🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoirevs🇬🇭 Ghana

Total Population
33,494,339
35,697,559
Ghana is 1.1× Côte d'Ivoire
Median age
19.5 years
22.6 years
3.1 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.70%
3.90%
1.2 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.39%
1.81%
0.58 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire 🇬🇭 Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire Ghana
Young Population 40.05%13,413,091 35.01%12,498,238
Working Age Population 57.25%19,176,936 61.09%21,808,495
Elderly Population 2.70%904,312 3.90%1,390,826

In 2026, the median age is 19.5 years in Côte d'Ivoire and 22.6 years in Ghana.Ghana already reached Côte d'Ivoire’s current median age in 2006, about 20 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 Ghana is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 67,547,749.

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 Ghana will be 55.5%, and 7.40% of the population will be elderly.

Côte d'Ivoire Ghana
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2078 30 years later 2048
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2086
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100