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Population in Chad compared to the Dominican Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 11,427,557 people in the Dominican Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 11,637,906 in the Dominican Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 1.88 times bigger than the Dominican Republic's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while the Dominican Republic is the 85th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.14% for the Dominican Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +1.04% in the Dominican Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while the Dominican Republic has grown from 9.34M to 11.6M (24.6% growth).

Chad vs Dominican Republic: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Dominican Republic
2100 70,884,357 11,755,442
2099 70,557,567 11,817,924
2098 70,230,207 11,879,803
2097 69,842,152 11,940,419
2096 69,451,196 12,000,555
2095 69,060,721 12,060,069
2094 68,666,177 12,118,654
2093 68,236,720 12,176,599
2092 67,782,173 12,233,202
2091 67,325,804 12,288,843
2090 66,831,262 12,343,449
2089 66,335,362 12,397,117
2088 65,849,776 12,448,937
2087 65,329,155 12,499,836
2086 64,802,341 12,549,728
2085 64,247,517 12,598,025
2084 63,683,201 12,644,824
2083 63,107,011 12,689,496
2082 62,546,281 12,733,459
2081 61,935,077 12,775,420
2080 61,322,770 12,815,910
2079 60,689,500 12,854,359
2078 60,041,413 12,890,869
2077 59,398,544 12,925,976
2076 58,750,589 12,958,723
2075 58,088,399 12,989,393
2074 57,429,638 13,018,904
2073 56,751,288 13,046,123
2072 56,050,641 13,071,419
2071 55,351,270 13,094,322
2070 54,656,129 13,115,831
2069 53,956,737 13,134,880
2068 53,248,745 13,152,005
2067 52,550,963 13,166,684
2066 51,808,021 13,179,129
2065 51,071,215 13,190,090
2064 50,307,695 13,198,640
2063 49,556,347 13,204,377
2062 48,797,884 13,207,634
2061 48,036,580 13,208,504
2060 47,241,459 13,206,457
2059 46,442,418 13,202,056
2058 45,655,034 13,193,952
2057 44,870,896 13,183,598
2056 44,078,534 13,171,348
2055 43,275,519 13,156,150
2054 42,486,590 13,138,158
2053 41,688,608 13,117,191
2052 40,889,772 13,093,170
2051 40,092,484 13,066,002
2050 39,299,495 13,035,234
2049 38,521,793 13,002,830
2048 37,723,298 12,967,608
2047 36,947,445 12,930,516
2046 36,172,851 12,890,728
2045 35,391,232 12,848,424
2044 34,632,170 12,803,661
2043 33,864,845 12,757,329
2042 33,104,772 12,708,719
2041 32,347,709 12,658,252
2040 31,617,805 12,605,551
2039 30,871,258 12,551,490
2038 30,129,880 12,494,079
2037 29,393,074 12,434,782
2036 28,653,774 12,372,929
2035 27,935,849 12,308,672
2034 27,223,833 12,241,776
2033 26,506,530 12,172,910
2032 25,790,343 12,101,471
2031 25,078,386 12,027,275
2030 24,381,060 11,950,238
2029 23,686,105 11,870,540
2028 22,995,214 11,787,795
2027 22,312,346 11,701,862
2026 21,738,687 11,614,193
2025 21,174,977 11,523,092
2024 20,299,123 11,427,557
2023 19,319,064 11,331,265
2022 18,455,316 11,230,734
2021 17,828,273 11,123,476
2020 17,224,679 11,008,300
2019 16,685,223 10,894,043
2018 16,156,531 10,782,053
2017 15,622,759 10,666,843
2016 15,114,655 10,551,430
2015 14,647,621 10,434,829
2014 14,188,678 10,315,528
2013 13,691,079 10,193,833
2012 13,210,998 10,070,411
2011 12,754,997 9,945,621
2010 12,312,575 9,820,175
2009 11,893,754 9,695,265
2008 11,476,296 9,573,130
2007 11,081,660 9,455,658
2006 10,706,424 9,341,183
2005 10,328,092 9,225,034
2004 9,920,036 9,104,892
2003 9,487,833 8,980,620
2002 9,116,192 8,852,235
2001 8,804,124 8,720,283
2000 8,512,093 8,584,190
1999 8,222,705 8,446,208
1998 7,938,840 8,310,362
1997 7,670,366 8,174,078
1996 7,410,108 8,032,894
1995 7,089,064 7,888,115
1994 6,783,450 7,741,694
1993 6,629,146 7,594,572
1992 6,474,656 7,447,474
1991 6,205,676 7,299,853
1990 5,982,833 7,151,166
1989 5,819,586 7,002,295
1988 5,625,602 6,855,734
1987 5,438,309 6,712,515
1986 5,251,069 6,571,208
1985 5,096,269 6,430,404
1984 5,045,145 6,289,040
1983 4,979,130 6,147,248
