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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 13.2 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.75% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Chad vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Indonesia
2100 70,884,357 297,263,579
2099 70,557,567 298,386,561
2098 70,230,207 299,496,396
2097 69,842,152 300,596,542
2096 69,451,196 301,680,965
2095 69,060,721 302,745,817
2094 68,666,177 303,798,670
2093 68,236,720 304,837,512
2092 67,782,173 305,857,297
2091 67,325,804 306,853,321
2090 66,831,262 307,827,852
2089 66,335,362 308,775,620
2088 65,849,776 309,700,566
2087 65,329,155 310,605,359
2086 64,802,341 311,483,180
2085 64,247,517 312,332,996
2084 63,683,201 313,155,965
2083 63,107,011 313,952,990
2082 62,546,281 314,719,759
2081 61,935,077 315,453,880
2080 61,322,770 316,158,503
2079 60,689,500 316,839,281
2078 60,041,413 317,487,448
2077 59,398,544 318,105,938
2076 58,750,589 318,684,532
2075 58,088,399 319,239,982
2074 57,429,638 319,759,087
2073 56,751,288 320,251,181
2072 56,050,641 320,709,370
2071 55,351,270 321,136,059
2070 54,656,129 321,534,979
2069 53,956,737 321,908,058
2068 53,248,745 322,252,027
2067 52,550,963 322,566,642
2066 51,808,021 322,849,032
2065 51,071,215 323,098,730
2064 50,307,695 323,318,973
2063 49,556,347 323,506,247
2062 48,797,884 323,662,911
2061 48,036,580 323,784,985
2060 47,241,459 323,865,045
2059 46,442,418 323,904,988
2058 45,655,034 323,894,318
2057 44,870,896 323,837,237
2056 44,078,534 323,721,448
2055 43,275,519 323,552,405
2054 42,486,590 323,324,404
2053 41,688,608 323,032,528
2052 40,889,772 322,677,809
2051 40,092,484 322,252,898
2050 39,299,495 321,749,772
2049 38,521,793 321,169,163
2048 37,723,298 320,507,607
2047 36,947,445 319,778,332
2046 36,172,851 318,970,565
2045 35,391,232 318,077,606
2044 34,632,170 317,100,688
2043 33,864,845 316,041,251
2042 33,104,772 314,905,847
2041 32,347,709 313,692,611
2040 31,617,805 312,407,319
2039 30,871,258 311,049,484
2038 30,129,880 309,626,850
2037 29,393,074 308,137,773
2036 28,653,774 306,592,068
2035 27,935,849 304,988,219
2034 27,223,833 303,322,890
2033 26,506,530 301,599,483
2032 25,790,343 299,828,261
2031 25,078,386 298,003,267
2030 24,381,060 296,127,253
2029 23,686,105 294,190,935
2028 22,995,214 292,188,833
2027 22,312,346 290,114,110
2026 21,738,687 287,972,484
2025 21,174,977 285,765,617
2024 20,299,123 283,487,931
2023 19,319,064 281,190,067
2022 18,455,316 278,830,529
2021 17,828,273 276,758,053
2020 17,224,679 274,814,866
2019 16,685,223 272,489,381
2018 16,156,531 269,951,846
2017 15,622,759 267,346,658
2016 15,114,655 264,627,418
2015 14,647,621 261,799,249
2014 14,188,678 258,877,399
2013 13,691,079 255,852,467
2012 13,210,998 252,698,525
2011 12,754,997 249,470,032
2010 12,312,575 246,305,322
2009 11,893,754 243,220,028
2008 11,476,296 240,157,903
2007 11,081,660 237,062,337
2006 10,706,424 233,951,652
2005 10,328,092 230,871,650
2004 9,920,036 227,926,649
2003 9,487,833 225,048,008
2002 9,116,192 222,088,495
2001 8,804,124 219,097,902
2000 8,512,093 216,077,790
1999 8,222,705 213,004,668
1998 7,938,840 209,826,788
1997 7,670,366 206,536,095
1996 7,410,108 203,204,348
1995 7,089,064 199,888,057
1994 6,783,450 196,591,828
1993 6,629,146 193,305,168
1992 6,474,656 190,043,744
1991 6,205,676 186,778,238
1990 5,982,833 183,501,098
1989 5,819,586 180,201,630
1988 5,625,602 176,855,065
1987 5,438,309 173,511,154
1986 5,251,069 170,175,065
1985 5,096,269 166,776,185
1984 5,045,145 163,251,124
1983 4,979,130 159,651,381
