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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 2.31 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Chad vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Hungary
2100 70,884,357 7,370,355
2099 70,557,567 7,386,200
2098 70,230,207 7,401,408
2097 69,842,152 7,415,908
2096 69,451,196 7,430,531
2095 69,060,721 7,445,269
2094 68,666,177 7,460,108
2093 68,236,720 7,475,111
2092 67,782,173 7,489,534
2091 67,325,804 7,504,343
2090 66,831,262 7,519,276
2089 66,335,362 7,534,960
2088 65,849,776 7,550,399
2087 65,329,155 7,566,507
2086 64,802,341 7,583,518
2085 64,247,517 7,600,748
2084 63,683,201 7,617,497
2083 63,107,011 7,634,894
2082 62,546,281 7,653,272
2081 61,935,077 7,672,270
2080 61,322,770 7,692,156
2079 60,689,500 7,712,929
2078 60,041,413 7,734,118
2077 59,398,544 7,756,481
2076 58,750,589 7,780,266
2075 58,088,399 7,805,336
2074 57,429,638 7,832,068
2073 56,751,288 7,860,016
2072 56,050,641 7,889,448
2071 55,351,270 7,920,271
2070 54,656,129 7,952,370
2069 53,956,737 7,985,309
2068 53,248,745 8,019,321
2067 52,550,963 8,053,791
2066 51,808,021 8,088,854
2065 51,071,215 8,125,079
2064 50,307,695 8,161,993
2063 49,556,347 8,198,019
2062 48,797,884 8,233,954
2061 48,036,580 8,269,395
2060 47,241,459 8,304,498
2059 46,442,418 8,339,351
2058 45,655,034 8,372,516
2057 44,870,896 8,405,403
2056 44,078,534 8,438,397
2055 43,275,519 8,470,451
2054 42,486,590 8,502,165
2053 41,688,608 8,533,102
2052 40,889,772 8,563,943
2051 40,092,484 8,594,925
2050 39,299,495 8,625,864
2049 38,521,793 8,657,469
2048 37,723,298 8,689,207
2047 36,947,445 8,721,846
2046 36,172,851 8,755,100
2045 35,391,232 8,789,106
2044 34,632,170 8,823,256
2043 33,864,845 8,857,823
2042 33,104,772 8,893,508
2041 32,347,709 8,929,696
2040 31,617,805 8,966,615
2039 30,871,258 9,004,383
2038 30,129,880 9,041,989
2037 29,393,074 9,080,597
2036 28,653,774 9,118,668
2035 27,935,849 9,157,148
2034 27,223,833 9,195,286
2033 26,506,530 9,232,883
2032 25,790,343 9,270,132
2031 25,078,386 9,306,671
2030 24,381,060 9,342,584
2029 23,686,105 9,377,706
2028 22,995,214 9,411,230
2027 22,312,346 9,443,534
2026 21,738,687 9,475,525
2025 21,174,977 9,535,248
2024 20,299,123 9,562,065
2023 19,319,064 9,592,186
2022 18,455,316 9,605,074
2021 17,828,273 9,630,932
2020 17,224,679 9,670,419
2019 16,685,223 9,694,824
2018 16,156,531 9,706,964
2017 15,622,759 9,726,756
2016 15,114,655 9,759,755
2015 14,647,621 9,797,755
2014 14,188,678 9,833,038
2013 13,691,079 9,872,734
2012 13,210,998 9,920,362
2011 12,754,997 9,971,727
2010 12,312,575 10,000,023
2009 11,893,754 10,022,650
2008 11,476,296 10,038,188
2007 11,081,660 10,055,780
2006 10,706,424 10,071,370
2005 10,328,092 10,087,065
2004 9,920,036 10,107,146
2003 9,487,833 10,129,552
2002 9,116,192 10,158,608
2001 8,804,124 10,187,576
2000 8,512,093 10,210,971
1999 8,222,705 10,237,530
1998 7,938,840 10,266,570
1997 7,670,366 10,290,486
1996 7,410,108 10,311,238
1995 7,089,064 10,328,965
1994 6,783,450 10,343,355
1993 6,629,146 10,357,523
1992 6,474,656 10,369,341
1991 6,205,676 10,373,400
1990 5,982,833 10,373,988
1989 5,819,586 10,481,719
1988 5,625,602 10,596,487
