Chad Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Chad is 21,893,857 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 20,299,123 in 2024.

Chad is projected to reach 70.9M people in 2100.
Chad accounts for 0.26% of the world's population.
For the last 20 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of 5.22% per year.
Chad is ranked 64/197 by population and was ranked 76th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth in 20 years).

Chad population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	70,884,357	0.46%
2099	70,557,567	0.47%
2098	70,230,207	0.56%
2097	69,842,152	0.56%
2096	69,451,196	0.57%
2095	69,060,721	0.57%
2094	68,666,177	0.63%
2093	68,236,720	0.67%
2092	67,782,173	0.68%
2091	67,325,804	0.74%
2090	66,831,262	0.75%
2089	66,335,362	0.74%
2088	65,849,776	0.8%
2087	65,329,155	0.81%
2086	64,802,341	0.86%
2085	64,247,517	0.89%
2084	63,683,201	0.91%
2083	63,107,011	0.9%
2082	62,546,281	0.99%
2081	61,935,077	1%
2080	61,322,770	1.04%
2079	60,689,500	1.08%
2078	60,041,413	1.08%
2077	59,398,544	1.1%
2076	58,750,589	1.14%
2075	58,088,399	1.15%
2074	57,429,638	1.2%
2073	56,751,288	1.25%
2072	56,050,641	1.26%
2071	55,351,270	1.27%
2070	54,656,129	1.3%
2069	53,956,737	1.33%
2068	53,248,745	1.33%
2067	52,550,963	1.43%
2066	51,808,021	1.44%
2065	51,071,215	1.52%
2064	50,307,695	1.52%
2063	49,556,347	1.55%
2062	48,797,884	1.58%
2061	48,036,580	1.68%
2060	47,241,459	1.72%
2059	46,442,418	1.72%
2058	45,655,034	1.75%
2057	44,870,896	1.8%
2056	44,078,534	1.86%
2055	43,275,519	1.86%
2054	42,486,590	1.91%
2053	41,688,608	1.95%
2052	40,889,772	1.99%
2051	40,092,484	2.02%
2050	39,299,495	2.02%
2049	38,521,793	2.12%
2048	37,723,298	2.1%
2047	36,947,445	2.14%
2046	36,172,851	2.21%
2045	35,391,232	2.19%
2044	34,632,170	2.27%
2043	33,864,845	2.3%
2042	33,104,772	2.34%
2041	32,347,709	2.31%
2040	31,617,805	2.42%
2039	30,871,258	2.46%
2038	30,129,880	2.51%
2037	29,393,074	2.58%
2036	28,653,774	2.57%
2035	27,935,849	2.62%
2034	27,223,833	2.71%
2033	26,506,530	2.78%
2032	25,790,343	2.84%
2031	25,078,386	2.86%
2030	24,381,060	2.93%
2029	23,686,105	3%
2028	22,995,214	3.06%
2027	22,312,346	2.64%
2026	21,738,687	2.66%
2025	21,174,977	4.31%
2024	20,299,123	5.07%
2023	19,319,064	4.68%
2022	18,455,316	3.52%
2021	17,828,273	3.5%
2020	17,224,679	3.23%
2019	16,685,223	3.27%
2018	16,156,531	3.42%
2017	15,622,759	3.36%
2016	15,114,655	3.19%
2015	14,647,621	3.23%
2014	14,188,678	3.63%
2013	13,691,079	3.63%
2012	13,210,998	3.58%
2011	12,754,997	3.59%
2010	12,312,575	3.52%
2009	11,893,754	3.64%
2008	11,476,296	3.56%
2007	11,081,660	3.5%
2006	10,706,424	3.66%
2005	10,328,092	4.11%
2004	9,920,036	4.56%
2003	9,487,833	4.08%
2002	9,116,192	3.54%
2001	8,804,124	3.43%
2000	8,512,093	3.52%
1999	8,222,705	3.58%
1998	7,938,840	3.5%
1997	7,670,366	3.51%
1996	7,410,108	4.53%
1995	7,089,064	4.51%
1994	6,783,450	2.33%
1993	6,629,146	2.39%
1992	6,474,656	4.33%
1991	6,205,676	3.72%
1990	5,982,833	2.81%
1989	5,819,586	3.45%
1988	5,625,602	3.44%
1987	5,438,309	3.57%
1986	5,251,069	3.04%
1985	5,096,269	1.01%
1984	5,045,145	1.33%
1983	4,979,130	5.08%
1982	4,738,483	4.81%
1981	4,520,959	0.12%
1980	4,515,453	0.22%
1979	4,505,384	2.13%
1978	4,411,366	1.84%
1977	4,331,667	1.89%
1976	4,251,297	2.02%
1975	4,167,234	2.18%
1974	4,078,356	2.32%
1973	3,985,909	2.38%
1972	3,893,252	2.26%
1971	3,807,316	2.13%
1970	3,727,828	2.1%
1969	3,651,113	2.04%
1968	3,578,231	1.99%
1967	3,508,512	1.96%
1966	3,440,903	1.98%
1965	3,374,220	2.02%
1964	3,307,479	2.05%
1963	3,240,905	2.06%
1962	3,175,598	2.05%
1961	3,111,947	2.04%
1960	3,049,838	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Chad has a population of 21.9M as of 2026, compared to 15.1M in 2016, 10.7M in 2006, and 7.41M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 4.49% per year. Chad is ranked 1st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Chad will have 36,172,851 people (65.2% growth) with a rank change from 64th to 53rd.

