The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,567,098 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 10.9 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.6M (101.4% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 5M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.
Chad vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
21567098
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1984968
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| Population rank | 64/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
32.2 seconds
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
38.5 seconds
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.58 minutes
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | +204,040 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 30/197 |
Chad and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 274,896 | 2.04% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 280,286 | 2.05% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 285,965 | 2.06% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 291,942 | 2.05% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 298,238 | 2.02% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 304,859 | 1.98% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 311,805 | 1.96% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 318,849 | 1.99% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 322,517 | 2.04% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 320,803 | 2.1% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 315,940 | 2.13% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 309,468 | 2.26% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 302,281 | 2.38% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 294,953 | 2.32% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 287,901 | 2.18% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 281,031 | 2.02% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 276,779 | 1.89% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 276,531 | 1.84% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 279,846 | 2.13% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 288,644 | 0.22% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 303,252 | 0.12% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 322,216 | 4.81% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 343,421 | 5.08% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 364,899 | 1.33% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 385,547 | 1.01% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 404,728 | 3.04% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 422,522 | 3.57% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 439,651 | 3.44% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 456,808 | 3.45% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 474,274 | 2.81% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 492,217 | 3.72% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 510,770 | 4.33% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 530,023 | 2.39% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 550,138 | 2.33% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 571,264 | 4.51% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 593,492 | 4.53% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 616,893 | 3.51% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 641,474 | 3.5% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 667,214 | 3.58% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 703,279 | 3.52% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 749,836 | 3.43% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 797,957 | 3.54% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 847,862 | 4.08% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 899,917 | 4.56% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 947,367 | 4.11% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 990,343 | 3.66% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 1,036,044 | 3.5% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 1,084,530 | 3.56% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 1,135,673 | 3.64% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 1,189,085 | 3.52% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 1,241,835 | 3.59% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 1,293,483 | 3.58% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 1,346,218 | 3.63% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 1,399,828 | 3.63% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 1,453,923 | 3.23% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 1,508,186 | 3.19% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 1,562,396 | 3.36% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 1,616,422 | 3.42% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 1,670,177 | 3.27% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 1,716,468 | 3.23% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 1,758,786 | 3.5% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 1,803,545 | 3.52% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 1,847,549 | 4.68% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 1,892,516 | 5.07% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 1,938,427 | 3.47% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 1,984,463 | 2.65% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 2,030,749 | 2.85% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 2,077,253 | 3.03% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 2,123,699 | 2.97% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 2,170,434 | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 2,218,077 | 2.85% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 2,267,025 | 2.81% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 2,315,991 | 2.74% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 2,364,847 | 2.66% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 2,414,263 | 2.59% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 2,463,880 | 2.58% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 2,513,955 | 2.54% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 2,564,843 | 2.48% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 2,615,417 | 2.44% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 2,665,575 | 2.36% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 2,715,477 | 2.32% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 2,764,764 | 2.32% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 2,813,769 | 2.28% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 2,862,511 | 2.23% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 2,911,227 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 2,959,088 | 2.17% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 3,005,551 | 2.12% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 3,051,480 | 2.11% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 3,097,625 | 2.07% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 3,143,719 | 2.02% | 1.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,452,443 (a 42.7% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).
Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 80.2% to 38,857,671 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
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Population differences between Chad and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 55.6 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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