Cote d'Ivoire vs Niger: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cote d'Ivoire
12.86 million people
in 2023
Niger
12.29 million people
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
31st
Niger rank
33rd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

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

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 12.86 million people against 12.29 million people in Niger, a difference of 577,900 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 1.34 million people 1.48 million people 139,060 people Niger
1960s 1.93 million people 1.95 million people 14,698 people Niger
1970s 3.03 million people 2.50 million people 528,646 people Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 4.73 million people 3.31 million people 1.42 million people Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 6.84 million people 4.50 million people 2.34 million people Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 9.13 million people 6.58 million people 2.55 million people Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 10.68 million people 9.64 million people 1.04 million people Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 12.54 million people 11.83 million people 707,375 people Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cote d'Ivoire or Niger?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 12.86 million people against 12.29 million people in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cote d'Ivoire and Niger?
577,900 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Niger rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.