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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 6.44 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.96% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Chad vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Ethiopia
2100 70,311,013 371,078,260
2099 69,986,866 369,338,252
2098 69,662,155 367,513,542
2097 69,277,239 365,567,496
2096 68,889,445 363,536,294
2095 68,502,128 361,596,042
2094 68,110,775 359,531,317
2093 67,684,792 357,460,480
2092 67,233,921 355,389,829
2091 66,781,244 353,218,632
2090 66,290,702 350,960,021
2089 65,798,812 348,751,618
2088 65,317,154 346,517,326
2087 64,800,745 344,162,324
2086 64,278,192 341,671,994
2085 63,727,856 339,167,930
2084 63,168,104 336,649,520
2083 62,596,574 334,083,247
2082 62,040,380 331,401,460
2081 61,434,119 328,715,487
2080 60,826,765 326,013,981
2079 60,198,617 323,282,865
2078 59,555,772 320,422,535
2077 58,918,103 317,492,915
2076 58,275,388 314,518,328
2075 57,618,555 311,487,723
2074 56,965,122 308,416,133
2073 56,292,259 305,383,505
2072 55,597,279 302,258,564
2071 54,903,565 299,119,280
2070 54,214,047 295,963,235
2069 53,520,311 292,756,723
2068 52,818,046 289,522,748
2067 52,125,908 286,191,689
2066 51,388,975 282,905,709
2065 50,658,129 279,576,283
2064 49,900,784 276,197,958
2063 49,155,513 272,782,685
2062 48,403,186 269,340,926
2061 47,648,039 265,803,351
2060 46,859,349 262,269,354
2059 46,066,772 258,692,767
2058 45,285,757 255,205,644
2057 44,507,961 251,656,356
2056 43,722,007 248,002,497
2055 42,925,488 244,426,069
2054 42,142,940 240,794,405
2053 41,351,412 237,155,110
2052 40,559,038 233,479,314
2051 39,768,198 229,733,593
2050 38,981,624 226,055,085
2049 38,210,212 222,351,471
2048 37,418,176 218,627,197
2047 36,648,598 214,883,954
2046 35,880,269 211,161,780
2045 35,104,973 207,461,987
2044 34,352,050 203,749,820
2043 33,590,931 200,035,613
2042 32,837,006 196,351,202
2041 32,086,067 192,689,672
2040 31,362,066 189,023,384
2039 30,621,558 185,365,776
2038 29,886,177 181,733,067
2037 29,155,330 178,124,993
2036 28,422,010 174,515,366
2035 27,709,891 170,904,339
2034 27,003,635 167,316,305
2033 26,292,134 163,763,376
2032 25,581,739 160,167,364
2031 24,875,542 156,590,018
2030 24,183,856 153,023,174
2029 23,494,522 149,461,578
2028 22,809,219 145,944,350
2027 22,131,874 142,419,893
2026 21,562,855 138,930,724
2025 21,003,705 135,472,051
2024 20,299,123 132,059,767
2023 19,319,064 128,691,692
2022 18,455,316 125,384,287
2021 17,828,273 122,138,588
2020 17,224,679 118,917,671
2019 16,685,223 115,737,383
2018 16,156,531 112,664,152
2017 15,622,759 109,666,481
2016 15,114,655 106,718,162
2015 14,647,621 103,867,135
2014 14,188,678 101,115,610
2013 13,691,079 98,438,751
2012 13,210,998 95,798,767
2011 12,754,997 93,149,970
2010 12,312,575 90,538,514
2009 11,893,754 88,007,636
2008 11,476,296 85,543,668
2007 11,081,660 83,103,217
2006 10,706,424 80,703,490
2005 10,328,092 78,367,470
2004 9,920,036 76,077,206
2003 9,487,833 73,832,663
2002 9,116,192 71,635,517
2001 8,804,124 69,487,762
2000 8,512,093 67,411,494
1999 8,222,705 65,374,561
1998 7,938,840 63,363,524
1997 7,670,366 61,404,539
1996 7,410,108 59,467,635
1995 7,089,064 57,537,335
1994 6,783,450 55,611,508
1993 6,629,146 53,708,891
1992 6,474,656 51,853,747
1991 6,205,676 49,717,198
