Côte d'Ivoire vs Syria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Côte d'Ivoire
17.84 million people
in 2025
Syria
18.47 million people
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
49th
Syria rank
46th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 18.47 million people against 17.84 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 624,300 people.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 49th and Syria ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 409,119 people 1.52 million people 1.11 million people Syria
1960s 1.05 million people 2.24 million people 1.19 million people Syria
1970s 2.16 million people 3.36 million people 1.20 million people Syria
1980s 3.80 million people 5.02 million people 1.22 million people Syria
1990s 6.04 million people 7.21 million people 1.18 million people Syria
2000s 8.93 million people 10.20 million people 1.28 million people Syria
2010s 12.39 million people 14.49 million people 2.10 million people Syria
2020s 16.38 million people 16.81 million people 425,050 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Côte d'Ivoire or Syria?
Syria, at 18.47 million people against 17.84 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Côte d'Ivoire and Syria?
624,300 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Syria?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Syria rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 49th and Syria ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.