1982 4,738,483 156,052,152
1981 4,520,959 152,485,035
1980 4,515,453 148,950,540
1979 4,505,384 145,434,834
1978 4,411,366 141,953,163
1977 4,331,667 138,533,541
1976 4,251,297 135,173,655
1975 4,167,234 131,843,848
1974 4,078,356 128,555,045
1973 3,985,909 125,288,515
1972 3,893,252 122,039,841
1971 3,807,316 118,833,702
1970 3,727,828 115,657,495
1969 3,651,113 112,517,639
1968 3,578,231 109,450,006
1967 3,508,512 106,526,393
1966 3,440,903 103,792,754
1965 3,374,220 101,365,130
1964 3,307,479 98,833,749
1963 3,240,905 96,051,424
1962 3,175,598 93,375,850
1961 3,111,947 90,791,249
1960 3,049,838 88,296,070

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/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Indonesia
2100 0.46% -0.38%
2099 0.47% -0.37%
2098 0.56% -0.37%
2097 0.56% -0.36%
2096 0.57% -0.35%
2095 0.57% -0.35%
2094 0.63% -0.34%
2093 0.67% -0.33%
2092 0.68% -0.32%
2091 0.74% -0.32%
2090 0.75% -0.31%
2089 0.74% -0.3%
2088 0.8% -0.29%
2087 0.81% -0.28%
2086 0.86% -0.27%
2085 0.89% -0.26%
2084 0.91% -0.25%
2083 0.9% -0.24%
2082 0.99% -0.23%
2081 1% -0.22%
2080 1.04% -0.21%
2079 1.08% -0.2%
2078 1.08% -0.19%
2077 1.1% -0.18%
2076 1.14% -0.17%
2075 1.15% -0.16%
2074 1.2% -0.15%
2073 1.25% -0.14%
2072 1.26% -0.13%
2071 1.27% -0.12%
2070 1.3% -0.12%
2069 1.33% -0.11%
2068 1.33% -0.1%
2067 1.43% -0.09%
2066 1.44% -0.08%
2065 1.52% -0.07%
2064 1.52% -0.06%
2063 1.55% -0.05%
2062 1.58% -0.04%
2061 1.68% -0.02%
2060 1.72% -0.01%
2059 1.72% 0.003%
2058 1.75% 0.02%
2057 1.8% 0.04%
2056 1.86% 0.05%
2055 1.86% 0.07%
2054 1.91% 0.09%
2053 1.95% 0.11%
2052 1.99% 0.13%
2051 2.02% 0.16%
2050 2.02% 0.18%
2049 2.12% 0.21%
2048 2.1% 0.23%
2047 2.14% 0.25%
2046 2.21% 0.28%
2045 2.19% 0.31%
2044 2.27% 0.34%
2043 2.3% 0.36%
2042 2.34% 0.39%
2041 2.31% 0.41%
2040 2.42% 0.44%
2039 2.46% 0.46%
2038 2.51% 0.48%
2037 2.58% 0.5%
2036 2.57% 0.53%
2035 2.62% 0.55%
2034 2.71% 0.57%
2033 2.78% 0.59%
2032 2.84% 0.61%
2031 2.86% 0.63%
2030 2.93% 0.66%
2029 3% 0.69%
2028 3.06% 0.72%
2027 2.64% 0.74%
2026 2.66% 0.77%
2025 4.31% 0.8%
2024 5.07% 0.82%
2023 4.68% 0.85%
2022 3.52% 0.75%
2021 3.5% 0.71%
2020 3.23% 0.85%
2019 3.27% 0.94%
2018 3.42% 0.97%
2017 3.36% 1.03%
2016 3.19% 1.08%
2015 3.23% 1.13%
2014 3.63% 1.18%
2013 3.63% 1.25%
2012 3.58% 1.29%
2011 3.59% 1.28%
2010 3.52% 1.27%
2009 3.64% 1.28%
2008 3.56% 1.31%
2007 3.5% 1.33%
2006 3.66% 1.33%
2005 4.11% 1.29%
2004 4.56% 1.28%
2003 4.08% 1.33%
2002 3.54% 1.36%
2001 3.43% 1.4%
2000 3.52% 1.44%
1999 3.58% 1.51%
1998 3.5% 1.59%
1997 3.51% 1.64%
1996 4.53% 1.66%
1995 4.51% 1.68%
1994 2.33% 1.7%
1993 2.39% 1.72%
1992 4.33% 1.75%
1991 3.72% 1.79%
1990 2.81% 1.83%
1989 3.45% 1.89%
1988 3.44% 1.93%
1987 3.57% 1.96%
1986 3.04% 2.04%
1985 1.01% 2.16%
1984 1.33% 2.25%
1983 5.08% 2.31%
1982 4.81% 2.34%
1981 0.12% 2.37%
1980 0.22% 2.42%
1979 2.13% 2.45%
1978 1.84% 2.47%
1977 1.89% 2.49%
1976 2.02% 2.53%
1975 2.18% 2.56%
1974 2.32% 2.61%
1973 2.38% 2.66%
1972 2.26% 2.7%
1971 2.13% 2.75%
1970 2.1% 2.79%
1969 2.04% 2.8%
1968 1.99% 2.74%
1967 1.96% 2.63%
1966 1.98% 2.39%
1965 2.02% 2.56%
1964 2.05% 2.9%
1963 2.06% 2.87%
1962 2.05% 2.85%
1961 2.04% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Chad Indonesia
Current population
21893857
288551776
Population rank 64/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 3.48%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 115/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -39,509
Net migration rank 184/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -39,509
2024 - 204,040 - -38,469
