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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 1,463,865,525 people in India in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 1,483,314,140 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 67.9 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 18.1% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +1% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.5% growth).

Chad vs India: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad India
2100 70,311,013 1,515,764,791
2099 69,986,866 1,523,450,562
2098 69,662,155 1,531,147,367
2097 69,277,239 1,538,780,583
2096 68,889,445 1,546,380,447
2095 68,502,128 1,553,964,615
2094 68,110,775 1,561,496,245
2093 67,684,792 1,568,975,448
2092 67,233,921 1,576,332,553
2091 66,781,244 1,583,655,135
2090 66,290,702 1,590,899,630
2089 65,798,812 1,598,026,427
2088 65,317,154 1,605,029,461
2087 64,800,745 1,611,883,136
2086 64,278,192 1,618,654,560
2085 63,727,856 1,625,282,641
2084 63,168,104 1,631,712,094
2083 62,596,574 1,637,989,363
2082 62,040,380 1,644,062,886
2081 61,434,119 1,649,962,836
2080 60,826,765 1,655,654,966
2079 60,198,617 1,661,116,882
2078 59,555,772 1,666,332,415
2077 58,918,103 1,671,298,348
2076 58,275,388 1,676,004,895
2075 57,618,555 1,680,459,350
2074 56,965,122 1,684,595,952
2073 56,292,259 1,688,431,647
2072 55,597,279 1,691,990,872
2071 54,903,565 1,695,203,041
2070 54,214,047 1,698,107,519
2069 53,520,311 1,700,664,858
2068 52,818,046 1,702,876,723
2067 52,125,908 1,704,723,837
2066 51,388,975 1,706,198,000
2065 50,658,129 1,707,391,009
2064 49,900,784 1,708,212,818
2063 49,155,513 1,708,696,045
2062 48,403,186 1,708,862,369
2061 47,648,039 1,708,717,131
2060 46,859,349 1,708,195,453
2059 46,066,772 1,707,339,651
2058 45,285,757 1,706,165,210
2057 44,507,961 1,704,656,327
2056 43,722,007 1,702,865,262
2055 42,925,488 1,700,741,939
2054 42,142,940 1,698,325,374
2053 41,351,412 1,695,513,304
2052 40,559,038 1,692,384,182
2051 39,768,198 1,688,910,288
2050 38,981,624 1,685,088,884
2049 38,210,212 1,680,936,533
2048 37,418,176 1,676,430,514
2047 36,648,598 1,671,532,064
2046 35,880,269 1,666,226,180
2045 35,104,973 1,660,522,084
2044 34,352,050 1,654,412,346
2043 33,590,931 1,647,924,060
2042 32,837,006 1,640,993,579
2041 32,086,067 1,633,629,291
2040 31,362,066 1,625,848,393
2039 30,621,558 1,617,677,625
2038 29,886,177 1,609,097,629
2037 29,155,330 1,600,073,012
2036 28,422,010 1,590,593,050
2035 27,709,891 1,580,726,905
2034 27,003,635 1,570,491,868
2033 26,292,134 1,559,906,905
2032 25,581,739 1,548,963,391
2031 24,875,542 1,537,676,208
2030 24,183,856 1,526,059,268
2029 23,494,522 1,514,142,607
2028 22,809,219 1,501,971,477
2027 22,131,874 1,489,498,223
2026 21,562,855 1,476,782,637
2025 21,003,705 1,463,865,525
2024 20,299,123 1,450,935,791
2023 19,319,064 1,438,069,596
2022 18,455,316 1,425,423,212
2021 17,828,273 1,414,203,896
2020 17,224,679 1,402,617,695
2019 16,685,223 1,389,030,312
2018 16,156,531 1,374,659,064
2017 15,622,759 1,359,657,400
2016 15,114,655 1,343,944,296
2015 14,647,621 1,328,024,498
2014 14,188,678 1,312,277,191
2013 13,691,079 1,295,829,511
2012 13,210,998 1,278,674,502
2011 12,754,997 1,261,224,954
2010 12,312,575 1,243,481,564
2009 11,893,754 1,225,524,753
2008 11,476,296 1,207,930,964
2007 11,081,660 1,190,676,021
2006 10,706,424 1,172,878,890
2005 10,328,092 1,154,676,322
2004 9,920,036 1,135,991,513
2003 9,487,833 1,116,803,006
2002 9,116,192 1,097,600,380
2001 8,804,124 1,077,898,575
2000 8,512,093 1,057,922,733
1999 8,222,705 1,038,225,823
1998 7,938,840 1,018,665,080
1997 7,670,366 999,133,762
1996 7,410,108 979,678,458
1995 7,089,064 960,301,044
1994 6,783,450 941,163,767
1993 6,629,146 922,118,387
1992 6,474,656 902,957,070
1991 6,205,676 883,927,600
1990 5,982,833 864,972,221
1989 5,819,586 846,039,529
1988 5,625,602 827,342,990
1987 5,438,309 808,931,270
1986 5,251,069 790,689,978
1985 5,096,269 772,647,793
1984 5,045,145 754,875,449
1983 4,979,130 737,372,681
