Largest cities in Côte d'Ivoire by population
The 12 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Côte d'Ivoire: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Abidjan with 5,616,633 people; the capital, Yamoussoukro, has 279,977.
Who runs cities in Côte d'Ivoire?
Communes (201): Municipal council (25–50 members) elected by voters; council elects the mayor. Local services such as markets, sanitation, civil registration.
How local power works in Côte d'Ivoire · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 5,616,633 | 8 November 2021 |
| 2 | Bouake | 728,733 | 8 November 2021 |
| 3 | Korhogo | 386,586 | 8 November 2021 |
| 4 | Daloa | 351,670 | 8 November 2021 |
| 5 | Anyama | 325,209 | 8 November 2021 |
| 6 | San Pédro | 293,444 | 8 November 2021 |
| 7 | Yamoussoukro (capital) | 279,977 | 8 November 2021 |
| 8 | Divo | 215,312 | 8 November 2021 |
| 9 | Gagnoa | 212,489 | 8 November 2021 |
| 10 | Man | 198,048 | 8 November 2021 |
| 11 | Soubre | 176,870 | 8 November 2021 |
| 12 | Abengourou | 125,143 | 8 November 2021 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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