What is the population of Abidjan?
Abidjan has a city population of 6,321,017. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Ivory Coast · Africa
Abidjan
City population
6,321,017
#1
in Ivory Coast
#1
in Abidjan Autonomous District
#48
worldwide
5.354, -4.002 · 216 km from Yamoussoukro
About Abidjan
With a city-proper population of 6,321,017 and a metropolitan area of 5,616,000, Abidjan is a major urban center in West Africa. The city experiences rapid growth at 3.5% annually, with a notably high population density of 2,651 people per km². Founded in 1898, Abidjan sits at a low elevation of 50 m and is served by Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport for regional and international connectivity.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
5,616,000
0.068% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+3.45%
Archive estimateDensity
2,651/km²
2,119 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 6
Founded
1898
Coordinates
5.354, -4.002
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 182 in Ivory CoastClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Abidjan | 6.32M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportABJ
13 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Ivory Coast
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,735,180 |
| 1960 | 3,673,666 |
| 1970 | 5,411,567 |
| 1980 | 8,220,714 |
| 1990 | 12,189,778 |
| 2000 | 17,699,004 |
| 2010 | 22,488,065 |
| 2020 | 28,915,449 |
| 2030 | 36,699,009 |
| 2040 | 45,743,925 |
| 2050 | 55,746,985 |
| 2060 | 65,861,370 |
| 2070 | 76,166,277 |
| 2080 | 86,179,854 |
| 2090 | 95,557,108 |
| 2100 | 104,042,819 |
Abidjan Population FAQ
Where is Abidjan?
Abidjan is in Abidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast, 216 km from the capital, Yamoussoukro. Its coordinates are 5.354, -4.002.
How big is Abidjan compared with other cities in Ivory Coast?
It is the 1st largest of the 182 cities listed in Ivory Coast, holding 19.3% of the national population.