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Population in Chad compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 1.54 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Chad vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Ivory Coast
2100 70,884,357 104,920,371
2099 70,557,567 104,113,061
2098 70,230,207 103,291,158
2097 69,842,152 102,471,756
2096 69,451,196 101,628,301
2095 69,060,721 100,772,460
2094 68,666,177 99,898,304
2093 68,236,720 99,021,348
2092 67,782,173 98,114,023
2091 67,325,804 97,191,635
2090 66,831,262 96,263,617
2089 66,335,362 95,332,834
2088 65,849,776 94,410,464
2087 65,329,155 93,478,576
2086 64,802,341 92,531,438
2085 64,247,517 91,589,651
2084 63,683,201 90,656,883
2083 63,107,011 89,687,091
2082 62,546,281 88,713,776
2081 61,935,077 87,729,381
2080 61,322,770 86,741,632
2079 60,689,500 85,754,611
2078 60,041,413 84,755,417
2077 59,398,544 83,751,773
2076 58,750,589 82,745,768
2075 58,088,399 81,715,680
2074 57,429,638 80,699,852
2073 56,751,288 79,680,254
2072 56,050,641 78,658,967
2071 55,351,270 77,619,677
2070 54,656,129 76,578,862
2069 53,956,737 75,539,439
2068 53,248,745 74,479,930
2067 52,550,963 73,429,006
2066 51,808,021 72,362,962
2065 51,071,215 71,312,115
2064 50,307,695 70,271,852
2063 49,556,347 69,232,655
2062 48,797,884 68,207,413
2061 48,036,580 67,176,556
2060 47,241,459 66,159,709
2059 46,442,418 65,140,683
2058 45,655,034 64,110,700
2057 44,870,896 63,092,260
2056 44,078,534 62,075,281
2055 43,275,519 61,046,238
2054 42,486,590 60,014,012
2053 41,688,608 58,992,661
2052 40,889,772 57,968,005
2051 40,092,484 56,941,659
2050 39,299,495 55,918,046
2049 38,521,793 54,901,818
2048 37,723,298 53,875,709
2047 36,947,445 52,858,830
2046 36,172,851 51,844,312
2045 35,391,232 50,830,306
2044 34,632,170 49,805,598
2043 33,864,845 48,788,840
2042 33,104,772 47,784,131
2041 32,347,709 46,795,255
2040 31,617,805 45,813,266
2039 30,871,258 44,841,250
2038 30,129,880 43,881,133
2037 29,393,074 42,929,373
2036 28,653,774 41,995,248
2035 27,935,849 41,077,730
2034 27,223,833 40,171,091
2033 26,506,530 39,279,116
2032 25,790,343 38,414,277
2031 25,078,386 37,563,879
2030 24,381,060 36,733,221
2029 23,686,105 35,912,791
2028 22,995,214 35,100,748
2027 22,312,346 34,301,358
2026 21,738,687 33,507,906
2025 21,174,977 32,716,581
2024 20,299,123 31,934,230
2023 19,319,064 31,165,654
2022 18,455,316 30,395,002
2021 17,828,273 29,639,736
2020 17,224,679 28,915,449
2019 16,685,223 28,193,009
2018 16,156,531 27,464,173
2017 15,622,759 26,733,372
2016 15,114,655 25,989,405
2015 14,647,621 25,246,342
2014 14,188,678 24,527,395
2013 13,691,079 23,939,775
2012 13,210,998 23,467,078
2011 12,754,997 22,982,000
2010 12,312,575 22,488,065
2009 11,893,754 21,997,940
2008 11,476,296 21,514,439
2007 11,081,660 21,030,558
2006 10,706,424 20,546,802
2005 10,328,092 20,068,458
2004 9,920,036 19,595,000
2003 9,487,833 19,125,542
2002 9,116,192 18,654,771
2001 8,804,124 18,178,913
2000 8,512,093 17,699,004
1999 8,222,705 17,215,935
1998 7,938,840 16,663,948
1997 7,670,366 16,047,170