1987 5,438,309 10,612,741
1986 5,251,069 10,630,564
1985 5,096,269 10,648,713
1984 5,045,145 10,668,095
1983 4,979,130 10,689,463
1982 4,738,483 10,705,535
1981 4,520,959 10,711,848
1980 4,515,453 10,711,122
1979 4,505,384 10,704,152
1978 4,411,366 10,684,822
1977 4,331,667 10,648,031
1976 4,251,297 10,598,677
1975 4,167,234 10,540,525
1974 4,078,356 10,478,720
1973 3,985,909 10,432,055
1972 3,893,252 10,398,489
1971 3,807,316 10,367,537
1970 3,727,828 10,337,910
1969 3,651,113 10,298,723
1968 3,578,231 10,255,815
1967 3,508,512 10,216,604
1966 3,440,903 10,178,653
1965 3,374,220 10,147,935
1964 3,307,479 10,119,835
1963 3,240,905 10,087,947
1962 3,175,598 10,060,825
1961 3,111,947 10,027,958
1960 3,049,838 9,983,512

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/hungary | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Hungary
2100 0.46% -0.21%
2099 0.47% -0.21%
2098 0.56% -0.2%
2097 0.56% -0.2%
2096 0.57% -0.2%
2095 0.57% -0.2%
2094 0.63% -0.2%
2093 0.67% -0.19%
2092 0.68% -0.2%
2091 0.74% -0.2%
2090 0.75% -0.21%
2089 0.74% -0.2%
2088 0.8% -0.21%
2087 0.81% -0.22%
2086 0.86% -0.23%
2085 0.89% -0.22%
2084 0.91% -0.23%
2083 0.9% -0.24%
2082 0.99% -0.25%
2081 1% -0.26%
2080 1.04% -0.27%
2079 1.08% -0.27%
2078 1.08% -0.29%
2077 1.1% -0.31%
2076 1.14% -0.32%
2075 1.15% -0.34%
2074 1.2% -0.36%
2073 1.25% -0.37%
2072 1.26% -0.39%
2071 1.27% -0.4%
2070 1.3% -0.41%
2069 1.33% -0.42%
2068 1.33% -0.43%
2067 1.43% -0.43%
2066 1.44% -0.45%
2065 1.52% -0.45%
2064 1.52% -0.44%
2063 1.55% -0.44%
2062 1.58% -0.43%
2061 1.68% -0.42%
2060 1.72% -0.42%
2059 1.72% -0.4%
2058 1.75% -0.39%
2057 1.8% -0.39%
2056 1.86% -0.38%
2055 1.86% -0.37%
2054 1.91% -0.36%
2053 1.95% -0.36%
2052 1.99% -0.36%
2051 2.02% -0.36%
2050 2.02% -0.37%
2049 2.12% -0.37%
2048 2.1% -0.37%
2047 2.14% -0.38%
2046 2.21% -0.39%
2045 2.19% -0.39%
2044 2.27% -0.39%
2043 2.3% -0.4%
2042 2.34% -0.41%
2041 2.31% -0.41%
2040 2.42% -0.42%
2039 2.46% -0.42%
2038 2.51% -0.43%
2037 2.58% -0.42%
2036 2.57% -0.42%
2035 2.62% -0.41%
2034 2.71% -0.41%
2033 2.78% -0.4%
2032 2.84% -0.39%
2031 2.86% -0.38%
2030 2.93% -0.37%
2029 3% -0.36%
2028 3.06% -0.34%
2027 2.64% -0.34%
2026 2.66% -0.63%
2025 4.31% -0.28%
2024 5.07% -0.31%
2023 4.68% -0.13%
2022 3.52% -0.27%
2021 3.5% -0.41%
2020 3.23% -0.25%
2019 3.27% -0.13%
2018 3.42% -0.2%
2017 3.36% -0.34%
2016 3.19% -0.39%
2015 3.23% -0.36%
2014 3.63% -0.4%
2013 3.63% -0.48%
2012 3.58% -0.52%
2011 3.59% -0.28%
2010 3.52% -0.23%
2009 3.64% -0.15%
2008 3.56% -0.17%
2007 3.5% -0.15%
2006 3.66% -0.16%
2005 4.11% -0.2%
2004 4.56% -0.22%
2003 4.08% -0.29%
2002 3.54% -0.28%
2001 3.43% -0.23%
2000 3.52% -0.26%
1999 3.58% -0.28%
1998 3.5% -0.23%
1997 3.51% -0.2%
1996 4.53% -0.17%
1995 4.51% -0.14%
1994 2.33% -0.14%
1993 2.39% -0.11%
1992 4.33% -0.04%
1991 3.72% -0.006%
1990 2.81% -1.03%
1989 3.45% -1.08%
1988 3.44% -0.15%
1987 3.57% -0.17%
1986 3.04% -0.17%
1985 1.01% -0.18%
1984 1.33% -0.2%
1983 5.08% -0.15%
1982 4.81% -0.06%
1981 0.12% 0.007%
1980 0.22% 0.07%
1979 2.13% 0.18%
1978 1.84% 0.35%
1977 1.89% 0.47%
1976 2.02% 0.55%
1975 2.18% 0.59%
1974 2.32% 0.45%
1973 2.38% 0.32%
1972 2.26% 0.3%
1971 2.13% 0.29%
1970 2.1% 0.38%
1969 2.04% 0.42%
1968 1.99% 0.38%
