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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 5.61 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Chad vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Japan
2100 70,311,013 76,995,942
2099 69,986,866 77,380,486
2098 69,662,155 77,759,557
2097 69,277,239 78,135,569
2096 68,889,445 78,515,892
2095 68,502,128 78,892,606
2094 68,110,775 79,267,768
2093 67,684,792 79,645,584
2092 67,233,921 80,025,578
2091 66,781,244 80,401,222
2090 66,290,702 80,778,500
2089 65,798,812 81,158,413
2088 65,317,154 81,539,639
2087 64,800,745 81,926,401
2086 64,278,192 82,322,612
2085 63,727,856 82,727,738
2084 63,168,104 83,141,354
2083 62,596,574 83,562,394
2082 62,040,380 83,998,809
2081 61,434,119 84,447,888
2080 60,826,765 84,918,455
2079 60,198,617 85,406,042
2078 59,555,772 85,916,840
2077 58,918,103 86,453,316
2076 58,275,388 87,012,155
2075 57,618,555 87,597,053
2074 56,965,122 88,209,803
2073 56,292,259 88,854,316
2072 55,597,279 89,519,055
2071 54,903,565 90,204,314
2070 54,214,047 90,919,143
2069 53,520,311 91,645,589
2068 52,818,046 92,388,299
2067 52,125,908 93,133,993
2066 51,388,975 93,889,902
2065 50,658,129 94,654,259
2064 49,900,784 95,412,429
2063 49,155,513 96,169,244
2062 48,403,186 96,924,236
2061 47,648,039 97,675,525
2060 46,859,349 98,422,553
2059 46,066,772 99,166,038
2058 45,285,757 99,890,950
2057 44,507,961 100,607,740
2056 43,722,007 101,318,164
2055 42,925,488 102,012,184
2054 42,142,940 102,706,063
2053 41,351,412 103,381,833
2052 40,559,038 104,059,800
2051 39,768,198 104,729,745
2050 38,981,624 105,400,477
2049 38,210,212 106,076,354
2048 37,418,176 106,754,699
2047 36,648,598 107,442,881
2046 35,880,269 108,139,155
2045 35,104,973 108,844,934
2044 34,352,050 109,553,441
2043 33,590,931 110,269,851
2042 32,837,006 110,992,599
2041 32,086,067 111,729,216
2040 31,362,066 112,463,507
2039 30,621,558 113,200,859
2038 29,886,177 113,940,856
2037 29,155,330 114,687,611
2036 28,422,010 115,436,359
2035 27,709,891 116,187,949
2034 27,003,635 116,936,734
2033 26,292,134 117,678,572
2032 25,581,739 118,419,247
2031 24,875,542 119,153,646
2030 24,183,856 119,882,512
2029 23,494,522 120,600,781
2028 22,809,219 121,314,239
2027 22,131,874 122,015,984
2026 21,562,855 122,704,252
2025 21,003,705 123,366,734
2024 20,299,123 123,975,371
2023 19,319,064 124,516,650
2022 18,455,316 125,124,989
2021 17,828,273 125,681,593
2020 17,224,679 126,261,000
2019 16,685,223 126,633,000
2018 16,156,531 126,811,000
2017 15,622,759 126,972,000
2016 15,114,655 127,076,000
2015 14,647,621 127,141,000
2014 14,188,678 127,276,000
2013 13,691,079 127,445,000
2012 13,210,998 127,629,000
2011 12,754,997 127,833,000
2010 12,312,575 128,070,000
2009 11,893,754 128,047,000
2008 11,476,296 128,063,000
2007 11,081,660 128,001,000
2006 10,706,424 127,854,000
2005 10,328,092 127,773,000
2004 9,920,036 127,761,000
2003 9,487,833 127,718,000
2002 9,116,192 127,445,000
2001 8,804,124 127,149,000
2000 8,512,093 126,843,000
1999 8,222,705 126,631,000
1998 7,938,840 126,400,000
1997 7,670,366 126,057,000
1996 7,410,108 125,757,000
1995 7,089,064 125,472,000
1994 6,783,450 125,178,000
1993 6,629,146 124,829,000
