MigrantoMigration trends in Ivory Coast
2.8M people from around the world have made Ivory Coast their home. That's 8.8% of the country population, arriving from 10 different countries
31.9M
Population
2.8M
Immigrants
1.2M
Emigrants
+1.6M
Inflow
1 in every 11 people in Ivory Coast was born abroad
The #24 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Ivory Coast
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.8M immigrants · 353.7K emigrants
2000
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2015
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
Today
- Since 1990: 1M more foreign-born residents and 857.7K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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