World Factbook
Ivory Coast
République de Côte d'Ivoire
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
60.2% (2021 est.)
female
40.3% (2021 est.)
total population
50% (2021 est.)
Languages
Languages
French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Muslim 42.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Evangelical 11.8%, Methodist 1.7%, other Christian 3.2%, animist 3.6%, other religion 0.5%, none 19.1% (2014 est.)
note: the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72.7%) and Christian (17.7%)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.02 male(s)/female
total population
1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.82 male(s)/female
Birth rate
29.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
21.2 years
total
20 years (2025 est.)
female
21.2 years
Population
male
15,992,906
total
31,855,971 (2025 est.)
female
15,863,065
Nationality
noun
Ivoirian(s)
adjective
Ivoirian
Tobacco use
male
14.9% (2025 est.)
total
7.8% (2025 est.)
female
0.6% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
53.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
36.1% (male 5,437,108/female 5,390,782)
15-64 years
60.9% (male 9,200,957/female 9,060,748)
65 years and over
3% (2024 est.) (male 401,967/female 490,196)
Ethnic groups
Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)
Child marriage
men married by age 18
1.9% (2021)
women married by age 15
7.4% (2021)
women married by age 18
25.8% (2021)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
72.2 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
67.5 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
21.2 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
4.7 (2025 est.)
Physician density
0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
3.1% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 58% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 72.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 86.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 42% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 27.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 13.8% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
17.6% national budget (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
59.5 deaths/1,000 live births
total
52.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
45.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
2.33% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
1.9 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated, with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors, as shown in this population distribution map
Life expectancy at birth
male
60.9 years
female
65.4 years
total population
63.2 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
359 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 41.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 64.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 84.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 58.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 35.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 15.4% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
1.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
1.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018), 5.686 million ABIDJAN (seat of government) (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
10.3% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
19.6 years (2011/12 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
62.7% (2021 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
13.6% (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
11 years (2023 est.)
total
11 years (2023 est.)
female
11 years (2023 est.)