Côte d’Ivoire vs Niger
Côte d’Ivoire vs Niger: People aged 65 and over
People aged 65 and over in 2023: 2.6% in Côte d’Ivoire and 2.6% in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 218 and Niger ranked 217 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 10.2% and Niger at 12.9% in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 7 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.7 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 1988 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 1987 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | 2.4 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 2.4 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 2.4 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 1982 | 2.5 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 1981 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| 1980 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| 1979 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| 1978 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| 1977 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| 1975 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| 1974 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| 1973 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 1972 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 1971 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| 1969 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 1968 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 1966 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 1965 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 1963 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 1962 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 1961 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 1960 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 1959 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 1958 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1957 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 1956 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 1955 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 1952 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 1950 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 10.4 |
| 2026 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| 2027 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10.8 |
| 2028 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 11.1 |
| 2029 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 11.5 |
| 2030 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 11.8 |
| 2031 | 3 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 2032 | 3 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| 2033 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| 2034 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 12.8 |
| 2035 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 13.1 |
| 2036 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 13.4 |
| 2037 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 13.7 |
| 2038 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 13.9 |
| 2039 | 3.5 | 3 | 14.1 |
| 2040 | 3.6 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 2041 | 3.7 | 3 | 14.5 |
| 2042 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 14.7 |
| 2043 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 14.9 |
| 2044 | 4 | 3.2 | 15 |
| 2045 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 15.2 |
| 2046 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 15.4 |
| 2047 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 15.7 |
| 2048 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 15.9 |
| 2049 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 16.1 |
| 2050 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 16.3 |
| 2051 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 16.6 |
| 2052 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 16.8 |
| 2053 | 5 | 3.7 | 17.1 |
| 2054 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 17.3 |
| 2055 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 17.6 |
| 2056 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 17.8 |
| 2057 | 5.3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2058 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 18.2 |
| 2059 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 18.4 |
| 2060 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 18.5 |
| 2061 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 18.7 |
| 2062 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 18.8 |
| 2063 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 19 |
| 2064 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 19.1 |
| 2065 | 5.5 | 5 | 19.3 |
| 2066 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 19.4 |
| 2067 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 19.6 |
| 2068 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 19.7 |
| 2069 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 19.9 |
| 2070 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 20 |
| 2071 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 20.2 |
| 2072 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 20.3 |
| 2073 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 20.5 |
| 2074 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 20.7 |
| 2075 | 6.6 | 7 | 20.9 |
| 2076 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 21.1 |
| 2077 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 21.3 |
| 2078 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 21.5 |
| 2079 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 21.7 |
| 2080 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 21.9 |
| 2081 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 22.1 |
| 2082 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 22.3 |
| 2083 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 22.4 |
| 2084 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 22.6 |
| 2085 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 22.7 |
| 2086 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 22.8 |
| 2087 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 22.9 |
| 2088 | 8.8 | 10 | 22.9 |
| 2089 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 23 |
| 2090 | 9 | 10.4 | 23.1 |
| 2091 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 23.2 |
| 2092 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 23.3 |
| 2093 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 23.3 |
| 2094 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 23.4 |
| 2095 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 23.5 |
| 2096 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 23.6 |
| 2097 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 23.7 |
| 2098 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 23.7 |
| 2099 | 10 | 12.6 | 23.8 |
| 2100 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 23.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of the population aged 65 or older.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Niger: 0 TIV in 1973