Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 18.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 18.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 76th of 121 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.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1961 | 5.5% | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 6.0% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 8.1% | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 10.9% | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 11.7% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 16.7% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 18.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 18.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 10.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.0% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More climate change data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5455 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 54.5% (2025)
- Urban population 17.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Population, total 32.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Côte d'Ivoire was 18.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 76th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.