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Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire / CI

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Cote d'Ivoire in numbers.

Area322,460 kmยฒWorld # 69 โ†’Population32.7MWorld # 50 โ†’Population density101.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 100 โ†’Life expectancy62.1 yearsWorld # 202 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,050World # 161 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Cote d'Ivoire across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area322,460 kmยฒWorld # 69 / 2023 โ†’Population32.7MWorld # 50 / 2025 โ†’Population density101.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 100 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.4%World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.2World # 18 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate31.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.1 yearsWorld # 213 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.7%World # 202 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1440.5%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’Urban population54.5%World # 145 / 2025 โ†’Net migration11.3KWorld # 43 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 76 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share9%World # 87 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy62.1 yearsWorld # 202 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy55.4 yearsWorld # 155 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 172 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate7.3%World # 156 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,050World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 99.8BWorld # 78 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 8,209World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.5%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.1%World # 176 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.3%World # 165 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment4%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,103 hours/yearWorld # 48 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.3World # 80 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.6%World # 120 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 129 / 2016 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.8 per million peopleWorld # 120 / 2012 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,938 kcal/dayWorld # 96 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person12 kg/person/yearWorld # 173 / 2023 โ†’Rice production2.4M tWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production72.1K tWorld # 18 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area7.9%World # 172 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person354 kWh/personWorld # 128 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.5 tWorld # 182 / 2024 โ†’Internet use41.4%World # 168 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions183.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate24.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 50 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.8%World # 132 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament13.4%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals668KWorld # 114 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 199.3MWorld # 131 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2014 / 42.9%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,212 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherelephant ivory, coast