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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 2.21 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Chad vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Iraq
2100 70,884,357 101,632,594
2099 70,557,567 101,421,266
2098 70,230,207 101,212,536
2097 69,842,152 100,980,835
2096 69,451,196 100,724,441
2095 69,060,721 100,464,590
2094 68,666,177 100,194,041
2093 68,236,720 99,876,174
2092 67,782,173 99,532,041
2091 67,325,804 99,203,830
2090 66,831,262 98,886,956
2089 66,335,362 98,513,025
2088 65,849,776 98,144,039
2087 65,329,155 97,767,537
2086 64,802,341 97,325,026
2085 64,247,517 96,873,007
2084 63,683,201 96,448,602
2083 63,107,011 95,991,166
2082 62,546,281 95,509,663
2081 61,935,077 95,009,326
2080 61,322,770 94,507,216
2079 60,689,500 93,960,228
2078 60,041,413 93,417,384
2077 59,398,544 92,903,983
2076 58,750,589 92,359,592
2075 58,088,399 91,825,254
2074 57,429,638 91,229,266
2073 56,751,288 90,571,021
2072 56,050,641 89,918,374
2071 55,351,270 89,265,548
2070 54,656,129 88,596,492
2069 53,956,737 87,909,474
2068 53,248,745 87,220,494
2067 52,550,963 86,513,996
2066 51,808,021 85,734,530
2065 51,071,215 84,971,898
2064 50,307,695 84,191,350
2063 49,556,347 83,387,951
2062 48,797,884 82,604,577
2061 48,036,580 81,800,637
2060 47,241,459 80,951,008
2059 46,442,418 80,141,868
2058 45,655,034 79,319,543
2057 44,870,896 78,477,339
2056 44,078,534 77,609,202
2055 43,275,519 76,739,924
2054 42,486,590 75,857,125
2053 41,688,608 74,952,948
2052 40,889,772 74,072,580
2051 40,092,484 73,150,234
2050 39,299,495 72,235,938
2049 38,521,793 71,272,122
2048 37,723,298 70,316,860
2047 36,947,445 69,347,823
2046 36,172,851 68,400,664
2045 35,391,232 67,435,953
2044 34,632,170 66,447,309
2043 33,864,845 65,453,565
2042 33,104,772 64,433,831
2041 32,347,709 63,408,709
2040 31,617,805 62,360,117
2039 30,871,258 61,289,355
2038 30,129,880 60,253,073
2037 29,393,074 59,221,658
2036 28,653,774 58,155,990
2035 27,935,849 57,127,999
2034 27,223,833 56,087,695
2033 26,506,530 55,051,140
2032 25,790,343 54,002,289
2031 25,078,386 52,991,443
2030 24,381,060 51,986,773
2029 23,686,105 50,982,563
2028 22,995,214 50,001,133
2027 22,312,346 49,014,822
2026 21,738,687 48,020,334
2025 21,174,977 47,020,527
2024 20,299,123 46,042,015
2023 19,319,064 45,074,049
2022 18,455,316 44,070,551
2021 17,828,273 43,071,211
2020 17,224,679 42,116,605
2019 16,685,223 41,192,171
2018 16,156,531 40,265,624
2017 15,622,759 39,337,353
2016 15,114,655 38,469,627
2015 14,647,621 37,560,535
2014 14,188,678 36,550,059
2013 13,691,079 35,281,989
2012 13,210,998 33,654,842
2011 12,754,997 32,161,424
2010 12,312,575 31,045,366
2009 11,893,754 30,058,206
2008 11,476,296 28,971,036
2007 11,081,660 28,391,607
2006 10,706,424 28,616,515
2005 10,328,092 28,407,448
2004 9,920,036 27,577,878
2003 9,487,833 26,802,659
2002 9,116,192 26,006,559
2001 8,804,124 25,197,840
2000 8,512,093 24,424,056
1999 8,222,705 23,636,527
1998 7,938,840 22,884,399
1997 7,670,366 22,176,593
1996 7,410,108 21,501,321
1995 7,089,064 20,825,860
1994 6,783,450 20,139,807
1993 6,629,146 19,201,195
