Country profile
Ivory Coast
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire · Western Africa
👥 Population
32,711,547
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Yamoussoukro
🗺 Area
322,463 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$99.77B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.582
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
101 /km²
💱 Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
🗣 Languages
French
About Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast (officially Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) is a country in Western Africa, with Yamoussoukro as its capital. It is home to roughly 32.71 million people, giving a population density of about 101 people per square kilometre. The country covers 322,463 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $99.77B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.582. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (XOF), and the main language is French.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$244.91B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$7,669
GDP growth
6.5%
Inflation
0.1%
Unemployment
2.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
62.1 yrs
Fertility rate
4.23
Pop. growth
2.4%
Urban population
54.5%
Infant mortality /1k
44.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
41.4%
Literacy rate
50.0%
Physicians /1k
0.17
Renewable energy
58.2%
Travel & practical
Capital
Yamoussoukro
Currency
XOF
Dialing code
+225
Internet TLD
.ci
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Fun facts about Ivory Coast
- Ivory Coast is the 50th most populous country in the world, with about 32.71 million people.
- By land area it is the 69th-largest country in the world, covering 322,463 km².
- It has the world's 76th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($99.77B).
- Ivory Coast shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.582.
- Ivory Coast has a population density of about 101 people per square kilometre.
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