1990 5,982,833 47,609,755
1989 5,819,586 45,879,690
1988 5,625,602 44,150,825
1987 5,438,309 42,460,039
1986 5,251,069 41,037,656
1985 5,096,269 39,842,136
1984 5,045,145 38,735,722
1983 4,979,130 37,740,817
1982 4,738,483 36,701,290
1981 4,520,959 35,304,012
1980 4,515,453 34,428,514
1979 4,505,384 34,238,652
1978 4,411,366 33,734,592
1977 4,331,667 33,167,272
1976 4,251,297 32,534,418
1975 4,167,234 31,723,252
1974 4,078,356 30,957,273
1973 3,985,909 30,166,785
1972 3,893,252 29,374,608
1971 3,807,316 28,600,106
1970 3,727,828 27,829,128
1969 3,651,113 27,072,571
1968 3,578,231 26,337,930
1967 3,508,512 25,620,276
1966 3,440,903 24,952,689
1965 3,374,220 24,310,612
1964 3,307,479 23,666,548
1963 3,240,905 23,051,637
1962 3,175,598 22,465,126
1961 3,111,947 21,906,102
1960 3,049,838 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Ethiopia
2100 0.46% 0.47%
2099 0.47% 0.5%
2098 0.56% 0.53%
2097 0.56% 0.56%
2096 0.57% 0.54%
2095 0.57% 0.57%
2094 0.63% 0.58%
2093 0.67% 0.58%
2092 0.68% 0.61%
2091 0.74% 0.64%
2090 0.75% 0.63%
2089 0.74% 0.64%
2088 0.8% 0.68%
2087 0.81% 0.73%
2086 0.86% 0.74%
2085 0.89% 0.75%
2084 0.91% 0.77%
2083 0.9% 0.81%
2082 0.99% 0.82%
2081 1% 0.83%
2080 1.04% 0.84%
2079 1.08% 0.89%
2078 1.08% 0.92%
2077 1.1% 0.95%
2076 1.14% 0.97%
2075 1.15% 1%
2074 1.2% 0.99%
2073 1.25% 1.03%
2072 1.26% 1.05%
2071 1.27% 1.07%
2070 1.3% 1.1%
2069 1.33% 1.12%
2068 1.33% 1.16%
2067 1.43% 1.16%
2066 1.44% 1.19%
2065 1.52% 1.22%
2064 1.52% 1.25%
2063 1.55% 1.28%
2062 1.58% 1.33%
2061 1.68% 1.35%
2060 1.72% 1.38%
2059 1.72% 1.37%
2058 1.75% 1.41%
2057 1.8% 1.47%
2056 1.86% 1.46%
2055 1.86% 1.51%
2054 1.91% 1.53%
2053 1.95% 1.57%
2052 1.99% 1.63%
2051 2.02% 1.63%
2050 2.02% 1.67%
2049 2.12% 1.7%
2048 2.1% 1.74%
2047 2.14% 1.76%
2046 2.21% 1.78%
2045 2.19% 1.82%
2044 2.27% 1.86%
2043 2.3% 1.88%
2042 2.34% 1.9%
2041 2.31% 1.94%
2040 2.42% 1.97%
2039 2.46% 2%
2038 2.51% 2.03%
2037 2.58% 2.07%
2036 2.57% 2.11%
2035 2.62% 2.14%
2034 2.71% 2.17%
2033 2.78% 2.25%
2032 2.84% 2.28%
2031 2.86% 2.33%
2030 2.93% 2.38%
2029 3% 2.41%
2028 3.06% 2.47%
2027 2.64% 2.51%
2026 2.66% 2.55%
2025 3.47% 2.58%
2024 5.07% 2.62%
2023 4.68% 2.64%
2022 3.52% 2.66%
2021 3.5% 2.71%
2020 3.23% 2.75%
2019 3.27% 2.73%
2018 3.42% 2.73%
2017 3.36% 2.76%
2016 3.19% 2.74%
2015 3.23% 2.72%
2014 3.63% 2.72%
2013 3.63% 2.76%
2012 3.58% 2.84%
2011 3.59% 2.88%
2010 3.52% 2.88%
2009 3.64% 2.88%
2008 3.56% 2.94%
2007 3.5% 2.97%
2006 3.66% 2.98%
2005 4.11% 3.01%
2004 4.56% 3.04%
2003 4.08% 3.07%
2002 3.54% 3.09%
2001 3.43% 3.08%
2000 3.52% 3.12%
1999 3.58% 3.17%
1998 3.5% 3.19%
1997 3.51% 3.26%
1996 4.53% 3.35%
1995 4.51% 3.46%
1994 2.33% 3.54%
1993 2.39% 3.58%
1992 4.33% 4.3%
1991 3.72% 4.43%
1990 2.81% 3.77%
1989 3.45% 3.92%
1988 3.44% 3.98%
1987 3.57% 3.47%
1986 3.04% 3%
1985 1.01% 2.86%
1984 1.33% 2.64%
1983 5.08% 2.83%
1982 4.81% 3.96%
1981 0.12% 2.54%
1980 0.22% 0.55%
1979 2.13% 1.49%
1978 1.84% 1.71%
1977 1.89% 1.95%
1976 2.02% 2.56%
1975 2.18% 2.47%
1974 2.32% 2.62%
1973 2.38% 2.7%
1972 2.26% 2.71%
1971 2.13% 2.77%
1970 2.1% 2.79%
1969 2.04% 2.79%
1968 1.99% 2.8%
1967 1.96% 2.68%
1966 1.98% 2.64%
1965 2.02% 2.72%
1964 2.05% 2.67%
1963 2.06% 2.61%
1962 2.05% 2.55%
1961 2.04% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Chad Ethiopia
Current population
21855137
140722974
