French Ivorians are those who were born in or reside in Ivory Coast, who descend from French community. There was a small but prominent French community in Ivory Coast until 2002, when a failed coup d'état and civil war led to anti-French riots. [1] Of the 20,000 living in the country at the start of the conflict, by 2004 only 15,000 remained. [2]
Year | White population | % of pop. |
---|---|---|
1960 | 30,000 [3] | .009% [4] |
1980 | 60,000 [3] | .007% [4] |
2002 | 20,000 [1] | .001% [4] |
2004 | 15,000 [2] | .0009% [4] |