Colombia vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Colombia
9.39 million people
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
9.46 million people
in 2020
Colombia rank
38th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
36th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Colombia
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 9.46 million people against 9.39 million people in Colombia, a difference of 75,300 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 38th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.26 million people | 1.91 million people | 3.36 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 5.89 million people | 2.41 million people | 3.48 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6.42 million people | 3.14 million people | 3.29 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 7.82 million people | 4.28 million people | 3.54 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 9.17 million people | 5.87 million people | 3.30 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9.25 million people | 7.37 million people | 1.88 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 9.28 million people | 8.46 million people | 826,280 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.39 million people | 9.46 million people | 75,300 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Colombia or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 9.46 million people against 9.39 million people in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Colombia and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 75,300 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Colombia ranks 38th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.