Population rank 64/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.69%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
9.27 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
7.59 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 24/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +24,054
Net migration rank 184/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 24,054
2024 653,307 204,040 3,379,409 30,069
2023 605,924 496,830 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 588,060 36,670 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 554,851 74,509 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 541,234 36,605 3,199,718 38,866
2019 530,540 -29,451 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 509,642 46,661 3,015,231 9,302
2017 494,304 16,916 2,899,143 71,766
2016 483,442 21,540 2,809,889 115,823
2015 478,010 -48,918 2,713,529 62,785
2014 467,957 20,842 2,623,647 103,122
2013 454,517 51,887 2,546,020 80,955
2012 444,246 9,514 2,533,398 119,517
2011 428,989 29,256 2,527,811 116,793
2010 416,177 10,427 2,498,048 80,213
2009 401,937 9,108 2,467,118 16,315
2008 387,439 36,446 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 376,732 -11,339 2,436,753 -381
2006 362,027 23,052 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 352,302 19,281 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 334,136 110,387 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 314,740 105,140 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 302,995 20,400 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 297,254 3,484 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 287,173 -3,845 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 278,264 17,175 2,010,987 29,142
1998 270,055 2,232 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 261,030 3,631 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 254,589 1,259 1,896,364 41,456
1995 234,010 152,232 1,831,068 91,727
1994 223,996 986 1,788,133 140,715
1993 229,984 -146,386 1,734,851 141,545
1992 219,348 6,013 1,673,839 160,106
1991 200,102 112,492 1,579,416 859,737
1990 191,959 -58,884 1,479,663 296,014
1989 188,485 4,924 1,441,769 242,614
1988 178,489 16,085 1,393,356 379,966
1987 156,797 23,220 1,356,853 251,387
1986 152,360 42,093 1,050,277 186,227
1985 145,845 -30,686 997,050 157,476
1984 151,511 -164,489 920,670 137,632
1983 144,684 247 863,472 68,022
1982 119,121 217,242 1,080,853 66,702
1981 111,907 -13,232 1,018,838 628,135
1980 122,468 -210,126 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 117,780 -9,974 987,203 -711,455
1978 115,084 -34,856 943,388 -210,991
1977 113,498 -34,318 929,381 -527,133
1976 111,324 -29,755 899,577 -36,125
1975 109,315 -22,768 801,425 -42,540
1974 106,898 -15,686 777,306 -4,232
1973 104,418 -10,737 807,535 347
1972 101,142 -9,526 779,808 -3,375
1971 89,404 -9,153 787,047 -14,510
1970 87,660 -8,931 760,821 8,589
1969 83,413 -8,714 736,428 7,258
1968 79,465 -8,396 715,602 9,992
1967 76,142 -7,771 695,283 14,437
1966 73,123 -6,283 616,281 9,160
1965 70,913 -4,384 642,359 16,348
1964 69,483 -2,518 618,667 10,749
1963 67,414 -1,228 590,998 9,418
1962 65,312 -890 563,650 8,960
1961 63,639 -760 538,518 6,938
1960 62,003 -672 511,694 1,696

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 Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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