1996 7,410,108 15,442,312
1995 7,089,064 14,855,565
1994 6,783,450 14,287,201
1993 6,629,146 13,735,951
1992 6,474,656 13,200,310
1991 6,205,676 12,683,870
1990 5,982,833 12,189,778
1989 5,819,586 11,719,771
1988 5,625,602 11,275,189
1987 5,438,309 10,851,475
1986 5,251,069 10,440,917
1985 5,096,269 10,040,483
1984 5,045,145 9,650,516
1983 4,979,130 9,272,744
1982 4,738,483 8,907,936
1981 4,520,959 8,556,596
1980 4,515,453 8,220,714
1979 4,505,384 7,902,267
1978 4,411,366 7,603,130
1977 4,331,667 7,321,950
1976 4,251,297 7,057,958
1975 4,167,234 6,776,297
1974 4,078,356 6,474,057
1973 3,985,909 6,184,944
1972 3,893,252 5,909,716
1971 3,807,316 5,650,868
1970 3,727,828 5,411,567
1969 3,651,113 5,192,221
1968 3,578,231 4,990,021
1967 3,508,512 4,799,744
1966 3,440,903 4,617,519
1965 3,374,220 4,442,377
1964 3,307,479 4,273,952
1963 3,240,905 4,112,061
1962 3,175,598 3,956,939
1961 3,111,947 3,810,151
1960 3,049,838 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Ivory Coast
2100 0.46% 0.78%
2099 0.47% 0.8%
2098 0.56% 0.8%
2097 0.56% 0.83%
2096 0.57% 0.85%
2095 0.57% 0.88%
2094 0.63% 0.89%
2093 0.67% 0.92%
2092 0.68% 0.95%
2091 0.74% 0.96%
2090 0.75% 0.98%
2089 0.74% 0.98%
2088 0.8% 1%
2087 0.81% 1.02%
2086 0.86% 1.03%
2085 0.89% 1.03%
2084 0.91% 1.08%
2083 0.9% 1.1%
2082 0.99% 1.12%
2081 1% 1.14%
2080 1.04% 1.15%
2079 1.08% 1.18%
2078 1.08% 1.2%
2077 1.1% 1.22%
2076 1.14% 1.26%
2075 1.15% 1.26%
2074 1.2% 1.28%
2073 1.25% 1.3%
2072 1.26% 1.34%
2071 1.27% 1.36%
2070 1.3% 1.38%
2069 1.33% 1.42%
2068 1.33% 1.43%
2067 1.43% 1.47%
2066 1.44% 1.47%
2065 1.52% 1.48%
2064 1.52% 1.5%
2063 1.55% 1.5%
2062 1.58% 1.53%
2061 1.68% 1.54%
2060 1.72% 1.56%
2059 1.72% 1.61%
2058 1.75% 1.61%
2057 1.8% 1.64%
2056 1.86% 1.69%
2055 1.86% 1.72%
2054 1.91% 1.73%
2053 1.95% 1.77%
2052 1.99% 1.8%
2051 2.02% 1.83%
2050 2.02% 1.85%
2049 2.12% 1.9%
2048 2.1% 1.92%
2047 2.14% 1.96%
2046 2.21% 1.99%
2045 2.19% 2.06%
2044 2.27% 2.08%
2043 2.3% 2.1%
2042 2.34% 2.11%
2041 2.31% 2.14%
2040 2.42% 2.17%
2039 2.46% 2.19%
2038 2.51% 2.22%
2037 2.58% 2.22%
2036 2.57% 2.23%
2035 2.62% 2.26%
2034 2.71% 2.27%
2033 2.78% 2.25%
2032 2.84% 2.26%
2031 2.86% 2.26%
2030 2.93% 2.28%
2029 3% 2.31%
2028 3.06% 2.33%
2027 2.64% 2.37%
2026 2.66% 2.42%
2025 4.31% 2.45%
2024 5.07% 2.47%
2023 4.68% 2.54%
2022 3.52% 2.55%
2021 3.5% 2.5%
2020 3.23% 2.56%
2019 3.27% 2.65%
2018 3.42% 2.73%
2017 3.36% 2.86%
2016 3.19% 2.94%
2015 3.23% 2.93%
2014 3.63% 2.45%
2013 3.63% 2.01%
2012 3.58% 2.11%
2011 3.59% 2.2%
2010 3.52% 2.23%
2009 3.64% 2.25%
2008 3.56% 2.3%
2007 3.5% 2.35%
2006 3.66% 2.38%
2005 4.11% 2.42%
2004 4.56% 2.45%
2003 4.08% 2.52%
2002 3.54% 2.62%
2001 3.43% 2.71%
2000 3.52% 2.81%
1999 3.58% 3.31%
1998 3.5% 3.84%
1997 3.51% 3.92%
1996 4.53% 3.95%
1995 4.51% 3.98%
1994 2.33% 4.01%
1993 2.39% 4.06%
1992 4.33% 4.07%
1991 3.72% 4.05%
1990 2.81% 4.01%
1989 3.45% 3.94%
1988 3.44% 3.9%
1987 3.57% 3.93%
1986 3.04% 3.99%
1985 1.01% 4.04%
1984 1.33% 4.07%
1983 5.08% 4.1%
1982 4.81% 4.11%
1981 0.12% 4.09%
1980 0.22% 4.03%
1979 2.13% 3.93%
1978 1.84% 3.84%
1977 1.89% 3.74%
1976 2.02% 4.16%