1982 4,738,483 6,007,114
1981 4,520,959 5,868,453
1980 4,515,453 5,729,037
1979 4,505,384 5,589,690
1978 4,411,366 5,451,882
1977 4,331,667 5,315,443
1976 4,251,297 5,180,404
1975 4,167,234 5,046,776
1974 4,078,356 4,914,197
1973 3,985,909 4,782,227
1972 3,893,252 4,651,883
1971 3,807,316 4,524,234
1970 3,727,828 4,399,290
1969 3,651,113 4,277,035
1968 3,578,231 4,157,189
1967 3,508,512 4,038,928
1966 3,440,903 3,921,847
1965 3,374,220 3,808,963
1964 3,307,479 3,698,559
1963 3,240,905 3,588,287
1962 3,175,598 3,479,936
1961 3,111,947 3,373,233
1960 3,049,838 3,268,336

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/dominican-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while the Dominican Republic gained 1,210,247 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,086,476 people (a 10.3% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2006 and still ranked 85th 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 the Dominican Republic will increase by 12% to 13,035,234 people and rank change from 85th to 90th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2061 for the Dominican Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Dominican Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Dominican Republic
2100 0.46% -0.53%
2099 0.47% -0.52%
2098 0.56% -0.51%
2097 0.56% -0.5%
2096 0.57% -0.49%
2095 0.57% -0.48%
2094 0.63% -0.48%
2093 0.67% -0.46%
2092 0.68% -0.45%
2091 0.74% -0.44%
2090 0.75% -0.43%
2089 0.74% -0.42%
2088 0.8% -0.41%
2087 0.81% -0.4%
2086 0.86% -0.38%
2085 0.89% -0.37%
2084 0.91% -0.35%
2083 0.9% -0.35%
2082 0.99% -0.33%
2081 1% -0.32%
2080 1.04% -0.3%
2079 1.08% -0.28%
2078 1.08% -0.27%
2077 1.1% -0.25%
2076 1.14% -0.24%
2075 1.15% -0.23%
2074 1.2% -0.21%
2073 1.25% -0.19%
2072 1.26% -0.17%
2071 1.27% -0.16%
2070 1.3% -0.15%
2069 1.33% -0.13%
2068 1.33% -0.11%
2067 1.43% -0.09%
2066 1.44% -0.08%
2065 1.52% -0.06%
2064 1.52% -0.04%
2063 1.55% -0.02%
2062 1.58% -0.007%
2061 1.68% 0.02%
2060 1.72% 0.03%
2059 1.72% 0.06%
2058 1.75% 0.08%
2057 1.8% 0.09%
2056 1.86% 0.12%
2055 1.86% 0.14%
2054 1.91% 0.16%
2053 1.95% 0.18%
2052 1.99% 0.21%
2051 2.02% 0.24%
2050 2.02% 0.25%
2049 2.12% 0.27%
2048 2.1% 0.29%
2047 2.14% 0.31%
2046 2.21% 0.33%
2045 2.19% 0.35%
2044 2.27% 0.36%
2043 2.3% 0.38%
2042 2.34% 0.4%
2041 2.31% 0.42%
2040 2.42% 0.43%
2039 2.46% 0.46%
2038 2.51% 0.48%
2037 2.58% 0.5%
2036 2.57% 0.52%
2035 2.62% 0.55%
2034 2.71% 0.57%
2033 2.78% 0.59%
2032 2.84% 0.62%
2031 2.86% 0.64%
2030 2.93% 0.67%
2029 3% 0.7%
2028 3.06% 0.73%
2027 2.64% 0.75%
2026 2.66% 0.79%
2025 4.31% 0.84%
2024 5.07% 0.85%
2023 4.68% 0.9%
2022 3.52% 0.96%
2021 3.5% 1.05%
2020 3.23% 1.05%
2019 3.27% 1.04%
2018 3.42% 1.08%
2017 3.36% 1.09%
2016 3.19% 1.12%
2015 3.23% 1.16%
2014 3.63% 1.19%
2013 3.63% 1.23%
2012 3.58% 1.25%
2011 3.59% 1.28%
2010 3.52% 1.29%
2009 3.64% 1.28%
2008 3.56% 1.24%
2007 3.5% 1.23%
2006 3.66% 1.26%
2005 4.11% 1.32%
2004 4.56% 1.38%
2003 4.08% 1.45%
2002 3.54% 1.51%
2001 3.43% 1.59%
2000 3.52% 1.63%
1999 3.58% 1.63%
1998 3.5% 1.67%
1997 3.51% 1.76%
1996 4.53% 1.84%
1995 4.51% 1.89%
1994 2.33% 1.94%
1993 2.39% 1.98%
1992 4.33% 2.02%
1991 3.72% 2.08%
1990 2.81% 2.13%
1989 3.45% 2.14%
1988 3.44% 2.13%
1987 3.57% 2.15%
1986 3.04% 2.19%
1985 1.01% 2.25%
1984 1.33% 2.31%
1983 5.08% 2.33%
1982 4.81% 2.36%
1981 0.12% 2.43%
1980 0.22% 2.49%
1979 2.13% 2.53%
1978 1.84% 2.57%
1977 1.89% 2.61%
1976 2.02% 2.65%
1975 2.18% 2.7%
1974 2.32% 2.76%
1973 2.38% 2.8%
1972 2.26% 2.82%
1971 2.13% 2.84%
1970 2.1% 2.86%
1969 2.04% 2.88%
1968 1.99% 2.93%
1967 1.96% 2.99%
1966 1.98% 2.96%
1965 2.02% 2.99%
1964 2.05% 3.07%
1963 2.06% 3.11%
1962 2.05% 3.16%
1961 2.04% 3.21%

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/dominican-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while the Dominican Republic's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Chad Dominican Republic
Current population
21893857
11637906
Population rank 64/197 85/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.14%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
