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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 5.51 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Chad vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Egypt
2100 70,884,357 203,522,884
2099 70,557,567 203,403,368
2098 70,230,207 203,247,703
2097 69,842,152 203,074,807
2096 69,451,196 202,870,003
2095 69,060,721 202,625,820
2094 68,666,177 202,350,087
2093 68,236,720 202,040,251
2092 67,782,173 201,709,051
2091 67,325,804 201,347,225
2090 66,831,262 200,966,749
2089 66,335,362 200,561,011
2088 65,849,776 200,123,182
2087 65,329,155 199,650,440
2086 64,802,341 199,156,169
2085 64,247,517 198,637,936
2084 63,683,201 198,084,947
2083 63,107,011 197,501,965
2082 62,546,281 196,891,089
2081 61,935,077 196,242,522
2080 61,322,770 195,570,383
2079 60,689,500 194,850,670
2078 60,041,413 194,103,613
2077 59,398,544 193,324,592
2076 58,750,589 192,507,892
2075 58,088,399 191,661,705
2074 57,429,638 190,786,862
2073 56,751,288 189,886,620
2072 56,050,641 188,947,991
2071 55,351,270 187,981,245
2070 54,656,129 186,988,514
2069 53,956,737 185,965,572
2068 53,248,745 184,912,088
2067 52,550,963 183,835,428
2066 51,808,021 182,734,967
2065 51,071,215 181,620,901
2064 50,307,695 180,467,102
2063 49,556,347 179,293,260
2062 48,797,884 178,110,375
2061 48,036,580 176,907,621
2060 47,241,459 175,686,879
2059 46,442,418 174,441,815
2058 45,655,034 173,179,511
2057 44,870,896 171,897,733
2056 44,078,534 170,593,445
2055 43,275,519 169,269,144
2054 42,486,590 167,915,661
2053 41,688,608 166,538,943
2052 40,889,772 165,130,747
2051 40,092,484 163,704,732
2050 39,299,495 162,240,246
2049 38,521,793 160,743,182
2048 37,723,298 159,206,813
2047 36,947,445 157,631,586
2046 36,172,851 156,023,680
2045 35,391,232 154,371,216
2044 34,632,170 152,668,334
2043 33,864,845 150,927,496
2042 33,104,772 149,145,569
2041 32,347,709 147,333,445
2040 31,617,805 145,505,786
2039 30,871,258 143,662,428
2038 30,129,880 141,820,567
2037 29,393,074 139,977,812
2036 28,653,774 138,139,382
2035 27,935,849 136,315,557
2034 27,223,833 134,490,574
2033 26,506,530 132,681,153
2032 25,790,343 130,879,780
2031 25,078,386 129,085,888
2030 24,381,060 127,304,473
2029 23,686,105 125,524,007
2028 22,995,214 123,745,979
2027 22,312,346 121,973,080
2026 21,738,687 120,224,089
2025 21,174,977 118,473,897
2024 20,299,123 116,538,258
2023 19,319,064 114,535,772
2022 18,455,316 112,618,250
2021 17,828,273 110,957,008
2020 17,224,679 109,315,124
2019 16,685,223 107,553,158
2018 16,156,531 105,682,094
2017 15,622,759 103,696,057
2016 15,114,655 101,644,589
2015 14,647,621 99,597,342
2014 14,188,678 97,528,654
2013 13,691,079 95,333,553
2012 13,210,998 93,161,001
2011 12,754,997 91,093,059
2010 12,312,575 89,196,072
2009 11,893,754 87,501,636
2008 11,476,296 85,864,789
2007 11,081,660 84,276,225
2006 10,706,424 82,700,403
2005 10,328,092 81,101,004
2004 9,920,036 79,477,443
2003 9,487,833 77,853,548
2002 9,116,192 76,239,137
2001 8,804,124 74,652,029
2000 8,512,093 73,083,284
1999 8,222,705 71,520,954
1998 7,938,840 69,943,294
1997 7,670,366 68,431,740
1996 7,410,108 67,028,048
1995 7,089,064 65,652,622
1994 6,783,450 64,285,589
1993 6,629,146 62,915,681
1992 6,474,656 61,480,660
1991 6,205,676 60,028,997
1990 5,982,833 58,396,618
1989 5,819,586 56,710,642
1988 5,625,602 55,187,681
1987 5,438,309 53,674,435
1986 5,251,069 52,206,295
