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Population in Chad compared to El Salvador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 6,365,503 people in El Salvador in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 6,404,781 in El Salvador.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.41 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.4M (6.71% growth).

Chad vs El Salvador: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad El Salvador
2100 70,311,013 5,105,420
2099 69,986,866 5,149,457
2098 69,662,155 5,194,156
2097 69,277,239 5,239,201
2096 68,889,445 5,285,584
2095 68,502,128 5,332,377
2094 68,110,775 5,379,380
2093 67,684,792 5,426,293
2092 67,233,921 5,473,168
2091 66,781,244 5,520,243
2090 66,290,702 5,567,316
2089 65,798,812 5,614,518
2088 65,317,154 5,661,216
2087 64,800,745 5,708,023
2086 64,278,192 5,754,535
2085 63,727,856 5,800,712
2084 63,168,104 5,846,470
2083 62,596,574 5,890,746
2082 62,040,380 5,933,965
2081 61,434,119 5,976,533
2080 60,826,765 6,018,220
2079 60,198,617 6,058,704
2078 59,555,772 6,097,568
2077 58,918,103 6,135,005
2076 58,275,388 6,171,552
2075 57,618,555 6,205,725
2074 56,965,122 6,238,209
2073 56,292,259 6,271,184
2072 55,597,279 6,300,399
2071 54,903,565 6,328,923
2070 54,214,047 6,356,884
2069 53,520,311 6,383,690
2068 52,818,046 6,409,808
2067 52,125,908 6,434,255
2066 51,388,975 6,457,592
2065 50,658,129 6,480,747
2064 49,900,784 6,502,689
2063 49,155,513 6,523,174
2062 48,403,186 6,541,955
2061 47,648,039 6,559,213
2060 46,859,349 6,576,220
2059 46,066,772 6,591,451
2058 45,285,757 6,605,091
2057 44,507,961 6,619,257
2056 43,722,007 6,632,447
2055 42,925,488 6,644,372
2054 42,142,940 6,655,028
2053 41,351,412 6,662,891
2052 40,559,038 6,669,204
2051 39,768,198 6,675,431
2050 38,981,624 6,678,745
2049 38,210,212 6,682,265
2048 37,418,176 6,683,689
2047 36,648,598 6,683,495
2046 35,880,269 6,682,835
2045 35,104,973 6,680,720
2044 34,352,050 6,678,277
2043 33,590,931 6,672,970
2042 32,837,006 6,666,915
2041 32,086,067 6,659,099
2040 31,362,066 6,649,797
2039 30,621,558 6,639,891
2038 29,886,177 6,627,081
2037 29,155,330 6,614,212
2036 28,422,010 6,599,632
2035 27,709,891 6,583,864
2034 27,003,635 6,567,581
2033 26,292,134 6,548,738
2032 25,581,739 6,529,775
2031 24,875,542 6,509,868
2030 24,183,856 6,489,300
2029 23,494,522 6,466,193
2028 22,809,219 6,442,242
2027 22,131,874 6,417,110
2026 21,562,855 6,391,761
2025 21,003,705 6,365,503
2024 20,299,123 6,338,193
2023 19,319,064 6,309,624
2022 18,455,316 6,280,319
2021 17,828,273 6,255,782
2020 17,224,679 6,234,673
2019 16,685,223 6,222,318
2018 16,156,531 6,219,807
2017 15,622,759 6,213,533
2016 15,114,655 6,200,800
2015 14,647,621 6,183,676
2014 14,188,678 6,162,955
2013 13,691,079 6,138,839
2012 13,210,998 6,113,975
2011 12,754,997 6,090,127
2010 12,312,575 6,068,249
2009 11,893,754 6,048,279
2008 11,476,296 6,029,297
2007 11,081,660 6,009,824
2006 10,706,424 6,002,319
2005 10,328,092 6,005,578
2004 9,920,036 6,004,671
2003 9,487,833 5,998,599
2002 9,116,192 5,986,631
2001 8,804,124 5,968,060
2000 8,512,093 5,943,366
1999 8,222,705 5,913,900
1998 7,938,840 5,880,781
1997 7,670,366 5,844,578
1996 7,410,108 5,805,286
1995 7,089,064 5,762,131
1994 6,783,450 5,714,129
1993 6,629,146 5,659,957
1992 6,474,656 5,585,609
1991 6,205,676 5,495,077
1990 5,982,833 5,399,726
1989 5,819,586 5,298,979
1988 5,625,602 5,195,833
1987 5,438,309 5,092,441
1986 5,251,069 4,992,769
1985 5,096,269 4,894,706
1984 5,045,145 4,798,003
1983 4,979,130 4,707,367
1982 4,738,483 4,622,477
1981 4,520,959 4,570,599
1980 4,515,453 4,540,382
1979 4,505,384 4,480,388
1978 4,411,366 4,394,114
1977 4,331,667 4,301,256
1976 4,251,297 4,210,310
1975 4,167,234 4,120,449
1974 4,078,356 4,029,671
1973 3,985,909 3,938,068
1972 3,893,252 3,846,830
1971 3,807,316 3,757,523
1970 3,727,828 3,668,796
1969 3,651,113 3,576,485
1968 3,578,231 3,480,773
1967 3,508,512 3,385,184
1966 3,440,903 3,290,961
1965 3,374,220 3,199,466
1964 3,307,479 3,111,883
1963 3,240,905 3,028,679
1962 3,175,598 2,949,204
1961 3,111,947 2,870,016
1960 3,049,838 2,791,459

