The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 386,506 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,567,098 people compared to 395,314 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 54.6 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
- The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +1.63% in Iceland.
- Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.6M (101.4% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 395K (30.1% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 425K people in 2049 for Iceland.
Chad vs Iceland: live population counter
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| Current population |
21567098
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395314
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| Population rank | 64/197 | 173/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
32.2 seconds
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10.4 hours
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| One birth every |
38.5 seconds
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2.07 hours
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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3.44 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.58 minutes
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2.47 hours
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| Annual migration change | +204,040 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +0.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 156/197 |
Chad and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 179,029 | 2.04% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 182,378 | 2.05% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 185,653 | 2.06% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 188,983 | 2.05% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 192,286 | 2.02% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 195,570 | 1.98% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 198,751 | 1.96% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 201,488 | 1.99% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 203,369 | 2.04% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 204,438 | 2.1% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 206,098 | 2.13% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 209,137 | 2.26% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 212,317 | 2.38% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 215,209 | 2.32% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 217,979 | 2.18% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 220,154 | 2.02% | 1% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 221,799 | 1.89% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 223,537 | 1.84% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 225,735 | 2.13% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 228,138 | 0.22% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 230,755 | 0.12% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 233,860 | 4.81% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 236,977 | 5.08% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 239,511 | 1.33% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 241,405 | 1.01% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 243,180 | 3.04% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 245,859 | 3.57% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 249,740 | 3.44% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 252,852 | 3.45% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 254,826 | 2.81% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 257,797 | 3.72% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 261,057 | 4.33% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 263,725 | 2.39% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 266,021 | 2.33% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 267,468 | 4.51% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 268,916 | 4.53% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 271,128 | 3.51% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 274,047 | 3.5% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 277,381 | 3.58% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 281,205 | 3.52% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 284,968 | 3.43% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 287,523 | 3.54% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 289,521 | 4.08% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 292,074 | 4.56% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 296,734 | 4.11% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 303,782 | 3.66% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 311,566 | 3.5% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 317,414 | 3.56% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 318,499 | 3.64% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 318,041 | 3.52% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 319,014 | 3.59% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 320,716 | 3.58% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 323,764 | 3.63% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 327,386 | 3.63% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 330,815 | 3.23% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 335,439 | 3.19% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 343,400 | 3.36% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 352,721 | 3.42% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 360,563 | 3.27% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 366,463 | 3.23% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 372,520 | 3.5% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 382,003 | 3.52% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 385,663 | 4.68% | 0.96% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 386,506 | 5.07% | 0.22% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 391,286 | 3.47% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 395,277 | 2.65% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 398,729 | 2.85% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 401,867 | 3.03% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 404,639 | 2.97% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 407,090 | 2.9% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 409,307 | 2.85% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 411,279 | 2.81% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 413,059 | 2.74% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 414,660 | 2.66% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 416,153 | 2.59% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 417,573 | 2.58% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 418,847 | 2.54% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 419,997 | 2.48% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 421,032 | 2.44% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 421,924 | 2.36% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 422,688 | 2.32% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 423,370 | 2.32% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 424,023 | 2.28% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 424,570 | 2.23% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 424,909 | 2.2% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 425,115 | 2.17% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 425,264 | 2.12% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 425,359 | 2.11% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 425,409 | 2.07% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 425,404 | 2.02% | -0.001% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,452,443 (a 42.7% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).
Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.
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Population differences between Chad and Iceland
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| Life expectancy | 55.6 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 9.93 ppl/mi² |
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