1982 4,738,483 720,313,473
1981 4,520,959 703,696,250
1980 4,515,453 687,354,025
1979 4,505,384 671,155,747
1978 4,411,366 655,728,229
1977 4,331,667 640,801,103
1976 4,251,297 625,861,883
1975 4,167,234 611,309,535
1974 4,078,356 597,041,391
1973 3,985,909 583,465,598
1972 3,893,252 570,482,142
1971 3,807,316 558,096,387
1970 3,727,828 545,864,268
1969 3,651,113 533,880,544
1968 3,578,231 522,716,889
1967 3,508,512 511,606,372
1966 3,440,903 500,740,247
1965 3,374,220 490,140,146
1964 3,307,479 479,229,598
1963 3,240,905 468,138,575
1962 3,175,598 457,283,090
1961 3,111,947 446,564,729
1960 3,049,838 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while India's population increased by 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad India
2100 0.46% -0.5%
2099 0.47% -0.5%
2098 0.56% -0.5%
2097 0.56% -0.49%
2096 0.57% -0.49%
2095 0.57% -0.48%
2094 0.63% -0.48%
2093 0.67% -0.47%
2092 0.68% -0.46%
2091 0.74% -0.46%
2090 0.75% -0.45%
2089 0.74% -0.44%
2088 0.8% -0.43%
2087 0.81% -0.42%
2086 0.86% -0.41%
2085 0.89% -0.39%
2084 0.91% -0.38%
2083 0.9% -0.37%
2082 0.99% -0.36%
2081 1% -0.34%
2080 1.04% -0.33%
2079 1.08% -0.31%
2078 1.08% -0.3%
2077 1.1% -0.28%
2076 1.14% -0.27%
2075 1.15% -0.25%
2074 1.2% -0.23%
2073 1.25% -0.21%
2072 1.26% -0.19%
2071 1.27% -0.17%
2070 1.3% -0.15%
2069 1.33% -0.13%
2068 1.33% -0.11%
2067 1.43% -0.09%
2066 1.44% -0.07%
2065 1.52% -0.05%
2064 1.52% -0.03%
2063 1.55% -0.01%
2062 1.58% 0.008%
2061 1.68% 0.03%
2060 1.72% 0.05%
2059 1.72% 0.07%
2058 1.75% 0.09%
2057 1.8% 0.11%
2056 1.86% 0.12%
2055 1.86% 0.14%
2054 1.91% 0.17%
2053 1.95% 0.18%
2052 1.99% 0.21%
2051 2.02% 0.23%
2050 2.02% 0.25%
2049 2.12% 0.27%
2048 2.1% 0.29%
2047 2.14% 0.32%
2046 2.21% 0.34%
2045 2.19% 0.37%
2044 2.27% 0.39%
2043 2.3% 0.42%
2042 2.34% 0.45%
2041 2.31% 0.48%
2040 2.42% 0.51%
2039 2.46% 0.53%
2038 2.51% 0.56%
2037 2.58% 0.6%
2036 2.57% 0.62%
2035 2.62% 0.65%
2034 2.71% 0.68%
2033 2.78% 0.71%
2032 2.84% 0.73%
2031 2.86% 0.76%
2030 2.93% 0.79%
2029 3% 0.81%
2028 3.06% 0.84%
2027 2.64% 0.86%
2026 2.66% 0.88%
2025 3.47% 0.89%
2024 5.07% 0.89%
2023 4.68% 0.89%
2022 3.52% 0.79%
2021 3.5% 0.83%
2020 3.23% 0.98%
2019 3.27% 1.05%
2018 3.42% 1.1%
2017 3.36% 1.17%
2016 3.19% 1.2%
2015 3.23% 1.2%
2014 3.63% 1.27%
2013 3.63% 1.34%
2012 3.58% 1.38%
2011 3.59% 1.43%
2010 3.52% 1.47%
2009 3.64% 1.46%
2008 3.56% 1.45%
2007 3.5% 1.52%
2006 3.66% 1.58%
2005 4.11% 1.64%
2004 4.56% 1.72%
2003 4.08% 1.75%
2002 3.54% 1.83%
2001 3.43% 1.89%
2000 3.52% 1.9%
1999 3.58% 1.92%
1998 3.5% 1.95%
1997 3.51% 1.99%
1996 4.53% 2.02%
1995 4.51% 2.03%
1994 2.33% 2.07%
1993 2.39% 2.12%
1992 4.33% 2.15%
1991 3.72% 2.19%
1990 2.81% 2.24%
1989 3.45% 2.26%
1988 3.44% 2.28%
1987 3.57% 2.31%
1986 3.04% 2.34%
1985 1.01% 2.35%
1984 1.33% 2.37%
1983 5.08% 2.37%
1982 4.81% 2.36%
1981 0.12% 2.38%
1980 0.22% 2.41%
1979 2.13% 2.35%
1978 1.84% 2.33%
1977 1.89% 2.39%
1976 2.02% 2.38%
1975 2.18% 2.39%
1974 2.32% 2.33%
1973 2.38% 2.28%
1972 2.26% 2.22%
1971 2.13% 2.24%
1970 2.1% 2.24%
1969 2.04% 2.14%
1968 1.99% 2.17%
1967 1.96% 2.17%
1966 1.98% 2.16%
1965 2.02% 2.28%
1964 2.05% 2.37%
1963 2.06% 2.37%
1962 2.05% 2.4%
1961 2.04% 2.43%

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 India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Chad India
Current population
21855137
1483314140
Population rank 64/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 17.9%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
2.45 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
1.36 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
3.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +35,424
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +12,929,734
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 106/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -495,753
Net migration rank 184/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -495,753
2024 653,307 204,040 13,630,090 -630,830