1985 5,096,269 50,734,968
1984 5,045,145 49,247,334
1983 4,979,130 47,786,402
1982 4,738,483 46,407,611
1981 4,520,959 45,147,224
1980 4,515,453 43,950,413
1979 4,505,384 42,818,628
1978 4,411,366 41,761,431
1977 4,331,667 40,748,870
1976 4,251,297 39,795,557
1975 4,167,234 38,875,327
1974 4,078,356 37,969,667
1973 3,985,909 37,102,043
1972 3,893,252 36,258,328
1971 3,807,316 35,433,368
1970 3,727,828 34,623,990
1969 3,651,113 33,811,615
1968 3,578,231 32,998,319
1967 3,508,512 32,196,360
1966 3,440,903 31,406,541
1965 3,374,220 30,629,174
1964 3,307,479 29,858,922
1963 3,240,905 29,091,869
1962 3,175,598 28,337,013
1961 3,111,947 27,600,898
1960 3,049,838 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Egypt
2100 0.46% 0.06%
2099 0.47% 0.08%
2098 0.56% 0.09%
2097 0.56% 0.1%
2096 0.57% 0.12%
2095 0.57% 0.14%
2094 0.63% 0.15%
2093 0.67% 0.16%
2092 0.68% 0.18%
2091 0.74% 0.19%
2090 0.75% 0.2%
2089 0.74% 0.22%
2088 0.8% 0.24%
2087 0.81% 0.25%
2086 0.86% 0.26%
2085 0.89% 0.28%
2084 0.91% 0.3%
2083 0.9% 0.31%
2082 0.99% 0.33%
2081 1% 0.34%
2080 1.04% 0.37%
2079 1.08% 0.38%
2078 1.08% 0.4%
2077 1.1% 0.42%
2076 1.14% 0.44%
2075 1.15% 0.46%
2074 1.2% 0.47%
2073 1.25% 0.5%
2072 1.26% 0.51%
2071 1.27% 0.53%
2070 1.3% 0.55%
2069 1.33% 0.57%
2068 1.33% 0.59%
2067 1.43% 0.6%
2066 1.44% 0.61%
2065 1.52% 0.64%
2064 1.52% 0.65%
2063 1.55% 0.66%
2062 1.58% 0.68%
2061 1.68% 0.69%
2060 1.72% 0.71%
2059 1.72% 0.73%
2058 1.75% 0.75%
2057 1.8% 0.76%
2056 1.86% 0.78%
2055 1.86% 0.81%
2054 1.91% 0.83%
2053 1.95% 0.85%
2052 1.99% 0.87%
2051 2.02% 0.9%
2050 2.02% 0.93%
2049 2.12% 0.97%
2048 2.1% 1%
2047 2.14% 1.03%
2046 2.21% 1.07%
2045 2.19% 1.12%
2044 2.27% 1.15%
2043 2.3% 1.19%
2042 2.34% 1.23%
2041 2.31% 1.26%
2040 2.42% 1.28%
2039 2.46% 1.3%
2038 2.51% 1.32%
2037 2.58% 1.33%
2036 2.57% 1.34%
2035 2.62% 1.36%
2034 2.71% 1.36%
2033 2.78% 1.38%
2032 2.84% 1.39%
2031 2.86% 1.4%
2030 2.93% 1.42%
2029 3% 1.44%
2028 3.06% 1.45%
2027 2.64% 1.45%
2026 2.66% 1.48%
2025 4.31% 1.66%
2024 5.07% 1.75%
2023 4.68% 1.7%
2022 3.52% 1.5%
2021 3.5% 1.5%
2020 3.23% 1.64%
2019 3.27% 1.77%
2018 3.42% 1.92%
2017 3.36% 2.02%
2016 3.19% 2.06%
2015 3.23% 2.12%
2014 3.63% 2.3%
2013 3.63% 2.33%
2012 3.58% 2.27%
2011 3.59% 2.13%
2010 3.52% 1.94%
2009 3.64% 1.91%
2008 3.56% 1.88%
2007 3.5% 1.91%
2006 3.66% 1.97%
2005 4.11% 2.04%
2004 4.56% 2.09%
2003 4.08% 2.12%
2002 3.54% 2.13%
2001 3.43% 2.15%
2000 3.52% 2.18%
1999 3.58% 2.26%
1998 3.5% 2.21%
1997 3.51% 2.09%
1996 4.53% 2.1%
1995 4.51% 2.13%
1994 2.33% 2.18%
1993 2.39% 2.33%
1992 4.33% 2.42%
1991 3.72% 2.8%
1990 2.81% 2.97%
1989 3.45% 2.76%
1988 3.44% 2.82%
1987 3.57% 2.81%
1986 3.04% 2.9%
1985 1.01% 3.02%
1984 1.33% 3.06%
1983 5.08% 2.97%
1982 4.81% 2.79%
1981 0.12% 2.72%
1980 0.22% 2.64%
1979 2.13% 2.53%
1978 1.84% 2.48%
1977 1.89% 2.4%
1976 2.02% 2.37%
1975 2.18% 2.39%
1974 2.32% 2.34%
1973 2.38% 2.33%
1972 2.26% 2.33%
1971 2.13% 2.34%
1970 2.1% 2.4%
1969 2.04% 2.46%
1968 1.99% 2.49%
1967 1.96% 2.51%
1966 1.98% 2.54%
1965 2.02% 2.58%
1964 2.05% 2.64%
1963 2.06% 2.66%
1962 2.05% 2.67%
1961 2.04% 2.62%

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/egypt | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Chad Egypt
Current population
21893857
120697176
Population rank 64/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.46%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 62/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -57,305
