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.[1]
Total population | |
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80,000 - 100,000[2][3] Upper Estimate: 300,000[4][5] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Abidjan | |
Religion | |
Islam (primarily Shia), Christianity[6] | |
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.[6][7] They are the largest Lebanese diaspora community in West Africa.[8] 80% of the Lebanese community in Ivory Coast lives in Abidjan, and about 20% of them live in Bouaké.[9]