Cote d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cote d'Ivoire
15.25 million people
in 2050
Zambia
15.59 million people
in 2050
Cote d'Ivoire rank
35th
Zambia rank
34th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 15.59 million people against 15.25 million people in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 341,800 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 42 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 528,506 people | 151,499 people | 377,007 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1100s | 604,007 people | 181,797 people | 422,210 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1200s | 690,291 people | 212,090 people | 478,201 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1300s | 788,898 people | 242,365 people | 546,533 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1400s | 901,575 people | 272,582 people | 628,993 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1500s | 1.03 million people | 302,608 people | 727,692 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1600s | 1.18 million people | 327,478 people | 849,742 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1700s | 1.34 million people | 350,380 people | 994,120 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1710s | 1.35 million people | 335,854 people | 1.02 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1720s | 1.36 million people | 341,838 people | 1.02 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1730s | 1.37 million people | 348,175 people | 1.02 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1740s | 1.38 million people | 354,904 people | 1.03 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1750s | 1.39 million people | 362,070 people | 1.03 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1760s | 1.40 million people | 369,725 people | 1.03 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1770s | 1.42 million people | 377,932 people | 1.04 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1780s | 1.43 million people | 386,767 people | 1.04 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1790s | 1.44 million people | 396,321 people | 1.05 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1800s | 1.46 million people | 406,705 people | 1.05 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1810s | 1.47 million people | 418,059 people | 1.05 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1820s | 1.49 million people | 430,556 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1830s | 1.50 million people | 444,422 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1840s | 1.52 million people | 459,948 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1850s | 1.54 million people | 477,523 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 1.56 million people | 497,681 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 1.59 million people | 521,173 people | 1.07 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 1.61 million people | 549,100 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 1.64 million people | 583,155 people | 1.06 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 1.68 million people | 626,092 people | 1.05 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 1.73 million people | 682,784 people | 1.04 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 1.78 million people | 762,879 people | 1.02 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 1.87 million people | 889,189 people | 979,931 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 2.01 million people | 1.14 million people | 877,240 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 2.70 million people | 2.31 million people | 391,175 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 2.81 million people | 531,228 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 4.47 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.31 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 6.10 million people | 4.03 million people | 2.07 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 8.59 million people | 5.39 million people | 3.20 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 10.92 million people | 7.27 million people | 3.64 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 12.71 million people | 9.41 million people | 3.30 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 14.74 million people | 11.73 million people | 3.01 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2030s | 15.97 million people | 13.81 million people | 2.15 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2040s | 15.98 million people | 15.20 million people | 782,450 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2050s | 15.25 million people | 15.59 million people | 341,800 people | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 15.59 million people against 15.25 million people in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 341,800 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.