Which has higher population in largest city, Côte d'Ivoire or Ethiopia?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.06 million against 5.96 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?

100,200, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Ethiopia: Population in largest city

Côte d'Ivoire

6.06 million

in 2025

Ethiopia

5.96 million

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire rank

37th

Ethiopia rank

38th

Population in largest city over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 6.06 million against 5.96 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 100,200.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	312,283	595,013	282,729	Ethiopia
1970s	926,585	912,430	14,154	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	1.69 million	1.45 million	244,617	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	2.50 million	2.09 million	413,926	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	3.41 million	2.63 million	779,119	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	4.49 million	3.82 million	667,860	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	5.61 million	5.36 million	255,900	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Côte d'Ivoire or Ethiopia?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.06 million against 5.96 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?: 100,200, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia rank globally for population in largest city?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.