Côte d'Ivoire

Current head of state

Alassane Ouattara President of the Ivory Coast In office 2010–present · 15.9y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1941 · took office at 68 Dario Pignatelli / European Union · Attribution

Alassane Ouattara

President of the Ivory Coast

Since 2010 15.9 years in office

Governance indicator

-0.47

−2.50+2.5

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, composite of six dimensions · 2024

Chamber

National Assembly

Seats

255

Speaker

—

Active alliances

29

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Félix Houphouët-Boigny Félix Houphouët-Boigny President of the Ivory Coast In office 1960–1993 · 33.1y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1905 · took office at 55 GPO · Public domain

Henri Konan Bédié Henri Konan Bédié President of the Ivory Coast In office 1993–1999 · 6y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1934 · took office at 59 Benoît Bourgeois / European Communities, 1997 / EC - Audiovisual Service · CC BY 4.0

Robert Guéï Robert Guéï President of the Ivory Coast In office 1999–2000 · 0.8y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1941 · took office at 58 Took power coup 1999-12-24 BeraDigle · CC0

Laurent Gbagbo Laurent Gbagbo President of the Ivory Coast In office 2000–2011 · 10.5y PartyMouvement des Générations Capables Born 1945 · took office at 55 Took power coup 2000-10-25 Zenman · CC BY-SA 3.0

Alassane Ouattara Alassane Ouattara President of the Ivory Coast In office 2010–present · 15.9y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1941 · took office at 68 Dario Pignatelli / European Union · Attribution

1999-12-24 2000-10-25

Term Began with a realized coup In office Realized coup — dated

The scale spans every dated record held for this country, so it may begin before the first leader on file — a gap at the left means coups are recorded for years where no office-holder is. Coup markers link to the Cline Center source.

1. 2010– Alassane Ouattara President of the Ivory Coast In office 2010–present · 15.9y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1941 · took office at 68 Dario Pignatelli / European Union · Attribution Alassane Ouattara In office 15.9y
2. 2000–2011 Laurent Gbagbo President of the Ivory Coast In office 2000–2011 · 10.5y PartyMouvement des Générations Capables Born 1945 · took office at 55 Took power coup 2000-10-25 Zenman · CC BY-SA 3.0 Laurent Gbagbo Coup 2000 10.5y
3. 1999–2000 Robert Guéï President of the Ivory Coast In office 1999–2000 · 0.8y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1941 · took office at 58 Took power coup 1999-12-24 BeraDigle · CC0 Robert Guéï Coup 1999 0.8y
4. 1993–1999 Henri Konan Bédié President of the Ivory Coast In office 1993–1999 · 6y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1934 · took office at 59 Benoît Bourgeois / European Communities, 1997 / EC - Audiovisual Service · CC BY 4.0 Henri Konan Bédié 6y
5. 1960–1993 Félix Houphouët-Boigny President of the Ivory Coast In office 1960–1993 · 33.1y PartyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally Born 1905 · took office at 55 GPO · Public domain Félix Houphouët-Boigny 33.1y

• 2000
  2000-10-25 Leader fled
• 1999
  1999-12-24 Military Leader fled

Source: Cline Center Coup d’État Project — realized events only.

• 2025
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly December 2025 Election Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP)19676.9% Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA)3112.2% Independents239% The Buffalo – Victory for Development10.4%

  Seats

  255

  Turnout

  35%

  Women

  13.4%

  Parties won

  —

• 2023
  Côte d'Ivoire Senate September 2023 Election

  Seats

  66

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  24.7%

  Parties won

  —

• 2021
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly March 2021 Election Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP)13954.5% Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA)-Together for Democracy and Sovereignty (EDS)4919.2% Independents2610.2% Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA)239%

  Seats

  255

  Turnout

  37.9%

  Women

  14.2%

  Parties won

  8

• 2018
  Côte d'Ivoire Senate March 2018 Election

  Seats

  66

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  19.2%

  Parties won

  —

• 2016
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly December 2016 Election Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP)16765.5% Independents7629.8% Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire (UDPCI)62.4% Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)31.2%

  Seats

  255

  Turnout

  34.1%

  Women

  11.4%

  Parties won

  4

• 2011
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly December 2011 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 2000
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly December 2000 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1995
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly November 1995 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1990
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly November 1990 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1985
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly November 1985 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1980
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly November 1980 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1975
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly November 1975 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1970
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly November 1970 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1965
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly January 1965 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

• 1960
  Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly January 1960 Election

  Seats

  —

  Turnout

  not recorded

  Women

  —

  Parties won

  —

Source: ipu_parline.

