🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoirevs🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Total Population
33,494,339
24,601,699
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.4× Burkina Faso
Median age
19.5 years
19.0 years
0.5 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.70%
2.72%
0.0 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.39%
2.19%
0.20 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire Burkina Faso
Young Population 40.05%13,413,091 40.52%9,968,386
Working Age Population 57.25%19,176,936 56.76%13,964,264
Elderly Population 2.70%904,312 2.72%669,049

In 2026, the median age is 19.5 years in Côte d'Ivoire and 19.0 years in Burkina Faso.Côte d'Ivoire already reached Burkina Faso’s current median age in 2014, about 12 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Côte d'Ivoire is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 104,042,818.The total population of Burkina Faso is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 49,854,237.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Côte d'Ivoire will be 62.5%, and 4.72% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Burkina Faso will be 53.8%, and 4.70% of the population will be elderly.

Côte d'Ivoire Burkina Faso
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 2059–2080
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2078 12 years later 2066
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2099
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100