2023 605,924 496,830 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 588,060 36,670 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 554,851 74,509 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 541,234 36,605 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 530,540 -29,451 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 509,642 46,661 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 494,304 16,916 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 483,442 21,540 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 478,010 -48,918 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 467,957 20,842 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 454,517 51,887 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 444,246 9,514 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 428,989 29,256 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 416,177 10,427 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 401,937 9,108 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 387,439 36,446 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 376,732 -11,339 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 362,027 23,052 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 352,302 19,281 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 334,136 110,387 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 314,740 105,140 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 302,995 20,400 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 297,254 3,484 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 287,173 -3,845 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 278,264 17,175 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 270,055 2,232 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 261,030 3,631 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 254,589 1,259 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 234,010 152,232 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 223,996 986 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 229,984 -146,386 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 219,348 6,013 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 200,102 112,492 3,288,791 3,096
1990 191,959 -58,884 3,250,906 11,539
1989 188,485 4,924 3,316,792 19,905
1988 178,489 16,085 3,331,242 25,383
1987 156,797 23,220 3,304,520 26,705
1986 152,360 42,093 3,309,905 30,988
1985 145,845 -30,686 3,419,412 37,451
1984 151,511 -164,489 3,549,570 43,693
1983 144,684 247 3,558,949 47,375
1982 119,121 217,242 3,545,504 46,792
1981 111,907 -13,232 3,497,244 44,710
1980 122,468 -210,126 3,484,846 42,254
1979 117,780 -9,974 3,460,621 43,900
1978 115,084 -34,856 3,412,980 45,911
1977 113,498 -34,318 3,334,779 45,610
1976 111,324 -29,755 3,291,479 48,010
1975 109,315 -22,768 3,263,794 56,386
1974 106,898 -15,686 3,196,136 61,188
1973 104,418 -10,737 3,210,643 64,991
1972 101,142 -9,526 3,149,726 72,007
1971 89,404 -9,153 3,111,304 79,264
1970 87,660 -8,931 3,080,421 81,368
1969 83,413 -8,714 3,034,825 82,955
1968 79,465 -8,396 2,961,608 55,731
1967 76,142 -7,771 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 73,123 -6,283 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 70,913 -4,384 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 69,483 -2,518 2,700,138 144,819
1963 67,414 -1,228 2,609,526 110,166
1962 65,312 -890 2,525,163 106,264
1961 63,639 -760 2,434,113 103,628
1960 62,003 -672 2,350,971 101,631

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

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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