Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Côte d'Ivoire
9.46 million people
in 2020
Zimbabwe
10.31 million people
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.31 million people against 9.46 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 846,960 people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.91 million people | 2.30 million people | 393,580 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.41 million people | 2.99 million people | 579,945 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 3.14 million people | 3.84 million people | 706,885 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 4.28 million people | 5.17 million people | 887,930 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.87 million people | 6.62 million people | 748,760 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 7.37 million people | 7.61 million people | 248,230 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.46 million people | 8.82 million people | 369,170 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 9.46 million people | 10.31 million people | 846,960 people | Zimbabwe |
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, Côte d'Ivoire or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.31 million people against 9.46 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 846,960 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th 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.