Fertility rate

4.2 2024

Life expectancy at birth

62.1 2024

Population growth

2.4 2024

Total population

31.9M 2024

Urban population percent

54.0 2024

Adult literacy rate

50.0 2021

Government expenditure on education percent of GDP

3.6 2024

Primary net enrollment ratio

90.3 2018

Secondary net enrollment ratio

40.2 2018

Ethnic groups

Religion

Composition: CIA World Factbook, 2021 estimate. Shares are reproduced as published and are not renormalised, so a country may total slightly under or over 100%.

Regional & continental

• AfCFTA
• African Union
• AFRISTAT 1993
• Conseil de l'Entente
• ECOWAS
• Mano River Union
• OHADA
• La Francophonie 1970
• OIC 2001

Global bodies & treaties

• African Development Bank
• Group on Earth Observations
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
• International Civil Defence Organisation
• International Development Association
• International Finance Corporation
• International Telecommunication Union
• Interpol
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
• Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• UNESCO
• United Nations
• Universal Postal Union
• World Customs Organization
• World Health Organization
• World Meteorological Organization
• World Trade Organization

• ICC proceedings on record

  Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo

  Situation in Côte d'Ivoire

• ICC proceedings on record

  Prosecutor v. Charles Blé Goudé

  Situation in Côte d'Ivoire

• ICC proceedings on record

  Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo And Charles Blé Goudé

  Situation in Côte d'Ivoire

• ICC proceedings on record

  Prosecutor v. Simone Gbagbo

  Situation in Côte d'Ivoire

Register

Every party the observatory holds for this country, historical and current — the register is not filtered to parties currently holding seats.

• African Democratic Rally African nationalism Félix Houphouët-Boigny
• African Union of Internationalist Communist Workers communism
• Alliance for a New Côte d'Ivoire
• Alliance of Democratic Forces
• Congrès panafricain pour la justice et l’égalité des peuples
• Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally African nationalism; conservatism; liberalism; populism Henri Konan Bédié
• Eburnean Democratic Bloc
• En Marche Côte d'Ivoire social democracy
• Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire
• Front patriotique panafricain social democracy
• Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West
• Ivorian Workers' Party democratic socialism
• Les Acteurs de la Nouvelle Côte d'Ivoire social democracy
• Liberty and Democracy for the Republic Party liberal democracy Mamadou Koulibaly
• Mouvement des générations capables
• Mouvement des Générations Capables left-wing nationalism; social democracy Pascal Affi N'Guessan
• Mouvement pour la démocratie et la justice en Côte d'Ivoire
• Mouvement progressiste de Côte d'Ivoire social democracy
• Movement for Justice and Peace
• Movement of the Forces of the Future
• Nationalist Party
• Nation pour la démocratie et la stabilité social democracy
• Nouvel Ivoirien, Côte d'Ivoire Nouvelle social democracy Marie-Carine Bladi Dessihé
• Nouvelle Convergence Citoyenne social democracy
• Parti des hommes de valeur de Côte d'Ivoire social democracy
• Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire Pan-Africanism; democratic socialism
• Parti écologique ivoirien
• Parti Ivoirien des Droits Authentiques social democracy
• Parti ivoirien pour le changement et le progrès social democracy
• Patriotic Movement of Ivory Coast minority rights
• People's Socialist Union democratic socialism; social democracy
• Rally of the Republicans democratic liberalism Alassane Ouattara
• Renouveau Démocratique
• Revolutionary Communist Party of Côte d'Ivoire
• Together for Democracy and Sovereignty
• Together to Build
• Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire UDPCI liberalism; social liberalism Albert Mabri Toikeusse
• Union for Ivory Coast
• Union of Democrats of Côte d'Ivoire
• Union pour le développement et les libertés
• Union pour le rayonnement de la Côte d'Ivoire social democracy Kouamé N'Guessan Désiré

Census, population and demographic documents the observatory has located for this country. These are links to the publishers’ own files — the library does not rehost them.

• HDX HAPI Data for Côte d'Ivoire — Geography & Infrastructure: Baseline Population for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — MDGs Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — SDGs Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — IYCF Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — DHS Quickstats Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — DHS Mobile Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — PMI/RBM Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — FP2020 Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — MICS indicators Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — Adult Mortality Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — Anthropometry Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — Anemia Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - National Demographic and Health Data — Access to Health Care Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Population Statistics — civ_admpop_adm1_v2.csv hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Population Statistics — CIV_AdminBoundaries_TabularData.xlsx hdx xlsx
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Population Statistics — civ_admpop_adm2_v2.csv hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Population Statistics — civ_admpop_adm3_v2.csv hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Population Statistics — civ_admpop_adm0_v2.csv hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Population Statistics — civ_population_statistic_2019_unfpa_v2.xlsx hdx xlsx
• Ivory coast - Demographic, Health, Education and Transport indicators — Indicators_data_CI hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Education Indicators — Demographic and Socio-economic indicator list hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Education Indicators — Demographic and Socio-economic data hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — PMI/RBM Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv
• Côte d'Ivoire - Subnational Demographic and Health Data — DHS Quickstats Data for Côte d'Ivoire hdx csv