Share of population living in the capital city in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of population living in the capital city was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in the capital city in Côte d'Ivoire, 1975–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 0.8% for share of population living in the capital city in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in the capital city in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 1.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 167th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of population living in the capital city in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
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- 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)
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- 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 share of population living in the capital city in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of population living in the capital city in Côte d'Ivoire was 0.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in the capital city recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of population living in the capital city recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of population living in the capital city?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 167th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in the capital city rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.