1992 6,474,656 18,300,845
1991 6,205,676 17,767,253
1990 5,982,833 17,581,206
1989 5,819,586 17,364,542
1988 5,625,602 16,908,819
1987 5,438,309 16,521,049
1986 5,251,069 16,074,145
1985 5,096,269 15,683,430
1984 5,045,145 15,310,733
1983 4,979,130 14,840,555
1982 4,738,483 14,406,083
1981 4,520,959 14,006,381
1980 4,515,453 13,591,992
1979 4,505,384 13,170,365
1978 4,411,366 12,753,355
1977 4,331,667 12,331,046
1976 4,251,297 11,927,651
1975 4,167,234 11,543,639
1974 4,078,356 11,167,761
1973 3,985,909 10,795,869
1972 3,893,252 10,430,164
1971 3,807,316 10,077,809
1970 3,727,828 9,735,611
1969 3,651,113 9,403,356
1968 3,578,231 9,085,016
1967 3,508,512 8,778,869
1966 3,440,903 8,485,104
1965 3,374,220 8,202,140
1964 3,307,479 7,929,566
1963 3,240,905 7,667,928
1962 3,175,598 7,413,875
1961 3,111,947 7,194,553
1960 3,049,838 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Iraq
2100 0.46% 0.21%
2099 0.47% 0.21%
2098 0.56% 0.23%
2097 0.56% 0.25%
2096 0.57% 0.26%
2095 0.57% 0.27%
2094 0.63% 0.32%
2093 0.67% 0.35%
2092 0.68% 0.33%
2091 0.74% 0.32%
2090 0.75% 0.38%
2089 0.74% 0.38%
2088 0.8% 0.39%
2087 0.81% 0.45%
2086 0.86% 0.47%
2085 0.89% 0.44%
2084 0.91% 0.48%
2083 0.9% 0.5%
2082 0.99% 0.53%
2081 1% 0.53%
2080 1.04% 0.58%
2079 1.08% 0.58%
2078 1.08% 0.55%
2077 1.1% 0.59%
2076 1.14% 0.58%
2075 1.15% 0.65%
2074 1.2% 0.73%
2073 1.25% 0.73%
2072 1.26% 0.73%
2071 1.27% 0.76%
2070 1.3% 0.78%
2069 1.33% 0.79%
2068 1.33% 0.82%
2067 1.43% 0.91%
2066 1.44% 0.9%
2065 1.52% 0.93%
2064 1.52% 0.96%
2063 1.55% 0.95%
2062 1.58% 0.98%
2061 1.68% 1.05%
2060 1.72% 1.01%
2059 1.72% 1.04%
2058 1.75% 1.07%
2057 1.8% 1.12%
2056 1.86% 1.13%
2055 1.86% 1.16%
2054 1.91% 1.21%
2053 1.95% 1.19%
2052 1.99% 1.26%
2051 2.02% 1.27%
2050 2.02% 1.35%
2049 2.12% 1.36%
2048 2.1% 1.4%
2047 2.14% 1.38%
2046 2.21% 1.43%
2045 2.19% 1.49%
2044 2.27% 1.52%
2043 2.3% 1.58%
2042 2.34% 1.62%
2041 2.31% 1.68%
2040 2.42% 1.75%
2039 2.46% 1.72%
2038 2.51% 1.74%
2037 2.58% 1.83%
2036 2.57% 1.8%
2035 2.62% 1.85%
2034 2.71% 1.88%
2033 2.78% 1.94%
2032 2.84% 1.91%
2031 2.86% 1.93%
2030 2.93% 1.97%
2029 3% 1.96%
2028 3.06% 2.01%
2027 2.64% 2.07%
2026 2.66% 2.13%
2025 4.31% 2.13%
2024 5.07% 2.15%
2023 4.68% 2.28%
2022 3.52% 2.32%
2021 3.5% 2.27%
2020 3.23% 2.24%
2019 3.27% 2.3%
2018 3.42% 2.36%
2017 3.36% 2.26%
2016 3.19% 2.42%
2015 3.23% 2.76%
2014 3.63% 3.59%
2013 3.63% 4.83%
2012 3.58% 4.64%
2011 3.59% 3.59%
2010 3.52% 3.28%
2009 3.64% 3.75%
2008 3.56% 2.04%
2007 3.5% -0.79%
2006 3.66% 0.74%
2005 4.11% 3.01%
2004 4.56% 2.89%
2003 4.08% 3.06%
2002 3.54% 3.21%
2001 3.43% 3.17%
2000 3.52% 3.33%
1999 3.58% 3.29%
1998 3.5% 3.19%
1997 3.51% 3.14%
1996 4.53% 3.24%
1995 4.51% 3.41%
1994 2.33% 4.89%
1993 2.39% 4.92%
1992 4.33% 3%
1991 3.72% 1.06%
1990 2.81% 1.25%
1989 3.45% 2.7%
1988 3.44% 2.35%
1987 3.57% 2.78%
1986 3.04% 2.49%
1985 1.01% 2.43%
1984 1.33% 3.17%
1983 5.08% 3.02%
1982 4.81% 2.85%
1981 0.12% 3.05%
1980 0.22% 3.2%
1979 2.13% 3.27%
1978 1.84% 3.42%
1977 1.89% 3.38%
1976 2.02% 3.33%
1975 2.18% 3.37%
1974 2.32% 3.44%
1973 2.38% 3.51%
1972 2.26% 3.5%
1971 2.13% 3.51%
1970 2.1% 3.53%
1969 2.04% 3.5%
1968 1.99% 3.49%
