The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,450,865 people compared to 2,636,721 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 8.14 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 142nd.
- The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.03% for Gabon.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
- Since 2005, the population of Chad has increased from 10.3M people to 21.5M (107.7% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.46M to 2.64M (80.2% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 6.9M people in 2100 for Gabon.
Chad vs Gabon: live population counter
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| Current population |
21450865
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2636721
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| Population rank | 64/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
32.2 seconds
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
38.5 seconds
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.58 minutes
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7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | +204,040 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 46/197 |
Chad and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 518,266 | 2.04% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 524,649 | 2.05% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 531,452 | 2.06% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 538,657 | 2.05% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 546,308 | 2.02% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 554,463 | 1.98% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 563,108 | 1.96% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 572,257 | 1.99% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 583,276 | 2.04% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 595,846 | 2.1% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 608,348 | 2.13% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 620,960 | 2.26% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 633,995 | 2.38% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 647,691 | 2.32% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 662,197 | 2.18% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 677,628 | 2.02% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 693,984 | 1.89% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 711,245 | 1.84% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 729,375 | 2.13% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 748,389 | 0.22% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 768,385 | 0.12% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 789,286 | 4.81% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 811,005 | 5.08% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 833,501 | 1.33% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 856,726 | 1.01% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 880,705 | 3.04% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 905,479 | 3.57% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 931,020 | 3.44% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 957,138 | 3.45% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 983,734 | 2.81% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 1,010,818 | 3.72% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 1,038,380 | 4.33% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 1,066,405 | 2.39% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 1,094,720 | 2.33% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 1,123,213 | 4.51% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 1,152,015 | 4.53% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 1,181,439 | 3.51% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 1,211,736 | 3.5% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 1,243,016 | 3.58% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 1,275,572 | 3.52% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 1,309,589 | 3.43% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 1,345,135 | 3.54% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 1,382,350 | 4.08% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 1,421,609 | 4.56% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 1,463,495 | 4.11% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 1,508,337 | 3.66% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 1,556,237 | 3.5% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 1,607,175 | 3.56% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 1,661,556 | 3.64% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 1,719,879 | 3.52% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 1,781,985 | 3.59% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 1,846,889 | 3.58% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 1,913,059 | 3.63% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 1,978,399 | 3.63% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 2,040,989 | 3.23% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 2,100,306 | 3.19% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 2,156,900 | 3.36% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 2,212,318 | 3.42% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 2,267,706 | 3.27% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 2,322,539 | 3.23% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 2,376,722 | 3.5% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 2,430,747 | 3.52% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 2,484,789 | 4.68% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 2,538,952 | 5.07% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 2,593,130 | 3.47% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 2,647,397 | 2.65% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 2,701,860 | 2.85% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 2,756,474 | 3.03% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 2,811,348 | 2.97% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 2,866,668 | 2.9% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 2,922,503 | 2.85% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 2,978,812 | 2.81% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 3,035,711 | 2.74% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 3,093,221 | 2.66% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 3,151,467 | 2.59% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 3,210,584 | 2.58% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 3,270,304 | 2.54% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 3,330,507 | 2.48% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 3,391,378 | 2.44% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 3,452,985 | 2.36% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 3,515,218 | 2.32% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 3,577,745 | 2.32% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 3,640,570 | 2.28% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 3,703,794 | 2.23% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 3,767,430 | 2.2% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 3,831,211 | 2.17% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 3,894,840 | 2.12% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 3,958,294 | 2.11% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 4,021,470 | 2.07% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 4,084,535 | 2.02% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Chad increased by 4,319,529 people (a 41.8% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Chad gained 6,803,244 (a 46.4% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).
Chad was ranked 78th most populous country in 2005 and is 64th in 2025. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2005 and ranked 142nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 81.1% to 38,857,671 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Chad and Gabon
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| Life expectancy | 55.4 years | 68.7 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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