🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoirevs🇸🇳 Senegal

Total Population
33,494,339
19,366,551
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.7× Senegal
Median age
19.5 years
20.8 years
1.3 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.70%
3.68%
1.0 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.39%
2.30%
0.09 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire 🇸🇳 Senegal
Côte d'Ivoire Senegal
Young Population 40.05%13,413,091 37.32%7,227,625
Working Age Population 57.25%19,176,936 59.00%11,426,676
Elderly Population 2.70%904,312 3.68%712,250

In 2026, the median age is 19.5 years in Côte d'Ivoire and 20.8 years in Senegal.Senegal already reached Côte d'Ivoire’s current median age in 2021, about 5 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 Senegal is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 47,014,189.

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 Senegal will be 55.8%, and 5.96% of the population will be elderly.

Côte d'Ivoire Senegal
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2078 22 years later 2056
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2084
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100