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/el-salvador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while El Salvador's population increased by 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 111th 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 El Salvador will increase by 4.28% to 6,678,745 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 6.68M people in 2048 for El Salvador.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad El Salvador
2100 0.46% -0.86%
2099 0.47% -0.86%
2098 0.56% -0.86%
2097 0.56% -0.88%
2096 0.57% -0.88%
2095 0.57% -0.87%
2094 0.63% -0.86%
2093 0.67% -0.86%
2092 0.68% -0.85%
2091 0.74% -0.85%
2090 0.75% -0.84%
2089 0.74% -0.82%
2088 0.8% -0.82%
2087 0.81% -0.81%
2086 0.86% -0.8%
2085 0.89% -0.78%
2084 0.91% -0.75%
2083 0.9% -0.73%
2082 0.99% -0.71%
2081 1% -0.69%
2080 1.04% -0.67%
2079 1.08% -0.64%
2078 1.08% -0.61%
2077 1.1% -0.59%
2076 1.14% -0.55%
2075 1.15% -0.52%
2074 1.2% -0.53%
2073 1.25% -0.46%
2072 1.26% -0.45%
2071 1.27% -0.44%
2070 1.3% -0.42%
2069 1.33% -0.41%
2068 1.33% -0.38%
2067 1.43% -0.36%
2066 1.44% -0.36%
2065 1.52% -0.34%
2064 1.52% -0.31%
2063 1.55% -0.29%
2062 1.58% -0.26%
2061 1.68% -0.26%
2060 1.72% -0.23%
2059 1.72% -0.21%
2058 1.75% -0.21%
2057 1.8% -0.2%
2056 1.86% -0.18%
2055 1.86% -0.16%
2054 1.91% -0.12%
2053 1.95% -0.09%
2052 1.99% -0.09%
2051 2.02% -0.05%
2050 2.02% -0.05%
2049 2.12% -0.02%
2048 2.1% 0.003%
2047 2.14% 0.01%
2046 2.21% 0.03%
2045 2.19% 0.04%
2044 2.27% 0.08%
2043 2.3% 0.09%
2042 2.34% 0.12%
2041 2.31% 0.14%
2040 2.42% 0.15%
2039 2.46% 0.19%
2038 2.51% 0.19%
2037 2.58% 0.22%
2036 2.57% 0.24%
2035 2.62% 0.25%
2034 2.71% 0.29%
2033 2.78% 0.29%
2032 2.84% 0.31%
2031 2.86% 0.32%
2030 2.93% 0.36%
2029 3% 0.37%
2028 3.06% 0.39%
2027 2.64% 0.4%
2026 2.66% 0.41%
2025 3.47% 0.43%
2024 5.07% 0.45%
2023 4.68% 0.47%
2022 3.52% 0.39%
2021 3.5% 0.34%
2020 3.23% 0.2%
2019 3.27% 0.04%
2018 3.42% 0.1%
2017 3.36% 0.21%
2016 3.19% 0.28%
2015 3.23% 0.34%
2014 3.63% 0.39%
2013 3.63% 0.41%
2012 3.58% 0.39%
2011 3.59% 0.36%
2010 3.52% 0.33%
2009 3.64% 0.31%
2008 3.56% 0.32%
2007 3.5% 0.13%
2006 3.66% -0.05%
2005 4.11% 0.02%
2004 4.56% 0.1%
2003 4.08% 0.2%
2002 3.54% 0.31%
2001 3.43% 0.42%
2000 3.52% 0.5%
1999 3.58% 0.56%
1998 3.5% 0.62%
1997 3.51% 0.68%
1996 4.53% 0.75%
1995 4.51% 0.84%
1994 2.33% 0.96%
1993 2.39% 1.33%
1992 4.33% 1.65%
1991 3.72% 1.77%
1990 2.81% 1.9%
1989 3.45% 1.99%
1988 3.44% 2.03%
1987 3.57% 2%
1986 3.04% 2%
1985 1.01% 2.02%
1984 1.33% 1.93%
1983 5.08% 1.84%
1982 4.81% 1.14%
1981 0.12% 0.67%
1980 0.22% 1.34%
1979 2.13% 1.96%
1978 1.84% 2.16%
1977 1.89% 2.16%
1976 2.02% 2.18%
1975 2.18% 2.25%
1974 2.32% 2.33%
1973 2.38% 2.37%
1972 2.26% 2.38%
1971 2.13% 2.42%
1970 2.1% 2.58%
1969 2.04% 2.75%
1968 1.99% 2.82%
1967 1.96% 2.86%
1966 1.98% 2.86%
1965 2.02% 2.81%
1964 2.05% 2.75%
1963 2.06% 2.69%
1962 2.05% 2.76%
1961 2.04% 2.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/el-salvador | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while El Salvador's population grew by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Chad El Salvador
Current population
21855137
6404781
Population rank 64/197 111/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.08%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
19.3 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
5.32 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
11.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +75
