Urban population share in Côte d'Ivoire
54.5% of people in Côte d'Ivoire lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Côte d'Ivoire, 2025
54.5%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
145th of 217
Urban population share in Côte d'Ivoire over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Côte d'Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 54.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.5%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Côte d'Ivoire has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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Population estimates and projections
31,165,654 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.28 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.45%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
32,711,547 people
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Population growth
2.40%
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