Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Côte d'Ivoire

Urban population in Côte d'Ivoire in 2025 — 17,843,805 people. Ranked 48 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,535.1%.

2025 17.84M people +3.53% vs 2024
World rank 48of 217
Period maximum 17.84M people2025
Period minimum 677,149 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–202505M10M15M20M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 677,149 people1962: 833,004 people1964: 1,003,150 people1966: 1,172,112 people1968: 1,341,099 people1970: 1,525,301 people1972: 1,745,898 people1974: 2,018,236 people1976: 2,376,492 people1978: 2,767,539 people1980: 3,056,671 people1982: 3,361,356 people1984: 3,684,961 people1986: 4,031,603 people1988: 4,409,918 people1990: 4,837,458 people1992: 5,319,767 people1994: 5,851,100 people1996: 6,429,837 people1998: 7,056,716 people2000: 7,625,440 people2002: 8,181,802 people2004: 8,752,569 people2006: 9,349,517 people2008: 9,974,530 people2010: 10,622,784 people2012: 11,293,355 people2014: 12,022,670 people2016: 12,976,508 people2018: 13,971,532 people2020: 14,988,545 people2022: 16,063,532 people2024: 17,235,961 people2025: 17,843,805 people
Change over the period: +17.17M (+2,535.14%) Average annual rate: 5.16 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire 17.84M people
World 4.75B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 590M people
Western Africa computed 252M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.43B people
Urban population — Côte d'Ivoire, by year Côte d'Ivoire All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 17.84M +607,844 +3.53%
2024 17.24M +591,158 +3.55%
2023 16.64M +581,271 +3.62%
2022 16.06M +556,512 +3.59%
2021 15.51M +518,475 +3.46%
2020 14.99M +511,018 +3.53%
2019 14.48M +505,995 +3.62%
2018 13.97M +498,519 +3.7%
2017 13.47M +496,505 +3.83%
2016 12.98M +487,272 +3.9%
2015 12.49M +466,566 +3.88%
2014 12.02M +395,065 +3.4%
2013 11.63M +334,250 +2.96%
2012 11.29M +335,594 +3.06%
2011 10.96M +334,977 +3.15%
2010 10.62M +328,197 +3.19%
2009 10.29M +320,057 +3.21%
2008 9.97M +315,128 +3.26%
2007 9.66M +309,885 +3.31%
2006 9.35M +302,195 +3.34%
2005 9.05M +294,753 +3.37%
2004 8.75M +287,724 +3.4%
2003 8.46M +283,043 +3.46%
2002 8.18M +279,971 +3.54%
2001 7.9M +276,391 +3.62%
2000 7.63M +272,395 +3.7%
1999 7.35M +296,329 +4.2%
1998 7.06M +318,547 +4.73%
1997 6.74M +308,332 +4.8%
1996 6.43M +295,664 +4.82%
1995 6.13M +283,073 +4.84%
1994 5.85M +271,201 +4.86%
1993 5.58M +260,132 +4.89%
1992 5.32M +247,819 +4.89%
1991 5.07M +234,490 +4.85%
1990 4.84M +220,740 +4.78%
1989 4.62M +206,800 +4.69%
1988 4.41M +194,226 +4.61%
1987 4.22M +184,089 +4.57%
1986 4.03M +176,496 +4.58%
1985 3.86M +170,146 +4.62%
1984 3.68M +164,336 +4.67%
1983 3.52M +159,269 +4.74%
1982 3.36M +155,246 +4.84%
1981 3.21M +149,439 +4.89%
1980 3.06M +143,761 +4.94%
1979 2.91M +145,371 +5.25%
1978 2.77M +181,882 +7.03%
1977 2.59M +209,165 +8.8%
1976 2.38M +195,053 +8.94%
1975 2.18M +163,203 +8.09%
1974 2.02M +143,581 +7.66%
1973 1.87M +128,757 +7.37%
1972 1.75M +115,943 +7.11%
1971 1.63M +104,654 +6.86%
1970 1.53M +95,405 +6.67%
1969 1.43M +88,797 +6.62%
1968 1.34M +85,163 +6.78%
1967 1.26M +83,824 +7.15%
1966 1.17M +83,773 +7.7%
1965 1.09M +85,189 +8.49%
1964 1M +85,837 +9.36%
1963 917,313 +84,309 +10.12%
1962 833,004 +80,665 +10.72%
1961 752,339 +75,190 +11.1%
1960 677,149

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.