013 2.01% 3.25%
2012 2.11% 3.3%
2011 2.2% 3.38%
2010 2.23% 3.52%
2009 2.25% 3.6%
2008 2.3% 3.63%
2007 2.35% 3.59%
2006 2.38% 3.5%
2005 2.42% 3.36%
2004 2.45% 3.23%
2003 2.52% 3.15%
2002 2.62% 3.13%
2001 2.71% 3.07%
2000 2.81% 2.85%
1999 3.31% 2.72%
1998 3.84% 2.66%
1997 3.92% 2.59%
1996 3.95% 2.48%
1995 3.98% 2.44%
1994 4.01% 2.42%
1993 4.06% 2.41%
1992 4.07% 2.44%
1991 4.05% 2.51%
1990 4.01% 2.6%
1989 3.94% 2.68%
1988 3.9% 2.78%
1987 3.93% 2.93%
1986 3.99% 3.03%
1985 4.04% 3.05%
1984 4.07% 3.13%
1983 4.1% 3.28%
1982 4.11% 3.26%
1981 4.09% 3.11%
1980 4.03% 3.04%
1979 3.93% 3.04%
1978 3.84% 3.07%
1977 3.74% 3.08%
1976 4.16% 3.08%
1975 4.67% 3.04%
1974 4.67% 2.98%
1973 4.66% 2.92%
1972 4.58% 2.85%
1971 4.42% 2.8%
1970 4.22% 2.97%
1969 4.05% 3.24%
1968 3.96% 3.28%
1967 3.95% 3.26%
1966 3.94% 3.25%
1965 3.94% 3.22%
1964 3.94% 3.21%
1963 3.92% 3.21%
1962 3.85% 3.2%
1961 3.72% 3.18%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.43%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Zambia
Current population
33910252
22844606
Population rank 50/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.27%
One net population change
40.7 seconds
52.8 seconds
One birth every
31.3 seconds
45.2 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,130 +1,641
Annual growth/decline +777,317 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 19/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +11,305 +6,562
Net migration rank 43/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - 6,562
2024 765,049 7,838 587,419 7,381
2023 758,261 6,002 577,660 9,521
2022 750,270 26,777 563,456 -8,566
2021 732,191 1,322 535,629 8,143
2020 727,455 -12,390 536,484 8,156
2019 727,774 2,043 528,089 18,385
2018 722,445 5,395 515,644 18,431
2017 734,553 -796 504,630 25,789
2016 735,630 18,568 497,521 25,860
2015 731,387 522 491,021 16,261
2014 728,978 -23,011 483,663 16,574
2013 720,228 -250,964 476,846 15,542
2012 708,847 -232,712 469,406 8,958
2011 694,033 -200,010 459,743 13,569
2010 676,554 -182,689 448,337 22,761
2009 654,439 -168,027 434,458 44,867
2008 630,610 -150,037 419,560 39,249
2007 617,247 -130,079 403,729 49,945
2006 605,001 -124,651 387,891 29,517
2005 593,685 -117,342 368,756 35,316
2004 579,424 -108,869 349,352 7,819
2003 568,220 -99,880 331,189 20,845
2002 563,692 -90,503 316,041 3,206
2001 555,220 -76,679 302,682 23,582
2000 545,129 -63,843 293,186 -4,338
1999 527,634 -42,777 283,297 -16,888
1998 509,167 109,961 275,568 -26,796
1997 489,984 124,443 268,198 -26,276
1996 469,740 125,556 262,468 -38,358
1995 453,719 124,501 257,897 -45,423
1994 438,274 120,247 252,023 -45,504
1993 430,759 113,215 245,917 -47,739
1992 423,294 104,006 239,953 -43,656
1991 413,354 92,228 237,957 -44,203
1990 402,629 79,979 235,835 -38,619
1989 390,081 67,324 233,429 -36,736
1988 378,575 53,187 230,118 -31,270
1987 370,654 45,028 227,813 -26,338
1986 357,205 48,233 224,768 -16,610
1985 344,549 50,872 221,351 -18,474
1984 331,910 52,594 216,695 -18,652
1983 317,379 53,646 212,712 -11,849
1982 305,204 53,384 207,621 -3,676
1981 292,755 51,354 202,822 -16,072
1980 280,630 47,031 198,817 -24,664
1979 268,875 40,355 197,578 -29,515
1978 257,222 31,822 194,933 -30,284
1977 250,858 22,452 191,557 -30,423
1976 241,939 12,735 186,762 -30,612
1975 228,883 79,766 182,258 -30,886
1974 216,389 79,445 174,484 -31,178
1973 203,429 78,963 168,258 -31,472
1972 190,842 77,213 161,648 -31,672
1971 179,918 69,728 155,249 -31,651
1970 170,070 58,883 149,380 -31,370
1969 161,541 48,192 142,660 -11,469
1968 153,464 41,198 137,315 -5,447
1967 145,773 40,125 131,938 -5,298
1966 138,438 40,125 127,164 -5,129
1965 131,601 40,125 122,814 -5,023
1964 124,996 40,125 117,197 -4,851
1963 118,526 40,125 114,555 -4,676
1962 111,930 39,670 110,173 -4,428
1961 105,568 36,410 106,318 -4,043
1960 99,681 31,307 102,335 -3,898

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

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

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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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