Abidjan Autonomous District: population, health, schools
Abidjan Autonomous District is a autonomous district of Côte d'Ivoire, the largest of 14 by population. The Abidjan Autonomous District had 6,321,017 residents at the 2021 General Population and Housing Census (3,210,984 men and 3,110,033 women), 21.5% of Côte d'Ivoire's 29.39 million; the largest of 14 districts by population.
In depth
- Health in Abidjan Autonomous District: For every 1,000 babies born in Abidjan in the ten years before the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 60 died before their fifth birthday, joint 4th lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire, last five years: 74).
- Education in Abidjan Autonomous District: Abidjan had 2,740 primary schools with 865,666 pupils (51.3% girls) and 16,950 class teachers in the 2024-2025 school year, 17.1% of Côte d'Ivoire's primary pupils.
Are there more men than women in Abidjan?
There were 103.2 men for every 100 women in Abidjan at the 2021 census, the lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 109.3).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), published on data.gouv.ci · saved copyHow many households are there in Abidjan?
The census counted 1,414,136 households in Abidjan in 2021, an average of 4.5 people per household, the smallest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 5.2).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), published on data.gouv.ci · saved copyWhat is the largest town in Abidjan?
The most populous sub-prefecture or commune in Abidjan at the 2021 census was Yopougon (Abidjan department), with 1,571,065 residents, 24.9% of the district.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS), published on data.gouv.ci · saved copyHow many children do women in Abidjan have?
Women in Abidjan have 3.2 children each on average according to the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, the lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 4.3).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is domestic violence in Abidjan?
24% of women in Abidjan who had ever had a husband or partner suffered emotional, physical or sexual violence from a partner in the 12 months before the 2021 survey, joint 6th lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 25%); 14% of all women aged 15 to 49 suffered physical violence from anyone in that year (Côte d'Ivoire: 13%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow autonomous districts are governed in Côte d'Ivoire
Autonomous districts (14 since 2021, including Abidjan and Yamoussoukro). Governor appointed by presidential decree, with the rank of minister. Special units grouping regions or communes; large-scale planning and services.
Every tier of government in Côte d'Ivoire
Other autonomous districts of Côte d'Ivoire
- Montagnes 3,027,021
- Sassandra-Marahoué 2,720,873
- Bas-Sassandra 2,687,176
- Savanes 2,159,432
- Gôh-Djiboua 2,088,442
- Lagunes 2,042,626
- Vallée du Bandama 1,964,930
- Comoé 1,501,335
- Lacs 1,488,530
- Zanzan 1,344,868
- Woroba 1,184,812
- Denguélé 436,016
- Yamoussoukro Autonomous District 422,072
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Sources
- Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS: Statistiques scolaires de poche 2024-2025 (Tables 31-33, 36 and 66: primary and secondary schools by district and region), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a5cf9a84cb88…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program): Côte d'Ivoire Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (EDS-CI 2021), Key Indicators Report (preliminary results, June 2022): Tables 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 20 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 69f27b9d88e5…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS), published on data.gouv.ci: General Population and Housing Census 2021 (RGPH 2021): final results by district, region, department and sub-prefecture or commune (men, women, households), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 13a4f7e380d2…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS) with ICF (The DHS Program): Côte d'Ivoire Demographic and Health Survey 2021 (EDS-CI 2021), Summary Report: main indicators by region (fertility, child mortality, domestic violence), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3fb69fd5305…)
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