1975 2.18% 4.67%
1974 2.32% 4.67%
1973 2.38% 4.66%
1972 2.26% 4.58%
1971 2.13% 4.42%
1970 2.1% 4.22%
1969 2.04% 4.05%
1968 1.99% 3.96%
1967 1.96% 3.95%
1966 1.98% 3.94%
1965 2.02% 3.94%
1964 2.05% 3.94%
1963 2.06% 3.92%
1962 2.05% 3.85%
1961 2.04% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Chad Ivory Coast
Current population
21893857
33722528
Population rank 64/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.41%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
31.6 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 28/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +11,305
Net migration rank 184/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 11,305
2024 - 204,040 - 7,838
2023 605,924 496,830 758,261 6,002
2022 588,060 36,670 750,270 26,777
2021 554,851 74,509 732,191 1,322
2020 541,234 36,605 727,455 -12,390
2019 530,540 -29,451 727,774 2,043
2018 509,642 46,661 722,445 5,395
2017 494,304 16,916 734,553 -796
2016 483,442 21,540 735,630 18,568
2015 478,010 -48,918 731,387 522
2014 467,957 20,842 728,978 -23,011
2013 454,517 51,887 720,228 -250,964
2012 444,246 9,514 708,847 -232,712
2011 428,989 29,256 694,033 -200,010
2010 416,177 10,427 676,554 -182,689
2009 401,937 9,108 654,439 -168,027
2008 387,439 36,446 630,610 -150,037
2007 376,732 -11,339 617,247 -130,079
2006 362,027 23,052 605,001 -124,651
2005 352,302 19,281 593,685 -117,342
2004 334,136 110,387 579,424 -108,869
2003 314,740 105,140 568,220 -99,880
2002 302,995 20,400 563,692 -90,503
2001 297,254 3,484 555,220 -76,679
2000 287,173 -3,845 545,129 -63,843
1999 278,264 17,175 527,634 -42,777
1998 270,055 2,232 509,167 109,961
1997 261,030 3,631 489,984 124,443
1996 254,589 1,259 469,740 125,556
1995 234,010 152,232 453,719 124,501
1994 223,996 986 438,274 120,247
1993 229,984 -146,386 430,759 113,215
1992 219,348 6,013 423,294 104,006
1991 200,102 112,492 413,354 92,228
1990 191,959 -58,884 402,629 79,979
1989 188,485 4,924 390,081 67,324
1988 178,489 16,085 378,575 53,187
1987 156,797 23,220 370,654 45,028
1986 152,360 42,093 357,205 48,233
1985 145,845 -30,686 344,549 50,872
1984 151,511 -164,489 331,910 52,594
1983 144,684 247 317,379 53,646
1982 119,121 217,242 305,204 53,384
1981 111,907 -13,232 292,755 51,354
1980 122,468 -210,126 280,630 47,031
1979 117,780 -9,974 268,875 40,355
1978 115,084 -34,856 257,222 31,822
1977 113,498 -34,318 250,858 22,452
1976 111,324 -29,755 241,939 12,735
1975 109,315 -22,768 228,883 79,766
1974 106,898 -15,686 216,389 79,445
1973 104,418 -10,737 203,429 78,963
1972 101,142 -9,526 190,842 77,213
1971 89,404 -9,153 179,918 69,728
1970 87,660 -8,931 170,070 58,883
1969 83,413 -8,714 161,541 48,192
1968 79,465 -8,396 153,464 41,198
1967 76,142 -7,771 145,773 40,125
1966 73,123 -6,283 138,438 40,125
1965 70,913 -4,384 131,601 40,125
1964 69,483 -2,518 124,996 40,125
1963 67,414 -1,228 118,526 40,125
1962 65,312 -890 111,930 39,670
1961 63,639 -760 105,568 36,410
1960 62,003 -672 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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