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +27,310
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.43%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 137/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
22 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -23,934
Net migration rank 184/196 155/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 43,342
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
El Salvador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad El Salvador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -23,934
2024 653,307 204,040 51,510 -23,102
2023 605,924 496,830 51,985 -23,253
2022 588,060 36,670 53,138 -23,255
2021 554,851 74,509 46,530 -27,343
2020 541,234 36,605 48,244 -25,213
2019 530,540 -29,451 56,816 -55,144
2018 509,642 46,661 57,509 -54,163
2017 494,304 16,916 59,824 -50,608
2016 483,442 21,540 63,751 -47,491
2015 478,010 -48,918 69,263 -51,278
2014 467,957 20,842 72,581 -49,126
2013 454,517 51,887 73,869 -49,087
2012 444,246 9,514 75,495 -50,546
2011 428,989 29,256 76,182 -53,433
2010 416,177 10,427 75,695 -54,688
2009 401,937 9,108 74,908 -55,966
2008 387,439 36,446 75,107 -56,086
2007 376,732 -11,339 76,776 -56,857
2006 362,027 23,052 80,887 -85,789
2005 352,302 19,281 84,883 -86,501
2004 334,136 110,387 90,905 -87,466
2003 314,740 105,140 97,849 -89,146
2002 302,995 20,400 106,137 -90,908
2001 297,254 3,484 114,313 -92,389
2000 287,173 -3,845 122,315 -94,861
1999 278,264 17,175 128,947 -97,475
1998 270,055 2,232 134,065 -99,293
1997 261,030 3,631 134,448 -96,820
1996 254,589 1,259 136,929 -95,977
1995 234,010 152,232 138,268 -92,912
1994 223,996 986 137,974 -87,318
1993 229,984 -146,386 138,432 -80,736
1992 219,348 6,013 139,221 -48,232
1991 200,102 112,492 140,691 -50,622
1990 191,959 -58,884 140,311 -39,689
1989 188,485 4,924 139,093 -38,211
1988 178,489 16,085 136,230 -30,806
1987 156,797 23,220 133,667 -32,308
1986 152,360 42,093 130,177 -32,181
1985 145,845 -30,686 127,248 -29,111
1984 151,511 -164,489 125,036 -29,767
1983 144,684 247 121,700 -35,694
1982 119,121 217,242 120,938 -37,159
1981 111,907 -13,232 117,346 -97,365
1980 122,468 -210,126 111,771 -71,318
1979 117,780 -9,974 123,838 -44,302
1978 115,084 -34,856 124,468 -31,463
1977 113,498 -34,318 121,446 -28,742
1976 111,324 -29,755 120,511 -31,317
1975 109,315 -22,768 116,737 -26,198
1974 106,898 -15,686 113,846 -22,844
1973 104,418 -10,737 111,546 -19,347
1972 101,142 -9,526 107,604 -17,317
1971 89,404 -9,153 104,714 -16,389
1970 87,660 -8,931 100,499 -11,367
1969 83,413 -8,714 99,848 -4,355
1968 79,465 -8,396 98,851 -2,919
1967 76,142 -7,771 98,424 -3,192
1966 73,123 -6,283 97,156 -3,945
1965 70,913 -4,384 95,341 -5,560
1964 69,483 -2,518 93,328 -7,937
1963 67,414 -1,228 90,794 -9,774
1962 65,312 -890 88,237 -10,307
1961 63,639 -760 84,614 -4,159
1960 62,003 -672 81,544 -4,885

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/el-salvador | CC BY

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 El Salvador 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 43,342 people or 0.7% in El Salvador.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
El Salvador
City Population
San Salvador 331K
Santa Ana 251K
San Miguel 233K
Soyapango 230K
Mejicanos 137K
Apopa 129K
Ahuachapan 127K
Santa Tecla 126K
Sonsonate 72.2K
Usulutan 66.1K

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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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