Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 54.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 54.5%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 54.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1950.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.0% | 9.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.5% | 18.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.2% | 28.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 39.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 43.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 47.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.8% | 54.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More population data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 8.39 million people (2100)
- Population density 327.18 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.23 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,377 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.23 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.23 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire was 54.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1950.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cote 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 Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.