MigrantoMigration trends in Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast takes in more people than it loses: 2.8M immigrants against 1.2M emigrants. Net balance +1.6M — 5% of the country's population
31.9M
Population
2.8M
Immigrants
1.2M
Emigrants
+1.6M
Inflow
1 in 11 residents of Ivory Coast was born abroad — and 1 in 27 people born in Ivory Coast lives abroad
#24 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Ivory Coast
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.8M immigrants · 353.7K emigrants
2000
- The diaspora passed 500K people
2015
- The diaspora passed 1M people
Today
- Since 1990: 1M more foreign-born residents and 857.7K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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