2023 605,924 496,830 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 588,060 36,670 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 554,851 74,509 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 541,234 36,605 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 530,540 -29,451 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 509,642 46,661 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 494,304 16,916 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 483,442 21,540 16,202,593 81,248
2015 478,010 -48,918 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 467,957 20,842 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 454,517 51,887 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 444,246 9,514 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 428,989 29,256 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 416,177 10,427 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 401,937 9,108 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 387,439 36,446 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 376,732 -11,339 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 362,027 23,052 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 352,302 19,281 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 334,136 110,387 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 314,740 105,140 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 302,995 20,400 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 297,254 3,484 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 287,173 -3,845 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 278,264 17,175 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 270,055 2,232 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 261,030 3,631 19,494,098 880
1996 254,589 1,259 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 234,010 152,232 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 223,996 986 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 229,984 -146,386 19,152,399 2,364
1992 219,348 6,013 19,132,757 35,155
1991 200,102 112,492 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 191,959 -58,884 18,893,588 125,514
1989 188,485 4,924 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 178,489 16,085 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 156,797 23,220 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 152,360 42,093 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 145,845 -30,686 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 151,511 -164,489 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 144,684 247 17,219,127 119,694
1982 119,121 217,242 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 111,907 -13,232 16,422,159 33,243
1980 122,468 -210,126 16,018,786 210,914
1979 117,780 -9,974 15,392,957 774,094
1978 115,084 -34,856 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 113,498 -34,318 14,575,662 590,626
1976 111,324 -29,755 14,435,504 275,984
1975 109,315 -22,768 13,958,642 434,205
1974 106,898 -15,686 13,795,836 347,869
1973 104,418 -10,737 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 101,142 -9,526 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 89,404 -9,153 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 87,660 -8,931 12,417,866 233,782
1969 83,413 -8,714 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 79,465 -8,396 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 76,142 -7,771 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 73,123 -6,283 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 70,913 -4,384 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 69,483 -2,518 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 67,414 -1,228 11,016,705 21,640
1962 65,312 -890 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 63,639 -760 10,468,816 295,177
1960 62,003 -672 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M

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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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