Côte d'Ivoire vs Saudi Arabia: Population: comparison of UN projections
Côte d'Ivoire
31.17 million people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
33.26 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Population: comparison of UN projections over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 33.26 million people against 31.17 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 2.10 million people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 million people | 2.01 million people | 1.10 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 4.39 million people | 2.89 million people | 1.49 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 6.63 million people | 4.52 million people | 2.11 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 9.89 million people | 7.99 million people | 1.90 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 14.63 million people | 13.03 million people | 1.60 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 19.84 million people | 20.15 million people | 306,780 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 25.10 million people | 28.77 million people | 3.66 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 30.03 million people | 31.94 million people | 1.91 million people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, Côte d'Ivoire or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 33.26 million people against 31.17 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.10 million people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.