Net migration rank 184/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -57,305
2024 - 204,040 - 123,884
2023 605,924 496,830 1,780,230 305,006
2022 588,060 36,670 1,736,123 13,707
2021 554,851 74,509 1,566,491 6,161
2020 541,234 36,605 1,704,988 6,016
2019 530,540 -29,451 1,805,818 7,050
2018 509,642 46,661 1,908,512 20,788
2017 494,304 16,916 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 483,442 21,540 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 478,010 -48,918 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 467,957 20,842 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 454,517 51,887 2,156,922 130,305
2012 444,246 9,514 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 428,989 29,256 1,951,851 126,170
2010 416,177 10,427 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 401,937 9,108 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 387,439 36,446 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 376,732 -11,339 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 362,027 23,052 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 352,302 19,281 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 334,136 110,387 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 314,740 105,140 1,614,293 9,854
2002 302,995 20,400 1,593,474 11,205
2001 297,254 3,484 1,568,962 556
2000 287,173 -3,845 1,540,084 27,873
1999 278,264 17,175 1,534,697 22,026
1998 270,055 2,232 1,519,728 78,858
1997 261,030 3,631 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 254,589 1,259 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 234,010 152,232 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 223,996 986 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 229,984 -146,386 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 219,348 6,013 1,421,372 74,950
1991 200,102 112,492 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 191,959 -58,884 1,450,747 406,994
1989 188,485 4,924 1,461,547 52,648
1988 178,489 16,085 1,465,620 66,147
1987 156,797 23,220 1,436,059 58,678
1986 152,360 42,093 1,410,249 31,299
1985 145,845 -30,686 1,388,718 112,411
1984 151,511 -164,489 1,351,297 122,791
1983 144,684 247 1,318,474 129,242
1982 119,121 217,242 1,258,574 51,229
1981 111,907 -13,232 1,206,830 4,140
1980 122,468 -210,126 1,181,914 738
1979 117,780 -9,974 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 115,084 -34,856 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 113,498 -34,318 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 111,324 -29,755 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 109,315 -22,768 987,822 -62,368
1974 106,898 -15,686 946,052 -60,174
1973 104,418 -10,737 905,068 -55,702
1972 101,142 -9,526 893,333 -55,282
1971 89,404 -9,153 868,365 -56,503
1970 87,660 -8,931 841,952 -35,064
1969 83,413 -8,714 824,564 -6,703
1968 79,465 -8,396 809,482 -764
1967 76,142 -7,771 788,908 6,286
1966 73,123 -6,283 774,391 10,089
1965 70,913 -4,384 752,682 17,605
1964 69,483 -2,518 749,608 20,596
1963 67,414 -1,228 738,788 25,109
1962 65,312 -890 720,128 25,696
1961 63,639 -760 703,216 23,184
1960 62,003 -672 685,403 -2,954

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/egypt | 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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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