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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 7.72 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Chad vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Jamaica
2100 70,884,357 1,075,936
2099 70,557,567 1,095,350
2098 70,230,207 1,115,242
2097 69,842,152 1,135,653
2096 69,451,196 1,156,525
2095 69,060,721 1,177,966
2094 68,666,177 1,200,045
2093 68,236,720 1,222,794
2092 67,782,173 1,246,199
2091 67,325,804 1,270,303
2090 66,831,262 1,294,988
2089 66,335,362 1,320,362
2088 65,849,776 1,346,290
2087 65,329,155 1,372,809
2086 64,802,341 1,399,955
2085 64,247,517 1,427,808
2084 63,683,201 1,456,011
2083 63,107,011 1,484,393
2082 62,546,281 1,513,542
2081 61,935,077 1,543,136
2080 61,322,770 1,573,400
2079 60,689,500 1,603,926
2078 60,041,413 1,634,499
2077 59,398,544 1,665,602
2076 58,750,589 1,696,763
2075 58,088,399 1,728,143
2074 57,429,638 1,760,036
2073 56,751,288 1,791,818
2072 56,050,641 1,823,794
2071 55,351,270 1,855,585
2070 54,656,129 1,887,318
2069 53,956,737 1,918,759
2068 53,248,745 1,950,157
2067 52,550,963 1,981,247
2066 51,808,021 2,012,035
2065 51,071,215 2,043,276
2064 50,307,695 2,073,988
2063 49,556,347 2,104,265
2062 48,797,884 2,134,508
2061 48,036,580 2,164,312
2060 47,241,459 2,194,058
2059 46,442,418 2,223,310
2058 45,655,034 2,252,286
2057 44,870,896 2,280,579
2056 44,078,534 2,308,936
2055 43,275,519 2,336,830
2054 42,486,590 2,364,245
2053 41,688,608 2,390,891
2052 40,889,772 2,416,741
2051 40,092,484 2,441,989
2050 39,299,495 2,466,771
2049 38,521,793 2,491,589
2048 37,723,298 2,515,667
2047 36,947,445 2,539,219
2046 36,172,851 2,562,324
2045 35,391,232 2,584,663
2044 34,632,170 2,606,489
2043 33,864,845 2,627,486
2042 33,104,772 2,647,490
2041 32,347,709 2,666,429
2040 31,617,805 2,684,551
2039 30,871,258 2,702,027
2038 30,129,880 2,718,374
2037 29,393,074 2,734,180
2036 28,653,774 2,748,725
2035 27,935,849 2,761,886
2034 27,223,833 2,774,297
2033 26,506,530 2,785,381
2032 25,790,343 2,795,619
2031 25,078,386 2,804,329
2030 24,381,060 2,812,297
2029 23,686,105 2,819,213
2028 22,995,214 2,825,235
2027 22,312,346 2,830,534
2026 21,738,687 2,834,980
2025 21,174,977 2,837,881
2024 20,299,123 2,839,175
2023 19,319,064 2,839,786
2022 18,455,316 2,839,144
2021 17,828,273 2,837,682
2020 17,224,679 2,830,739
2019 16,685,223 2,823,271
2018 16,156,531 2,820,097
2017 15,622,759 2,815,764
2016 15,114,655 2,809,915
2015 14,647,621 2,802,534
2014 14,188,678 2,793,749
2013 13,691,079 2,783,687
2012 13,210,998 2,772,430
2011 12,754,997 2,760,494
2010 12,312,575 2,748,568
2009 11,893,754 2,736,995
2008 11,476,296 2,725,635
2007 11,081,660 2,713,800
2006 10,706,424 2,700,968
2005 10,328,092 2,687,066
2004 9,920,036 2,672,225
2003 9,487,833 2,656,623
2002 9,116,192 2,640,572
2001 8,804,124 2,624,403
2000 8,512,093 2,607,826
1999 8,222,705 2,589,795
1998 7,938,840 2,569,736
1997 7,670,366 2,547,848
1996 7,410,108 2,524,463
1995 7,089,064 2,500,151
1994 6,783,450 2,475,220
1993 6,629,146 2,449,916
1992 6,474,656 2,424,701
1991 6,205,676 2,400,869
