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Population in Chad compared to Croatia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 3,866,200 people in Croatia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 3,812,193 in Croatia.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 5.74 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 129th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.05% for Croatia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs -0.82% in Croatia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.81M (11.6% decline).

Chad vs Croatia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Croatia
2100 70,884,357 2,137,465
2099 70,557,567 2,155,186
2098 70,230,207 2,173,108
2097 69,842,152 2,190,995
2096 69,451,196 2,209,326
2095 69,060,721 2,227,698
2094 68,666,177 2,246,224
2093 68,236,720 2,264,550
2092 67,782,173 2,283,068
2091 67,325,804 2,301,556
2090 66,831,262 2,319,851
2089 66,335,362 2,338,604
2088 65,849,776 2,357,581
2087 65,329,155 2,376,274
2086 64,802,341 2,395,139
2085 64,247,517 2,414,304
2084 63,683,201 2,433,813
2083 63,107,011 2,453,361
2082 62,546,281 2,473,204
2081 61,935,077 2,493,128
2080 61,322,770 2,513,378
2079 60,689,500 2,534,101
2078 60,041,413 2,554,982
2077 59,398,544 2,576,370
2076 58,750,589 2,597,887
2075 58,088,399 2,619,688
2074 57,429,638 2,641,342
2073 56,751,288 2,663,253
2072 56,050,641 2,685,714
2071 55,351,270 2,708,053
2070 54,656,129 2,730,187
2069 53,956,737 2,753,302
2068 53,248,745 2,776,996
2067 52,550,963 2,800,742
2066 51,808,021 2,824,811
2065 51,071,215 2,848,913
2064 50,307,695 2,872,881
2063 49,556,347 2,897,651
2062 48,797,884 2,922,653
2061 48,036,580 2,947,832
2060 47,241,459 2,973,162
2059 46,442,418 2,998,389
2058 45,655,034 3,023,822
2057 44,870,896 3,049,085
2056 44,078,534 3,074,796
2055 43,275,519 3,100,195
2054 42,486,590 3,125,459
2053 41,688,608 3,151,016
2052 40,889,772 3,176,316
2051 40,092,484 3,201,973
2050 39,299,495 3,227,869
2049 38,521,793 3,253,597
2048 37,723,298 3,279,316
2047 36,947,445 3,305,051
2046 36,172,851 3,330,260
2045 35,391,232 3,355,638
2044 34,632,170 3,381,196
2043 33,864,845 3,406,105
2042 33,104,772 3,430,854
2041 32,347,709 3,455,487
2040 31,617,805 3,479,631
2039 30,871,258 3,503,577
2038 30,129,880 3,527,583
2037 29,393,074 3,551,581
2036 28,653,774 3,574,520
2035 27,935,849 3,596,996
2034 27,223,833 3,620,363
2033 26,506,530 3,643,692
2032 25,790,343 3,667,478
2031 25,078,386 3,691,842
2030 24,381,060 3,715,373
2029 23,686,105 3,739,203
2028 22,995,214 3,762,505
2027 22,312,346 3,787,023
2026 21,738,687 3,812,193
2025 21,174,977 3,838,346
2024 20,299,123 3,866,200
2023 19,319,064 3,859,686
2022 18,455,316 3,855,641
2021 17,828,273 3,878,981
2020 17,224,679 3,914,206
2019 16,685,223 3,949,390
2018 16,156,531 3,988,775
2017 15,622,759 4,041,407
2016 15,114,655 4,106,867
2015 14,647,621 4,151,725
2014 14,188,678 4,201,598
2013 13,691,079 4,233,922
2012 13,210,998 4,260,368
2011 12,754,997 4,280,622
2010 12,312,575 4,295,427
2009 11,893,754 4,305,181
2008 11,476,296 4,309,705
2007 11,081,660 4,310,217
2006 10,706,424 4,311,159
2005 10,328,092 4,310,145
2004 9,920,036 4,304,600
2003 9,487,833 4,303,399
2002 9,116,192 4,302,174
2001 8,804,124 4,299,642
2000 8,512,093 4,468,302
1999 8,222,705 4,512,597
1998 7,938,840 4,532,135
1997 7,670,366 4,534,920
1996 7,410,108 4,557,097
1995 7,089,064 4,620,030
1994 6,783,450 4,652,024
1993 6,629,146 4,600,463
1992 6,474,656 4,575,818
1991 6,205,676 4,689,022
1990 5,982,833 4,777,368
1989 5,819,586 4,767,260
1988 5,625,602 4,755,207
1987 5,438,309 4,739,745
1986 5,251,069 4,721,446
1985 5,096,269 4,701,417
1984 5,045,145 4,680,285
1983 4,979,130 4,658,254
1982 4,738,483 4,634,234
1981 4,520,959 4,611,509
1980 4,515,453 4,599,782
1979 4,505,384 4,594,778
1978 4,411,366 4,581,085
1977 4,331,667 4,559,571
1976 4,251,297 4,535,934
1975 4,167,234 4,512,082
1974 4,078,356 4,490,660
1973 3,985,909 4,470,161
1972 3,893,252 4,450,564
1971 3,807,316 4,431,275
1970 3,727,828 4,412,252
1969 3,651,113 4,391,490
1968 3,578,231 4,365,628
1967 3,508,512 4,338,683
1966 3,440,903 4,310,701
1965 3,374,220 4,280,923
1964 3,307,479 4,252,876
1963 3,240,905 4,225,675
1962 3,175,598 4,196,712
1961 3,111,947 4,167,292
1960 3,049,838 4,140,181

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/croatia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Croatia lost 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Croatia was ranked 120th in 2006 and ranked 129th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 79.5% to 39,299,495 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Croatia will decrease by 15.3% to 3,227,869 people and rank change from 129th to 139th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Croatia
2100 0.46% -0.82%
2099 0.47% -0.82%
2098 0.56% -0.82%
2097 0.56% -0.83%
2096 0.57% -0.82%
2095 0.57% -0.82%
2094 0.63% -0.81%
2093 0.67% -0.81%
2092 0.68% -0.8%
2091 0.74% -0.79%
2090 0.75% -0.8%
2089 0.74% -0.8%
2088 0.8% -0.79%
2087 0.81% -0.79%
2086 0.86% -0.79%
2085 0.89% -0.8%
2084 0.91% -0.8%
2083 0.9% -0.8%
2082 0.99% -0.8%
2081 1% -0.81%
2080 1.04% -0.82%
2079 1.08% -0.82%
2078 1.08% -0.83%
2077 1.1% -0.83%
2076 1.14% -0.83%
2075 1.15% -0.82%
2074 1.2% -0.82%
2073 1.25% -0.84%
2072 1.26% -0.82%
2071 1.27% -0.81%
2070 1.3% -0.84%
2069 1.33% -0.85%
2068 1.33% -0.85%
2067 1.43% -0.85%
2066 1.44% -0.85%
2065 1.52% -0.83%
2064 1.52% -0.85%
2063 1.55% -0.86%
2062 1.58% -0.85%
2061 1.68% -0.85%
2060 1.72% -0.84%
2059 1.72% -0.84%
2058 1.75% -0.83%
2057 1.8% -0.84%
2056 1.86% -0.82%
2055 1.86% -0.81%
2054 1.91% -0.81%
2053 1.95% -0.8%
2052 1.99% -0.8%
2051 2.02% -0.8%
2050 2.02% -0.79%
2049 2.12% -0.78%
2048 2.1% -0.78%
2047 2.14% -0.76%
2046 2.21% -0.76%
2045 2.19% -0.76%
2044 2.27% -0.73%
2043 2.3% -0.72%
2042 2.34% -0.71%
2041 2.31% -0.69%
2040 2.42% -0.68%
2039 2.46% -0.68%
2038 2.51% -0.68%
2037 2.58% -0.64%
2036 2.57% -0.62%
2035 2.62% -0.65%
2034 2.71% -0.64%
2033 2.78% -0.65%
2032 2.84% -0.66%
2031 2.86% -0.63%
2030 2.93% -0.64%
2029 3% -0.62%
2028 3.06% -0.65%
2027 2.64% -0.66%
2026 2.66% -0.68%
2025 4.31% -0.72%
2024 5.07% 0.17%
2023 4.68% 0.1%
2022 3.52% -0.6%
2021 3.5% -0.9%
2020 3.23% -0.89%
2019 3.27% -0.99%
2018 3.42% -1.3%
2017 3.36% -1.59%
2016 3.19% -1.08%
2015 3.23% -1.19%
2014 3.63% -0.76%
2013 3.63% -0.62%
2012 3.58% -0.47%
2011 3.59% -0.34%
2010 3.52% -0.23%
2009 3.64% -0.1%
2008 3.56% -0.01%
2007 3.5% -0.02%
2006 3.66% 0.02%
2005 4.11% 0.13%
2004 4.56% 0.03%
2003 4.08% 0.03%
2002 3.54% 0.06%
2001 3.43% -3.77%
2000 3.52% -0.98%
1999 3.58% -0.43%
1998 3.5% -0.06%
1997 3.51% -0.49%
1996 4.53% -1.36%
1995 4.51% -0.69%
1994 2.33% 1.12%
1993 2.39% 0.54%
1992 4.33% -2.41%
1991 3.72% -1.85%
1990 2.81% 0.21%
1989 3.45% 0.25%
1988 3.44% 0.33%
1987 3.57% 0.39%
1986 3.04% 0.43%
1985 1.01% 0.45%
1984 1.33% 0.47%
1983 5.08% 0.52%
1982 4.81% 0.49%
1981 0.12% 0.25%
1980 0.22% 0.11%
1979 2.13% 0.3%
1978 1.84% 0.47%
1977 1.89% 0.52%
1976 2.02% 0.53%
1975 2.18% 0.48%
1974 2.32% 0.46%
1973 2.38% 0.44%
1972 2.26% 0.44%
1971 2.13% 0.43%
1970 2.1% 0.47%
1969 2.04% 0.59%
1968 1.99% 0.62%
1967 1.96% 0.65%
1966 1.98% 0.7%
1965 2.02% 0.66%
1964 2.05% 0.64%
1963 2.06% 0.69%
1962 2.05% 0.71%
1961 2.04% 0.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/croatia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Croatia's population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Chad Croatia
Current population
21893857
3812193
Population rank 64/197 129/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.05%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
