Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Population, total

Cote d'Ivoire
32.71 million
in 2025
Ghana
35.06 million
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
50th
Ghana rank
47th

Population, total over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 35.06 million against 32.71 million in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 2.35 million.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 4.39 million 7.81 million 3.42 million Ghana
1970s 6.63 million 10.19 million 3.56 million Ghana
1980s 9.89 million 13.48 million 3.59 million Ghana
1990s 14.63 million 17.22 million 2.59 million Ghana
2000s 19.84 million 22.19 million 2.35 million Ghana
2010s 25.10 million 28.37 million 3.27 million Ghana
2020s 30.79 million 33.47 million 2.68 million Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
Ghana, at 35.06 million against 32.71 million in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
2.35 million, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for population, total?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.