1990 5,982,833 2,379,877
1989 5,819,586 2,361,916
1988 5,625,602 2,345,777
1987 5,438,309 2,329,813
1986 5,251,069 2,312,125
1985 5,096,269 2,290,656
1984 5,045,145 2,264,562
1983 4,979,130 2,234,832
1982 4,738,483 2,203,889
1981 4,520,959 2,173,818
1980 4,515,453 2,145,658
1979 4,505,384 2,119,486
1978 4,411,366 2,094,836
1977 4,331,667 2,070,657
1976 4,251,297 2,045,578
1975 4,167,234 2,018,981
1974 4,078,356 1,990,906
1973 3,985,909 1,961,219
1972 3,893,252 1,931,542
1971 3,807,316 1,903,728
1970 3,727,828 1,878,196
1969 3,651,113 1,855,127
1968 3,578,231 1,833,765
1967 3,508,512 1,812,865
1966 3,440,903 1,791,475
1965 3,374,220 1,769,192
1964 3,307,479 1,745,568
1963 3,240,905 1,721,099
1962 3,175,598 1,696,932
1961 3,111,947 1,673,261
1960 3,049,838 1,650,005

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/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Jamaica
2100 0.46% -1.77%
2099 0.47% -1.78%
2098 0.56% -1.8%
2097 0.56% -1.8%
2096 0.57% -1.82%
2095 0.57% -1.84%
2094 0.63% -1.86%
2093 0.67% -1.88%
2092 0.68% -1.9%
2091 0.74% -1.91%
2090 0.75% -1.92%
2089 0.74% -1.93%
2088 0.8% -1.93%
2087 0.81% -1.94%
2086 0.86% -1.95%
2085 0.89% -1.94%
2084 0.91% -1.91%
2083 0.9% -1.93%
2082 0.99% -1.92%
2081 1% -1.92%
2080 1.04% -1.9%
2079 1.08% -1.87%
2078 1.08% -1.87%
2077 1.1% -1.84%
2076 1.14% -1.82%
2075 1.15% -1.81%
2074 1.2% -1.77%
2073 1.25% -1.75%
2072 1.26% -1.71%
2071 1.27% -1.68%
2070 1.3% -1.64%
2069 1.33% -1.61%
2068 1.33% -1.57%
2067 1.43% -1.53%
2066 1.44% -1.53%
2065 1.52% -1.48%
2064 1.52% -1.44%
2063 1.55% -1.42%
2062 1.58% -1.38%
2061 1.68% -1.36%
2060 1.72% -1.32%
2059 1.72% -1.29%
2058 1.75% -1.24%
2057 1.8% -1.23%
2056 1.86% -1.19%
2055 1.86% -1.16%
2054 1.91% -1.11%
2053 1.95% -1.07%
2052 1.99% -1.03%
2051 2.02% -1%
2050 2.02% -1%
2049 2.12% -0.96%
2048 2.1% -0.93%
2047 2.14% -0.9%
2046 2.21% -0.86%
2045 2.19% -0.84%
2044 2.27% -0.8%
2043 2.3% -0.76%
2042 2.34% -0.71%
2041 2.31% -0.68%
2040 2.42% -0.65%
2039 2.46% -0.6%
2038 2.51% -0.58%
2037 2.58% -0.53%
2036 2.57% -0.48%
2035 2.62% -0.45%
2034 2.71% -0.4%
2033 2.78% -0.37%
2032 2.84% -0.31%
2031 2.86% -0.28%
2030 2.93% -0.25%
2029 3% -0.21%
2028 3.06% -0.19%
2027 2.64% -0.16%
2026 2.66% -0.1%
2025 4.31% -0.05%
2024 5.07% -0.02%
2023 4.68% 0.02%
2022 3.52% 0.05%
2021 3.5% 0.25%
2020 3.23% 0.26%
2019 3.27% 0.11%
2018 3.42% 0.15%
2017 3.36% 0.21%
2016 3.19% 0.26%
2015 3.23% 0.31%
2014 3.63% 0.36%
2013 3.63% 0.41%
2012 3.58% 0.43%
2011 3.59% 0.43%
2010 3.52% 0.42%
2009 3.64% 0.42%
2008 3.56% 0.44%
2007 3.5% 0.48%
2006 3.66% 0.52%
2005 4.11% 0.56%
2004 4.56% 0.59%
2003 4.08% 0.61%
2002 3.54% 0.62%
2001 3.43% 0.64%
2000 3.52% 0.7%
1999 3.58% 0.78%
1998 3.5% 0.86%
1997 3.51% 0.93%
1996 4.53% 0.97%
1995 4.51% 1.01%
1994 2.33% 1.03%
1993 2.39% 1.04%
1992 4.33% 0.99%
1991 3.72% 0.88%
1990 2.81% 0.76%
1989 3.45% 0.69%
1988 3.44% 0.69%
1987 3.57% 0.77%
1986 3.04% 0.94%
1985 1.01% 1.15%
1984 1.33% 1.33%
1983 5.08% 1.4%
1982 4.81% 1.38%
1981 0.12% 1.31%
1980 0.22% 1.23%
1979 2.13% 1.18%
1978 1.84% 1.17%
1977 1.89% 1.23%
1976 2.02% 1.32%
1975 2.18% 1.41%
1974 2.32% 1.51%