5.46 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
2.59 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
7.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +264
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +96,292
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 111/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -35,306
Net migration rank 184/196 170/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 738,667
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 69/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 81/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Dominican Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Dominican Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -35,306
2024 - 204,040 - -34,806
2023 605,924 496,830 132,360 -34,915
2022 588,060 36,670 138,767 -35,153
2021 554,851 74,509 128,866 -17,957
2020 541,234 36,605 137,417 -17,957
2019 530,540 -29,451 144,869 -35,797
2018 509,642 46,661 150,852 -35,934
2017 494,304 16,916 151,565 -36,069
2016 483,442 21,540 151,550 -36,219
2015 478,010 -48,918 154,258 -36,375
2014 467,957 20,842 157,260 -36,543
2013 454,517 51,887 159,330 -36,673
2012 444,246 9,514 160,915 -36,737
2011 428,989 29,256 162,094 -36,687
2010 416,177 10,427 162,072 -36,587
2009 401,937 9,108 160,893 -36,561
2008 387,439 36,446 156,664 -36,723
2007 376,732 -11,339 152,066 -37,076
2006 362,027 23,052 151,122 -37,170
2005 352,302 19,281 155,405 -37,063
2004 334,136 110,387 158,789 -36,851
2003 314,740 105,140 163,267 -36,657
2002 302,995 20,400 166,740 -36,575
2001 297,254 3,484 170,193 -36,441
2000 287,173 -3,845 171,684 -33,256
1999 278,264 17,175 167,742 -30,228
1998 270,055 2,232 164,287 -30,108
1997 261,030 3,631 168,419 -30,034
1996 254,589 1,259 174,008 -30,018
1995 234,010 152,232 175,439 -29,873
1994 223,996 986 176,882 -29,610
1993 229,984 -146,386 177,691 -30,719
1992 219,348 6,013 177,481 -30,262
1991 200,102 112,492 177,371 -29,351
1990 191,959 -58,884 176,748 -27,397
1989 188,485 4,924 175,365 -26,984
1988 178,489 16,085 171,291 -26,552
1987 156,797 23,220 167,552 -25,850
1986 152,360 42,093 165,674 -24,772
1985 145,845 -30,686 164,091 -23,388
1984 151,511 -164,489 164,263 -22,239
1983 144,684 247 163,136 -21,582
1982 119,121 217,242 159,597 -20,886
1981 111,907 -13,232 158,419 -19,809
1980 122,468 -210,126 157,697 -17,485
1979 117,780 -9,974 154,779 -16,296
1978 115,084 -34,856 154,043 -16,909
1977 113,498 -34,318 152,825 -17,077
1976 111,324 -29,755 151,201 -16,866
1975 109,315 -22,768 149,339 -16,425
1974 106,898 -15,686 147,652 -15,402
1973 104,418 -10,737 146,283 -14,594
1972 101,142 -9,526 143,255 -14,262
1971 89,404 -9,153 140,473 -14,156
1970 87,660 -8,931 137,835 -14,255
1969 83,413 -8,714 135,445 -14,531
1968 79,465 -8,396 133,666 -14,901
1967 76,142 -7,771 133,091 -15,324
1966 73,123 -6,283 132,096 -15,701
1965 70,913 -4,384 125,345 -15,978
1964 69,483 -2,518 127,504 -16,059
1963 67,414 -1,228 124,994 -15,889
1962 65,312 -890 122,977 -15,389
1961 63,639 -760 120,316 -14,511
1960 62,003 -672 117,346 -13,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/dominican-republic | 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 the Dominican Republic 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,447,764 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 322,919 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 738,667 people or 6.5% in the Dominican Republic.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Dominican Republic
City Population
Santo Domingo 2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros 1.34M
Puerto Plata 338K
La Vega 282K
Higuey 251K
San Cristobal 233K
San Pedro de Macoris 217K
San Francisco de Macoris 188K
San Juan de la Maguana 169K
Bonao 158K

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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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