Cote d'Ivoire — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Cote d'Ivoire was 2.40% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.57% in 1974. The lowest was 1.99% in 2013 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.65% per year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Cote d'Ivoire sits above it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 17%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 17 of 48 economies; Benin (2.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 22% in 2014. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 19th of 216 in 1961 → 13th of 216 in 1970 → 18th of 216 in 1980 → 17th of 216 in 1990 → 33rd of 217 in 2000 → 55th of 217 in 2010 → 31st of 217 in 2020 → 26th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.89% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 2.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 1.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 2.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 2.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.77% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 3.26% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 3.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 3.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 3.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 3.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 3.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 3.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 3.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 4.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 4.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 3.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 3.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 3.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 4.07% | -0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 4.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 4.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 4.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 4.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 4.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 4.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 3.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 3.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.65% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cote d'Ivoire’s Population growth in 1962?
3.78% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cote d'Ivoire’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -34.1% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.4%; 2024: 2.44%; 2023: 2.5%; 2022: 2.52%; 2021: 2.47%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.