Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Population young working old

Cote d'Ivoire
12.86 million
in 2023
Ghana
12.22 million
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
31st
Ghana rank
34th

Population young working old over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 12.86 million against 12.22 million in Ghana, a difference of 640,000.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Ghana Difference Ahead
1950s 1.34 million 2.49 million 1.14 million Ghana
1960s 1.93 million 3.68 million 1.74 million Ghana
1970s 3.03 million 4.87 million 1.84 million Ghana
1980s 4.73 million 6.14 million 1.41 million Ghana
1990s 6.84 million 7.60 million 764,798 Ghana
2000s 9.13 million 9.01 million 129,647 Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 10.68 million 10.92 million 236,605 Ghana
2020s 12.54 million 12.05 million 493,000 Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population young working old, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 12.86 million against 12.22 million in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population young working old between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
640,000, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for population young working old?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population young working old. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population young working old
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed