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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 3,876,200 people in Croatia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 3,849,788 in Croatia.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 5.68 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 130th.
  • 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 +3.63% per year vs -0.73% in Croatia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.85M (10.7% decline).

Chad vs Croatia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Croatia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Croatia
2100 70,311,013 2,158,545
2099 69,986,866 2,176,440
2098 69,662,155 2,194,539
2097 69,277,239 2,212,602
2096 68,889,445 2,231,114
2095 68,502,128 2,249,667
2094 68,110,775 2,268,376
2093 67,684,792 2,286,882
2092 67,233,921 2,305,583
2091 66,781,244 2,324,254
2090 66,290,702 2,342,729
2089 65,798,812 2,361,668
2088 65,317,154 2,380,831
2087 64,800,745 2,399,709
2086 64,278,192 2,418,760
2085 63,727,856 2,438,113
2084 63,168,104 2,457,815
2083 62,596,574 2,477,556
2082 62,040,380 2,497,595
2081 61,434,119 2,517,715
2080 60,826,765 2,538,164
2079 60,198,617 2,559,092
2078 59,555,772 2,580,179
2077 58,918,103 2,601,778
2076 58,275,388 2,623,507
2075 57,618,555 2,645,523
2074 56,965,122 2,667,391
2073 56,292,259 2,689,518
2072 55,597,279 2,712,201
2071 54,903,565 2,734,759
2070 54,214,047 2,757,112
2069 53,520,311 2,780,455
2068 52,818,046 2,804,383
2067 52,125,908 2,828,363
2066 51,388,975 2,852,669
2065 50,658,129 2,877,009
2064 49,900,784 2,901,213
2063 49,155,513 2,926,228
2062 48,403,186 2,951,475
2061 47,648,039 2,976,903
2060 46,859,349 3,002,483
2059 46,066,772 3,027,959
2058 45,285,757 3,053,643
2057 44,507,961 3,079,155
2056 43,722,007 3,105,119
2055 42,925,488 3,130,769
2054 42,142,940 3,156,282
2053 41,351,412 3,182,091
2052 40,559,038 3,207,640
2051 39,768,198 3,233,551
2050 38,981,624 3,259,702
2049 38,210,212 3,285,684
2048 37,418,176 3,311,657
2047 36,648,598 3,337,645
2046 35,880,269 3,363,102
2045 35,104,973 3,388,731
2044 34,352,050 3,414,541
2043 33,590,931 3,439,695
2042 32,837,006 3,464,688
2041 32,086,067 3,489,565
2040 31,362,066 3,513,946
2039 30,621,558 3,538,129
2038 29,886,177 3,562,371
2037 29,155,330 3,586,606
2036 28,422,010 3,609,771
2035 27,709,891 3,632,470
2034 27,003,635 3,656,066
2033 26,292,134 3,679,626
2032 25,581,739 3,703,646
2031 24,875,542 3,728,250
2030 24,183,856 3,752,014
2029 23,494,522 3,776,079
2028 22,809,219 3,799,610
2027 22,131,874 3,824,370
2026 21,562,855 3,849,788
2025 21,003,705 3,876,200
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Croatia was ranked 120th in 2006 and ranked 130th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Croatia will decrease by 15.3% to 3,259,702 people and rank change from 130th to 138th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.16M 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 3.47% 0.26%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Croatia's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Chad Croatia
Current population
21855137
3849788
Population rank 64/197 130/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.05%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
52.7 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
16.4 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +27
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +10,000
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 147/197
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 653,307 204,040 -18,944 -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 -21,137 -8,552
2019 530,540 -29,451 -15,798 -13,239
2018 509,642 46,661 -15,556 -25,016
2017 494,304 16,916 -16,974 -44,557
2016 483,442 21,540 -14,374 -32,144
2015 478,010 -48,918 -17,022 -27,501
2014 467,957 20,842 -11,344 -13,127
2013 454,517 51,887 -10,585 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.4% of the population change in Chad is from natural causes (a gain of 5,439,314 people) and 13.6% is from migration (a gain of 855,402 people). In Croatia 57.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 188,614 people) and 42.4% is from migration (a loss of 138,829 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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