1967 1.96% 3.46%
1966 1.98% 3.45%
1965 2.02% 3.44%
1964 2.05% 3.41%
1963 2.06% 3.43%
1962 2.05% 3.05%
1961 2.04% 2.46%

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/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Chad Iraq
Current population
21893857
48289334
Population rank 64/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.58%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
32.6 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
27.2 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 46/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 -1,064
Net migration rank 184/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -1,064
2024 - 204,040 - -17,735
2023 605,924 496,830 973,420 -5,710
2022 588,060 36,670 962,501 76,821
2021 554,851 74,509 941,924 17,474
2020 541,234 36,605 919,953 29,858
2019 530,540 -29,451 942,972 -43,919
2018 509,642 46,661 938,310 15,775
2017 494,304 16,916 924,507 -21,998
2016 483,442 21,540 946,968 -113,980
2015 478,010 -48,918 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 467,957 20,842 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 454,517 51,887 1,026,036 474,379
2012 444,246 9,514 999,987 753,907
2011 428,989 29,256 971,082 261,880
2010 416,177 10,427 906,369 92,779
2009 401,937 9,108 855,096 120,092
2008 387,439 36,446 802,382 396,792
2007 376,732 -11,339 784,119 -824,428
2006 362,027 23,052 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 352,302 19,281 776,603 51,019
2004 334,136 110,387 761,563 69,948
2003 314,740 105,140 746,159 -27,236
2002 302,995 20,400 739,419 133,839
2001 297,254 3,484 729,704 14,451
2000 287,173 -3,845 715,771 87,624
1999 278,264 17,175 702,170 69,491
1998 270,055 2,232 684,152 48,446
1997 261,030 3,631 667,582 15,429
1996 254,589 1,259 652,866 14,652
1995 234,010 152,232 642,977 40,424
1994 223,996 986 634,344 54,355
1993 229,984 -146,386 606,700 581,818
1992 219,348 6,013 591,886 20,292
1991 200,102 112,492 550,146 -95,155
1990 191,959 -58,884 518,575 -601,469
1989 188,485 4,924 496,852 19,392
1988 178,489 16,085 476,778 -81,562
1987 156,797 23,220 488,742 -108,426
1986 152,360 42,093 474,348 39,136
1985 145,845 -30,686 467,445 -199,505
1984 151,511 -164,489 455,740 21,709
1983 144,684 247 439,800 23,115
1982 119,121 217,242 428,336 -22,302
1981 111,907 -13,232 416,998 -23,640
1980 122,468 -210,126 419,653 15,757
1979 117,780 -9,974 428,458 -20,617
1978 115,084 -34,856 418,756 7,434
1977 113,498 -34,318 410,229 8,204
1976 111,324 -29,755 402,260 -13,915
1975 109,315 -22,768 385,916 -6,237
1974 106,898 -15,686 376,197 -4,090
1973 104,418 -10,737 373,191 -1,507
1972 101,142 -9,526 362,334 -2,600
1971 89,404 -9,153 351,464 -6,479
1970 87,660 -8,931 338,030 1,377
1969 83,413 -8,714 324,792 312
1968 79,465 -8,396 310,644 928
1967 76,142 -7,771 298,192 2,531
1966 73,123 -6,283 285,507 1,298
1965 70,913 -4,384 274,551 4,555
1964 69,483 -2,518 262,825 3,224
1963 67,414 -1,228 254,046 3,197
1962 65,312 -890 247,520 3,343
1961 63,639 -760 184,792 2,981
1960 62,003 -672 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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