1.34 hours
One birth every
38.5 seconds
16.4 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
10.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +18
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +6,514
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 157/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
2.52 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 -3,481
Net migration rank 184/196 112/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 527,831
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 78/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 13.6%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 50/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Croatia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Croatia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -3,481
2024 - 204,040 - -5,186
2023 605,924 496,830 -19,298 10,202
2022 588,060 36,670 -23,134 11,681
2021 554,851 74,509 -26,377 -4,517
2020 541,234 36,605 -20,354 -8,552
2019 530,540 -29,451 -15,008 -13,239
2018 509,642 46,661 -15,557 -25,016
2017 494,304 16,916 -16,570 -44,557
2016 483,442 21,540 -13,553 -32,144
2015 478,010 -48,918 -16,607 -27,501
2014 467,957 20,842 -11,345 -13,127
2013 454,517 51,887 -10,162 -6,245
2012 444,246 9,514 -9,799 -4,794
2011 428,989 29,256 -9,846 -17,463
2010 416,177 10,427 -8,591 -3,995
2009 401,937 9,108 -7,319 1,358
2008 387,439 36,446 -8,188 6,495
2007 376,732 -11,339 -10,335 8,893
2006 362,027 23,052 -8,669 10,852
2005 352,302 19,281 -9,022 10,629
2004 334,136 110,387 -9,040 15,445
2003 314,740 105,140 -12,480 12,556
2002 302,995 20,400 -10,325 10,306
2001 297,254 3,484 -8,599 19,298
2000 287,173 -3,845 -6,255 -47,629
1999 278,264 17,175 -6,769 -47,418
1998 270,055 2,232 -4,985 -47,931
1997 261,030 3,631 3,175 -52,897
1996 254,589 1,259 3,190 -53,688
1995 234,010 152,232 0 -51,882
1994 223,996 986 -930 -50,444
1993 229,984 -146,386 -2,301 -49,615
1992 219,348 6,013 -4,576 -47,865
1991 200,102 112,492 -2,813 -31,968
1990 191,959 -58,884 3,344 9,538
1989 188,485 4,924 3,337 8,471
1988 178,489 16,085 5,707 7,242
1987 156,797 23,220 6,161 6,956
1986 152,360 42,093 8,499 6,261
1985 145,845 -30,686 10,343 5,550
1984 151,511 -164,489 10,764 5,757
1983 144,684 247 10,714 6,323
1982 119,121 217,242 15,756 7,475
1981 111,907 -13,232 15,680 4,872
1980 122,468 -210,126 17,939 -5,486
1979 117,780 -9,974 21,136 -5,740
1978 115,084 -34,856 20,157 -7,329
1977 113,498 -34,318 22,798 -7,339
1976 111,324 -29,755 22,226 -7,400
1975 109,315 -22,768 21,658 -7,366
1974 106,898 -15,686 22,453 -8,076
1973 104,418 -10,737 21,904 -8,335
1972 101,142 -9,526 17,802 -7,277
1971 89,404 -9,153 19,941 -5,608
1970 87,660 -8,931 16,767 -2,359
1969 83,413 -8,714 16,688 -2,796
1968 79,465 -8,396 21,828 -2,799
1967 76,142 -7,771 26,032 -3,518
1966 73,123 -6,283 33,192 -6,341
1965 70,913 -4,384 31,251 -5,253
1964 69,483 -2,518 25,942 -2,090
1963 67,414 -1,228 31,270 -1,289
1962 65,312 -890 30,216 -2,176
1961 63,639 -760 36,255 -6,567
1960 62,003 -672 34,778 -21,768

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/croatia | CC BY

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). In Croatia 54.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 177,803 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a loss of 146,770 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 527,831 people or 13.6% in Croatia.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Croatia
City Population
Zagreb 767K
Split 161K
Rijeka 108K
Osijek 96.3K
Zadar 70.8K
Velika Gorica 61.1K
Pula 52.2K
Slavonski Brod 49.9K
Karlovac 49.4K
Sibenik 42.6K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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