1967 1.96% 0.37%
1966 1.98% 0.3%
1965 2.02% 0.28%
1964 2.05% 0.32%
1963 2.06% 0.27%
1962 2.05% 0.33%
1961 2.04% 0.45%

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/hungary | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Chad Hungary
Current population
21893857
9475525
Population rank 64/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.11%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
17.4 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
6.02 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 -83
Annual growth/decline +980,059 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 179/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -16,331
Net migration rank 184/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -16,331
2024 - 204,040 - 16,223
2023 605,924 496,830 -41,247 49,213
2022 588,060 36,670 -47,065 41,871
2021 554,851 74,509 -61,638 20,372
2020 541,234 36,605 -47,385 9,147
2019 530,540 -29,451 -36,840 34,339
2018 509,642 46,661 -37,858 34,190
2017 494,304 16,916 -37,934 20,200
2016 483,442 21,540 -31,231 68
2015 478,010 -48,918 -39,191 13,856
2014 467,957 20,842 -32,449 11,581
2013 454,517 51,887 -36,529 5,635
2012 444,246 9,514 -38,689 15,286
2011 428,989 29,256 -40,884 1,859
2010 416,177 10,427 -40,000 10,592
2009 401,937 9,108 -34,077 17,281
2008 387,439 36,446 -31,118 16,166
2007 376,732 -11,339 -35,195 13,697
2006 362,027 23,052 -32,228 19,890
2005 352,302 19,281 -38,331 16,925
2004 334,136 110,387 -37,396 16,637
2003 314,740 105,140 -41,531 13,879
2002 302,995 20,400 -36,571 2,822
2001 297,254 3,484 -35,657 10,386
2000 287,173 -3,845 -37,780 13,414
1999 278,264 17,175 -49,140 12,819
1998 270,055 2,232 -43,120 13,568
1997 261,030 3,631 -38,075 14,186
1996 254,589 1,259 -38,152 14,605
1995 234,010 152,232 -34,086 14,927
1994 223,996 986 -31,030 15,159
1993 229,984 -146,386 -33,144 15,540
1992 219,348 6,013 -26,960 16,238
1991 200,102 112,492 -17,635 16,873
1990 191,959 -58,884 -19,710 16,991
1989 188,485 4,924 -20,963 -16,991
1988 178,489 16,085 -15,895 -16,052
1987 156,797 23,220 -15,919 -16,175
1986 152,360 42,093 -18,072 -16,339
1985 145,845 -30,686 -18,103 -15,890
1984 151,511 -164,489 -21,336 -16,216
1983 144,684 247 -21,379 -16,047
1982 119,121 217,242 -10,705 -16,531
1981 111,907 -13,232 -2,142 -16,869
1980 122,468 -210,126 3,213 -17,795
1979 117,780 -9,974 23,549 3,629
1978 115,084 -34,856 27,780 290
1977 113,498 -34,318 45,787 -54
1976 111,324 -29,755 52,993 -472
1975 109,315 -22,768 63,243 -335
1974 106,898 -15,686 60,777 132
1973 104,418 -10,737 33,382 -1,512
1972 101,142 -9,526 34,315 -8
1971 89,404 -9,153 26,956 -15
1970 87,660 -8,931 32,048 -96
1969 83,413 -8,714 38,105 -333
1968 79,465 -8,396 39,997 -324
1967 76,142 -7,771 39,845 -414
1966 73,123 -6,283 36,643 -726
1965 70,913 -4,384 24,355 -537
1964 69,483 -2,518 31,371 -739
1963 67,414 -1,228 32,282 -822
1962 65,312 -890 21,128 -1,738
1961 63,639 -760 44,123 -1,177
1960 62,003 -672 44,926 -1,108

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/hungary | 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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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