1973 2.38% 1.54%
1972 2.26% 1.46%
1971 2.13% 1.36%
1970 2.1% 1.24%
1969 2.04% 1.16%
1968 1.99% 1.15%
1967 1.96% 1.19%
1966 1.98% 1.26%
1965 2.02% 1.35%
1964 2.05% 1.42%
1963 2.06% 1.42%
1962 2.05% 1.41%
1961 2.04% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Chad Jamaica
Current population
21893857
2834980
Population rank 64/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.03%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
38.5 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 -2
Annual growth/decline +980,059 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 166/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -11,053
Net migration rank 184/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -11,053
2024 - 204,040 - -10,506
2023 605,924 496,830 10,072 -10,003
2022 588,060 36,670 11,215 -10,003
2021 554,851 74,509 6,382 -4,665
2020 541,234 36,605 12,170 0
2019 530,540 -29,451 13,094 -10,335
2018 509,642 46,661 13,929 -10,335
2017 494,304 16,916 15,419 -10,335
2016 483,442 21,540 16,944 -10,335
2015 478,010 -48,918 18,489 -10,335
2014 467,957 20,842 19,751 -10,335
2013 454,517 51,887 21,037 -10,335
2012 444,246 9,514 22,320 -10,498
2011 428,989 29,256 23,627 -11,577
2010 416,177 10,427 25,031 -13,248
2009 401,937 9,108 26,311 -14,941
2008 387,439 36,446 27,553 -16,191
2007 376,732 -11,339 28,886 -16,588
2006 362,027 23,052 30,213 -16,840
2005 352,302 19,281 31,506 -17,071
2004 334,136 110,387 32,500 -17,256
2003 314,740 105,140 33,340 -17,380
2002 302,995 20,400 33,572 -17,428
2001 297,254 3,484 33,666 -17,466
2000 287,173 -3,845 34,452 -17,498
1999 278,264 17,175 36,649 -17,542
1998 270,055 2,232 38,628 -17,623
1997 261,030 3,631 40,521 -17,756
1996 254,589 1,259 42,297 -18,285
1995 234,010 152,232 43,705 -19,092
1994 223,996 986 45,210 -19,960
1993 229,984 -146,386 46,090 -20,731
1992 219,348 6,013 46,494 -21,426
1991 200,102 112,492 45,617 -23,014
1990 191,959 -58,884 44,465 -25,085
1989 188,485 4,924 43,591 -27,049
1988 178,489 16,085 43,978 -28,247
1987 156,797 23,220 44,155 -27,958
1986 152,360 42,093 44,520 -25,339
1985 145,845 -30,686 45,122 -21,371
1984 151,511 -164,489 45,644 -17,211
1983 144,684 247 45,095 -14,065
1982 119,121 217,242 43,816 -12,952
1981 111,907 -13,232 42,898 -13,619
1980 122,468 -210,126 42,316 -15,277
1979 117,780 -9,974 42,449 -17,143
1978 115,084 -34,856 42,475 -18,483
1977 113,498 -34,318 42,999 -18,630
1976 111,324 -29,755 43,878 -18,084
1975 109,315 -22,768 44,736 -17,340
1974 106,898 -15,686 45,526 -16,769
1973 104,418 -10,737 47,438 -16,822
1972 101,142 -9,526 46,676 -17,934
1971 89,404 -9,153 47,206 -20,322
1970 87,660 -8,931 47,547 -23,371
1969 83,413 -8,714 48,258 -26,304
1968 79,465 -8,396 49,189 -28,424
1967 76,142 -7,771 50,187 -29,147
1966 73,123 -6,283 50,808 -29,065
1965 70,913 -4,384 51,423 -28,611
1964 69,483 -2,518 52,501 -28,066
1963 67,414 -1,228 52,277 -27,757
1962 65,312 -890 51,758 -27,936
1961 63,639 -760 51,931 -28,416
1960 62,003 -672 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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