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Labor force — Côte d'Ivoire

Labor force in Côte d'Ivoire in 2025 — 13,067,763 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 212.9%.

2025 13.07M people +3.13% vs 2024
World rank 46of 182
Period maximum 13.07M people2025
Period minimum 4.18M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–202505M10M15M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,176,181 people1991: 4,358,646 people1992: 4,551,689 people1993: 4,752,650 people1994: 4,960,891 people1995: 5,176,501 people1996: 5,398,868 people1997: 5,627,257 people1998: 5,858,115 people1999: 6,073,240 people2000: 6,253,233 people2001: 6,429,804 people2002: 6,605,404 people2003: 6,779,544 people2004: 6,954,406 people2005: 7,133,415 people2006: 7,317,090 people2007: 7,505,748 people2008: 7,771,201 people2009: 8,106,769 people2010: 8,433,828 people2011: 8,749,188 people2012: 9,048,653 people2013: 9,300,688 people2014: 9,534,174 people2015: 9,764,168 people2016: 10,013,267 people2017: 10,180,365 people2018: 10,349,949 people2019: 10,522,774 people2020: 10,849,289 people2021: 11,390,094 people2022: 11,906,614 people2023: 12,285,672 people2024: 12,671,518 people2025: 13,067,763 people
Change over the period: +8.89M (+212.91%) Average annual rate: 3.31 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Côte d'Ivoire 13.07M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Côte d'Ivoire, by year Côte d'Ivoire All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 13.07M +396,245 +3.13%
2024 12.67M +385,846 +3.14%
2023 12.29M +379,058 +3.18%
2022 11.91M +516,520 +4.53%
2021 11.39M +540,805 +4.98%
2020 10.85M +326,515 +3.1%
2019 10.52M +172,825 +1.67%
2018 10.35M +169,584 +1.67%
2017 10.18M +167,098 +1.67%
2016 10.01M +249,099 +2.55%
2015 9.76M +229,994 +2.41%
2014 9.53M +233,486 +2.51%
2013 9.3M +252,035 +2.79%
2012 9.05M +299,465 +3.42%
2011 8.75M +315,360 +3.74%
2010 8.43M +327,059 +4.03%
2009 8.11M +335,568 +4.32%
2008 7.77M +265,453 +3.54%
2007 7.51M +188,658 +2.58%
2006 7.32M +183,675 +2.57%
2005 7.13M +179,009 +2.57%
2004 6.95M +174,862 +2.58%
2003 6.78M +174,140 +2.64%
2002 6.61M +175,600 +2.73%
2001 6.43M +176,571 +2.82%
2000 6.25M +179,993 +2.96%
1999 6.07M +215,125 +3.67%
1998 5.86M +230,858 +4.1%
1997 5.63M +228,389 +4.23%
1996 5.4M +222,367 +4.3%
1995 5.18M +215,610 +4.35%
1994 4.96M +208,241 +4.38%
1993 4.75M +200,961 +4.42%
1992 4.55M +193,043 +4.43%
1991 4.36M +182,465 +4.37%
1990 4.18M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.