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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 5,484,367 people in Ireland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 5,562,212 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.93 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +1.5% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.56M (30.2% growth).

Chad vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Ireland
2100 70,311,013 5,500,499
2099 69,986,866 5,525,011
2098 69,662,155 5,548,986
2097 69,277,239 5,572,279
2096 68,889,445 5,595,064
2095 68,502,128 5,615,877
2094 68,110,775 5,636,027
2093 67,684,792 5,655,870
2092 67,233,921 5,675,151
2091 66,781,244 5,694,092
2090 66,290,702 5,713,009
2089 65,798,812 5,730,546
2088 65,317,154 5,747,238
2087 64,800,745 5,762,650
2086 64,278,192 5,776,705
2085 63,727,856 5,791,049
2084 63,168,104 5,805,074
2083 62,596,574 5,818,867
2082 62,040,380 5,831,653
2081 61,434,119 5,842,944
2080 60,826,765 5,855,351
2079 60,198,617 5,870,572
2078 59,555,772 5,885,866
2077 58,918,103 5,901,647
2076 58,275,388 5,917,991
2075 57,618,555 5,934,408
2074 56,965,122 5,951,970
2073 56,292,259 5,969,385
2072 55,597,279 5,986,721
2071 54,903,565 6,003,888
2070 54,214,047 6,021,481
2069 53,520,311 6,038,378
2068 52,818,046 6,054,840
2067 52,125,908 6,070,805
2066 51,388,975 6,086,691
2065 50,658,129 6,101,966
2064 49,900,784 6,116,867
2063 49,155,513 6,129,790
2062 48,403,186 6,141,729
2061 47,648,039 6,154,062
2060 46,859,349 6,167,032
2059 46,066,772 6,179,602
2058 45,285,757 6,189,124
2057 44,507,961 6,196,781
2056 43,722,007 6,199,786
2055 42,925,488 6,204,376
2054 42,142,940 6,205,225
2053 41,351,412 6,205,444
2052 40,559,038 6,203,350
2051 39,768,198 6,200,637
2050 38,981,624 6,195,469
2049 38,210,212 6,187,289
2048 37,418,176 6,175,872
2047 36,648,598 6,163,776
2046 35,880,269 6,150,911
2045 35,104,973 6,134,927
2044 34,352,050 6,116,643
2043 33,590,931 6,097,627
2042 32,837,006 6,076,713
2041 32,086,067 6,052,462
2040 31,362,066 6,027,054
2039 30,621,558 6,002,204
2038 29,886,177 5,974,917
2037 29,155,330 5,946,606
2036 28,422,010 5,918,275
2035 27,709,891 5,889,854
2034 27,003,635 5,858,952
2033 26,292,134 5,826,337
2032 25,581,739 5,791,225
2031 24,875,542 5,754,845
2030 24,183,856 5,717,377
2029 23,494,522 5,676,731
2028 22,809,219 5,632,552
2027 22,131,874 5,585,925
2026 21,562,855 5,537,167
2025 21,003,705 5,484,367
2024 20,299,123 5,395,790
2023 19,319,064 5,311,538
2022 18,455,316 5,212,836
2021 17,828,273 5,110,585
2020 17,224,679 5,039,747
2019 16,685,223 4,976,456
2018 16,156,531 4,898,022
2017 15,622,759 4,827,445
2016 15,114,655 4,762,722
2015 14,647,621 4,701,957
2014 14,188,678 4,657,740
2013 13,691,079 4,623,816
2012 13,210,998 4,599,533
2011 12,754,997 4,580,084
2010 12,312,575 4,560,155
2009 11,893,754 4,535,375
2008 11,476,296 4,489,544
2007 11,081,660 4,398,942
2006 10,706,424 4,273,591
2005 10,328,092 4,159,914
2004 9,920,036 4,070,262
2003 9,487,833 3,996,521
2002 9,116,192 3,931,947
2001 8,804,124 3,866,243
2000 8,512,093 3,805,174
1999 8,222,705 3,754,786
1998 7,938,840 3,712,696
1997 7,670,366 3,674,171
1996 7,410,108 3,637,510
1995 7,089,064 3,608,841
1994 6,783,450 3,590,386
1993 6,629,146 3,576,261
1992 6,474,656 3,558,430
1991 6,205,676 3,534,235
1990 5,982,833 3,513,974
1989 5,819,586 3,511,009
1988 5,625,602 3,524,949
1987 5,438,309 3,540,057
1986 5,251,069 3,539,690
1985 5,096,269 3,538,082
1984 5,045,145 3,532,423
1983 4,979,130 3,510,600
1982 4,738,483 3,485,800
1981 4,520,959 3,453,000
1980 4,515,453 3,412,800
1979 4,505,384 3,373,750
1978 4,411,366 3,329,100
1977 4,331,667 3,282,200
1976 4,251,297 3,238,050
1975 4,167,234 3,189,550
1974 4,078,356 3,137,500
1973 3,985,909 3,085,950
1972 3,893,252 3,036,850
1971 3,807,316 2,992,050
1970 3,727,828 2,957,250
1969 3,651,113 2,932,650
1968 3,578,231 2,915,550
1967 3,508,512 2,902,450
1966 3,440,903 2,888,800
1965 3,374,220 2,877,300
1964 3,307,479 2,866,550
1963 3,240,905 2,852,650
1962 3,175,598 2,836,050
1961 3,111,947 2,824,400
1960 3,049,838 2,828,600

