Cote d'Ivoire vs Italy: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Cote d'Ivoire
15.25 million people
in 2050
Italy
15.00 million people
in 2050
Cote d'Ivoire rank
35th
Italy rank
36th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Italy
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 15.25 million people against 15.00 million people in Italy, a difference of 244,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 41.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Italy Difference Ahead
1000s 528,506 people 4.68 million people 4.16 million people Italy
1100s 604,007 people 5.85 million people 5.25 million people Italy
1200s 690,291 people 7.48 million people 6.79 million people Italy
1300s 788,898 people 9.83 million people 9.04 million people Italy
1400s 901,575 people 6.60 million people 5.69 million people Italy
1500s 1.03 million people 7.11 million people 6.08 million people Italy
1600s 1.18 million people 10.84 million people 9.66 million people Italy
1700s 1.34 million people 11.21 million people 9.86 million people Italy
1710s 1.35 million people 11.54 million people 10.19 million people Italy
1720s 1.36 million people 11.93 million people 10.57 million people Italy
1730s 1.37 million people 12.34 million people 10.96 million people Italy
1740s 1.38 million people 12.75 million people 11.37 million people Italy
1750s 1.39 million people 13.18 million people 11.79 million people Italy
1760s 1.40 million people 13.63 million people 12.22 million people Italy
1770s 1.42 million people 14.09 million people 12.67 million people Italy
1780s 1.43 million people 14.56 million people 13.13 million people Italy
1790s 1.44 million people 15.05 million people 13.61 million people Italy
1800s 1.46 million people 15.56 million people 14.11 million people Italy
1810s 1.47 million people 16.14 million people 14.67 million people Italy
1820s 1.49 million people 16.74 million people 15.25 million people Italy
1830s 1.50 million people 17.90 million people 16.39 million people Italy
1840s 1.52 million people 19.13 million people 17.61 million people Italy
1850s 1.54 million people 20.45 million people 18.91 million people Italy
1860s 1.56 million people 21.86 million people 20.30 million people Italy
1870s 1.59 million people 21.27 million people 19.68 million people Italy
1880s 1.61 million people 21.39 million people 19.77 million people Italy
1890s 1.64 million people 21.61 million people 19.97 million people Italy
1900s 1.68 million people 21.64 million people 19.96 million people Italy
1910s 1.73 million people 21.70 million people 19.98 million people Italy
1920s 1.78 million people 22.51 million people 20.72 million people Italy
1930s 1.87 million people 22.33 million people 20.46 million people Italy
1940s 2.01 million people 22.10 million people 20.09 million people Italy
1950s 2.70 million people 20.84 million people 18.14 million people Italy
1960s 3.34 million people 19.62 million people 16.28 million people Italy
1970s 4.47 million people 18.80 million people 14.34 million people Italy
1980s 6.10 million people 18.84 million people 12.74 million people Italy
1990s 8.59 million people 18.97 million people 10.37 million people Italy
2000s 10.92 million people 18.92 million people 8.01 million people Italy
2010s 12.71 million people 18.61 million people 5.90 million people Italy
2020s 14.74 million people 17.92 million people 3.18 million people Italy
2030s 15.97 million people 16.66 million people 690,630 people Italy
2040s 15.98 million people 15.59 million people 389,490 people Cote d'Ivoire
2050s 15.25 million people 15.00 million people 244,000 people Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cote d'Ivoire or Italy?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 15.25 million people against 15.00 million people in Italy as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cote d'Ivoire and Italy?
244,000 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Italy?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Italy rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.