By the year 2100, Chad's population is projected to grow by 223.8% from its current level to 70.9M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-123,104
2024	-	-	204,040
2023	1,102,754	605,924	496,830
2022	624,730	588,060	36,670
2021	629,360	554,851	74,509
2020	577,839	541,234	36,605
2019	501,089	530,540	-29,451
2018	556,303	509,642	46,661
2017	511,220	494,304	16,916
2016	504,982	483,442	21,540
2015	429,092	478,010	-48,918
2014	488,799	467,957	20,842
2013	506,404	454,517	51,887
2012	453,760	444,246	9,514
2011	458,245	428,989	29,256
2010	426,604	416,177	10,427
2009	411,045	401,937	9,108
2008	423,885	387,439	36,446
2007	365,393	376,732	-11,339
2006	385,079	362,027	23,052
2005	371,583	352,302	19,281
2004	444,523	334,136	110,387
2003	419,880	314,740	105,140
2002	323,395	302,995	20,400
2001	300,738	297,254	3,484
2000	283,328	287,173	-3,845
1999	295,439	278,264	17,175
1998	272,287	270,055	2,232
1997	264,661	261,030	3,631
1996	255,848	254,589	1,259
1995	386,242	234,010	152,232
1994	224,982	223,996	986
1993	83,598	229,984	-146,386
1992	225,361	219,348	6,013
1991	312,594	200,102	112,492
1990	133,075	191,959	-58,884
1989	193,409	188,485	4,924
1988	194,574	178,489	16,085
1987	180,017	156,797	23,220
1986	194,453	152,360	42,093
1985	115,159	145,845	-30,686
1984	-12,978	151,511	-164,489
1983	144,931	144,684	247
1982	336,363	119,121	217,242
1981	98,675	111,907	-13,232
1980	-87,658	122,468	-210,126
1979	107,806	117,780	-9,974
1978	80,228	115,084	-34,856
1977	79,180	113,498	-34,318
1976	81,569	111,324	-29,755
1975	86,547	109,315	-22,768
1974	91,212	106,898	-15,686
1973	93,681	104,418	-10,737
1972	91,616	101,142	-9,526
1971	80,251	89,404	-9,153
1970	78,729	87,660	-8,931
1969	74,699	83,413	-8,714
1968	71,069	79,465	-8,396
1967	68,371	76,142	-7,771
1966	66,840	73,123	-6,283
1965	66,529	70,913	-4,384
1964	66,965	69,483	-2,518
1963	66,186	67,414	-1,228
1962	64,422	65,312	-890
1961	62,879	63,639	-760
1960	61,331	62,003	-672

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.7% of the population change in Chad is from natural causes (a gain of 5,253,964 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 672,204 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 417,034 and 3.4% in 2010.

Chad population clock

	Chad	Rank
Current population	21893857	64/197
Percent of world population	0.26%	64/197
One net population change	32.2 seconds	21/197
One birth every	38.5 seconds	37/196
One death every	2.47 minutes	49/196
Daily growth/decline	+2,685	21/197
Annual growth/decline	+980,059	21/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+5.07%	2/197
One migration net change every	4.28 minutes	184/196
Annual migration change	-123,104	184/196
Foreign-born residents	1,269,673	50/195
Foreign-born share of population	6.3%	83/195

Largest cities by population

Chad
City	Population
N'Djamena	1.09M
Sarh	108K
Abeche	76.5K

Chad population statistics

	Chad	World
Life expectancy	55.6 years	73.8 years
Average age	21.2 years	33.8 years
Median age	16.8 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.2:49.8	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	6.12 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	44.7 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Chad.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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