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 799,490 people (a 16.8% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,195,469 people and rank change from 122nd to 118th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 6.21M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Ireland
2100 0.46% -0.44%
2099 0.47% -0.43%
2098 0.56% -0.42%
2097 0.56% -0.41%
2096 0.57% -0.37%
2095 0.57% -0.36%
2094 0.63% -0.35%
2093 0.67% -0.34%
2092 0.68% -0.33%
2091 0.74% -0.33%
2090 0.75% -0.31%
2089 0.74% -0.29%
2088 0.8% -0.27%
2087 0.81% -0.24%
2086 0.86% -0.25%
2085 0.89% -0.24%
2084 0.91% -0.24%
2083 0.9% -0.22%
2082 0.99% -0.19%
2081 1% -0.21%
2080 1.04% -0.26%
2079 1.08% -0.26%
2078 1.08% -0.27%
2077 1.1% -0.28%
2076 1.14% -0.28%
2075 1.15% -0.3%
2074 1.2% -0.29%
2073 1.25% -0.29%
2072 1.26% -0.29%
2071 1.27% -0.29%
2070 1.3% -0.28%
2069 1.33% -0.27%
2068 1.33% -0.26%
2067 1.43% -0.26%
2066 1.44% -0.25%
2065 1.52% -0.24%
2064 1.52% -0.21%
2063 1.55% -0.19%
2062 1.58% -0.2%
2061 1.68% -0.21%
2060 1.72% -0.2%
2059 1.72% -0.15%
2058 1.75% -0.12%
2057 1.8% -0.05%
2056 1.86% -0.07%
2055 1.86% -0.01%
2054 1.91% -0.004%
2053 1.95% 0.03%
2052 1.99% 0.04%
2051 2.02% 0.08%
2050 2.02% 0.13%
2049 2.12% 0.18%
2048 2.1% 0.2%
2047 2.14% 0.21%
2046 2.21% 0.26%
2045 2.19% 0.3%
2044 2.27% 0.31%
2043 2.3% 0.34%
2042 2.34% 0.4%
2041 2.31% 0.42%
2040 2.42% 0.41%
2039 2.46% 0.46%
2038 2.51% 0.48%
2037 2.58% 0.48%
2036 2.57% 0.48%
2035 2.62% 0.53%
2034 2.71% 0.56%
2033 2.78% 0.61%
2032 2.84% 0.63%
2031 2.86% 0.66%
2030 2.93% 0.72%
2029 3% 0.78%
2028 3.06% 0.83%
2027 2.64% 0.88%
2026 2.66% 0.96%
2025 3.47% 1.64%
2024 5.07% 1.59%
2023 4.68% 1.89%
2022 3.52% 2%
2021 3.5% 1.41%
2020 3.23% 1.27%
2019 3.27% 1.6%
2018 3.42% 1.46%
2017 3.36% 1.36%
2016 3.19% 1.29%
2015 3.23% 0.95%
2014 3.63% 0.73%
2013 3.63% 0.53%
2012 3.58% 0.42%
2011 3.59% 0.44%
2010 3.52% 0.55%
2009 3.64% 1.02%
2008 3.56% 2.06%
2007 3.5% 2.93%
2006 3.66% 2.73%
2005 4.11% 2.2%
2004 4.56% 1.85%
2003 4.08% 1.64%
2002 3.54% 1.7%
2001 3.43% 1.6%
2000 3.52% 1.34%
1999 3.58% 1.13%
1998 3.5% 1.05%
1997 3.51% 1.01%
1996 4.53% 0.79%
1995 4.51% 0.51%
1994 2.33% 0.39%
1993 2.39% 0.5%
1992 4.33% 0.68%
1991 3.72% 0.58%
1990 2.81% 0.08%
1989 3.45% -0.4%
1988 3.44% -0.43%
1987 3.57% 0.01%
1986 3.04% 0.05%
1985 1.01% 0.16%
1984 1.33% 0.62%
1983 5.08% 0.71%
1982 4.81% 0.95%
1981 0.12% 1.18%
1980 0.22% 1.16%
1979 2.13% 1.34%
1978 1.84% 1.43%
1977 1.89% 1.36%
1976 2.02% 1.52%
1975 2.18% 1.66%
1974 2.32% 1.67%
1973 2.38% 1.62%
1972 2.26% 1.5%
1971 2.13% 1.18%
1970 2.1% 0.84%
1969 2.04% 0.59%
1968 1.99% 0.45%
1967 1.96% 0.47%
1966 1.98% 0.4%
1965 2.02% 0.38%
1964 2.05% 0.49%
1963 2.06% 0.59%
1962 2.05% 0.41%
1961 2.04% -0.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/ireland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.64%.

