Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5455 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 0.5455 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 0.5455 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1843 people per person, in 1960.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 147th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1843 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1975 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2105 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2231 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2347 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.245 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2538 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2617 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2688 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2754 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2819 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2884 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2954 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3031 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3117 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3219 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3367 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3531 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.364 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3686 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3718 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3747 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3773 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3797 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3818 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.384 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3861 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3885 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3911 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3939 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3968 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3999 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.403 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4062 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4095 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4129 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4164 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4199 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4235 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4271 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4308 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4347 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4386 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4426 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4467 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4508 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.455 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4593 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4636 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.468 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4724 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4768 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4812 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4857 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4902 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4947 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4993 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.504 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5087 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5135 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5184 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5232 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5285 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5341 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5397 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5455 people per person | +1.1% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 0.5455 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 0.5455 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2355 people per person | 0.1843 people per person | 0.2754 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3225 people per person | 0.2819 people per person | 0.3686 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3829 people per person | 0.3718 people per person | 0.3939 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4115 people per person | 0.3968 people per person | 0.4271 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.449 people per person | 0.4308 people per person | 0.468 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4926 people per person | 0.4724 people per person | 0.5135 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5316 people per person | 0.5184 people per person | 0.5455 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More population data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.7661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.7661 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1242 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Population density 327.18 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8.39 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Côte d'Ivoire was 0.5455 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5455 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1843 people per person in 1960.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.