Lebanese people in Ivory Coast
Lebanese people in the Ivory Coast are a community of people whose ancestors are Lebanese and either emigrated to the Ivory Coast directly or are descended from those who did. It is the largest Lebanese diaspora in Africa.
| Total population | |
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| 400,000 - 500,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Abidjan | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (primarily Shia), Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lebanese diaspora |
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The number of Lebanese people in the Ivory Coast are variously estimated in the tens or hundreds of thousands. They are the largest Lebanese diaspora community in West Africa. An estimated 2.5% of all people living in the Ivory Coast are from Lebanon. 80% of the Lebanese community in Ivory Coast lives in Abidjan, primarily in its northernmost neighborhoods, where they represent over 10% of the total population. About 20% of them live in Bouaké.
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