Live population counters

Chad Ireland
Current population
21855137
5562212
Population rank 64/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.07%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
5.95 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
9.74 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +243
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +88,577
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +1.64%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 64/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +35,417
Net migration rank 184/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 35,417
2024 653,307 204,040 18,885 39,059
2023 605,924 496,830 19,652 43,873
2022 588,060 36,670 19,287 93,535
2021 554,851 74,509 26,064 27,419
2020 541,234 36,605 23,687 15,746
2019 530,540 -29,451 28,365 29,663
2018 509,642 46,661 29,878 33,387
2017 494,304 16,916 31,379 28,883
2016 483,442 21,540 33,339 18,967
2015 478,010 -48,918 35,265 13,376
2014 467,957 20,842 37,728 448
2013 454,517 51,887 39,302 -12,309
2012 444,246 9,514 42,775 -22,411
2011 428,989 29,256 45,801 -26,529
2010 416,177 10,427 47,426 -26,974
2009 401,937 9,108 47,168 -18,524
2008 387,439 36,446 46,691 18,979
2007 376,732 -11,339 43,109 76,465
2006 362,027 23,052 36,752 94,513
2005 352,302 19,281 33,279 63,983
2004 334,136 110,387 33,376 49,102
2003 314,740 105,140 32,372 32,220
2002 302,995 20,400 31,062 34,286
2001 297,254 3,484 27,837 39,220
2000 287,173 -3,845 23,592 31,298
1999 278,264 17,175 21,402 23,592
1998 270,055 2,232 22,277 16,615
1997 261,030 3,631 21,311 17,425
1996 254,589 1,259 18,915 9,959
1995 234,010 152,232 16,601 10,019
1994 223,996 986 17,234 -3,118
1993 229,984 -146,386 17,166 -3,762
1992 219,348 6,013 20,283 1,335
1991 200,102 112,492 21,206 4,944
1990 191,959 -58,884 21,787 -8,203
1989 188,485 4,924 20,012 -28,752
1988 178,489 16,085 22,912 -44,020
1987 156,797 23,220 26,904 -38,426
1986 152,360 42,093 27,963 -21,139
1985 145,845 -30,686 29,013 -16,178
1984 151,511 -164,489 31,791 -15,549
1983 144,684 247 34,053 -15,043
1982 119,121 217,242 38,344 -14,464
1981 111,907 -13,232 39,364 -10,834
1980 122,468 -210,126 40,612 -2,876
1979 117,780 -9,974 38,798 1,486
1978 115,084 -34,856 36,288 15,543
1977 113,498 -34,318 35,448 14,505
1976 111,324 -29,755 33,676 14,200
1975 109,315 -22,768 34,128 13,828
1974 106,898 -15,686 34,199 13,482
1973 104,418 -10,737 34,562 13,164
1972 101,142 -9,526 34,316 12,858
1971 89,404 -9,153 35,606 5,851
1970 87,660 -8,931 30,756 -8,892
1969 83,413 -8,714 29,326 -10,250
1968 79,465 -8,396 27,697 -11,132
1967 76,142 -7,771 29,895 -11,708
1966 73,123 -6,283 26,866 -11,858
1965 70,913 -4,384 30,500 -14,016
1964 69,483 -2,518 31,532 -15,640
1963 67,414 -1,228 29,667 -16,615
1962 65,312 -890 28,077 -17,438
1961 63,639 -760 25,137 -22,237
1960 62,003 -672 28,286 -38,492

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/ireland | CC BY

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 Ireland 43.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 265,801 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 343,908 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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