1992 6,474,656 124,425,000
1991 6,205,676 123,964,000
1990 5,982,833 123,478,000
1989 5,819,586 123,069,000
1988 5,625,602 122,578,000
1987 5,438,309 122,069,000
1986 5,251,069 121,482,000
1985 5,096,269 120,837,000
1984 5,045,145 120,083,000
1983 4,979,130 119,307,000
1982 4,738,483 118,480,000
1981 4,520,959 117,661,000
1980 4,515,453 116,807,000
1979 4,505,384 115,890,000
1978 4,411,366 114,913,000
1977 4,331,667 113,872,000
1976 4,251,297 112,775,000
1975 4,167,234 111,573,000
1974 4,078,356 110,162,000
1973 3,985,909 108,707,000
1972 3,893,252 107,188,000
1971 3,807,316 105,697,000
1970 3,727,828 103,403,000
1969 3,651,113 102,219,000
1968 3,578,231 101,011,000
1967 3,508,512 99,879,000
1966 3,440,903 98,851,000
1965 3,374,220 97,952,000
1964 3,307,479 96,903,000
1963 3,240,905 95,900,000
1962 3,175,598 94,933,000
1961 3,111,947 94,055,000
1960 3,049,838 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Japan
2100 0.46% -0.5%
2099 0.47% -0.49%
2098 0.56% -0.48%
2097 0.56% -0.48%
2096 0.57% -0.48%
2095 0.57% -0.47%
2094 0.63% -0.47%
2093 0.67% -0.47%
2092 0.68% -0.47%
2091 0.74% -0.47%
2090 0.75% -0.47%
2089 0.74% -0.47%
2088 0.8% -0.47%
2087 0.81% -0.48%
2086 0.86% -0.49%
2085 0.89% -0.5%
2084 0.91% -0.5%
2083 0.9% -0.52%
2082 0.99% -0.53%
2081 1% -0.55%
2080 1.04% -0.57%
2079 1.08% -0.59%
2078 1.08% -0.62%
2077 1.1% -0.64%
2076 1.14% -0.67%
2075 1.15% -0.69%
2074 1.2% -0.73%
2073 1.25% -0.74%
2072 1.26% -0.76%
2071 1.27% -0.79%
2070 1.3% -0.79%
2069 1.33% -0.8%
2068 1.33% -0.8%
2067 1.43% -0.81%
2066 1.44% -0.81%
2065 1.52% -0.79%
2064 1.52% -0.79%
2063 1.55% -0.78%
2062 1.58% -0.77%
2061 1.68% -0.76%
2060 1.72% -0.75%
2059 1.72% -0.73%
2058 1.75% -0.71%
2057 1.8% -0.7%
2056 1.86% -0.68%
2055 1.86% -0.68%
2054 1.91% -0.65%
2053 1.95% -0.65%
2052 1.99% -0.64%
2051 2.02% -0.64%
2050 2.02% -0.64%
2049 2.12% -0.64%
2048 2.1% -0.64%
2047 2.14% -0.64%
2046 2.21% -0.65%
2045 2.19% -0.65%
2044 2.27% -0.65%
2043 2.3% -0.65%
2042 2.34% -0.66%
2041 2.31% -0.65%
2040 2.42% -0.65%
2039 2.46% -0.65%
2038 2.51% -0.65%
2037 2.58% -0.65%
2036 2.57% -0.65%
2035 2.62% -0.64%
2034 2.71% -0.63%
2033 2.78% -0.63%
2032 2.84% -0.62%
2031 2.86% -0.61%
2030 2.93% -0.6%
2029 3% -0.59%
2028 3.06% -0.58%
2027 2.64% -0.56%
2026 2.66% -0.54%
2025 3.47% -0.49%
2024 5.07% -0.43%
2023 4.68% -0.49%
2022 3.52% -0.44%
2021 3.5% -0.46%
2020 3.23% -0.29%
2019 3.27% -0.14%
2018 3.42% -0.13%
2017 3.36% -0.08%
2016 3.19% -0.05%
2015 3.23% -0.11%
2014 3.63% -0.13%
2013 3.63% -0.14%
2012 3.58% -0.16%
2011 3.59% -0.19%
2010 3.52% 0.02%
2009 3.64% -0.01%
2008 3.56% 0.05%
2007 3.5% 0.11%
2006 3.66% 0.06%
2005 4.11% 0.009%
2004 4.56% 0.03%
2003 4.08% 0.21%
2002 3.54% 0.23%
2001 3.43% 0.24%
2000 3.52% 0.17%
1999 3.58% 0.18%
1998 3.5% 0.27%
1997 3.51% 0.24%
1996 4.53% 0.23%
1995 4.51% 0.23%
1994 2.33% 0.28%
1993 2.39% 0.32%
1992 4.33% 0.37%
1991 3.72% 0.39%
1990 2.81% 0.33%
1989 3.45% 0.4%
1988 3.44% 0.42%
1987 3.57% 0.48%
1986 3.04% 0.53%
1985 1.01% 0.63%
1984 1.33% 0.65%
1983 5.08% 0.7%
1982 4.81% 0.7%
1981 0.12% 0.73%
1980 0.22% 0.79%
1979 2.13% 0.85%
1978 1.84% 0.91%
1977 1.89% 0.97%
1976 2.02% 1.08%
1975 2.18% 1.28%
1974 2.32% 1.34%
1973 2.38% 1.42%
1972 2.26% 1.41%
1971 2.13% 2.22%
1970 2.1% 1.16%
1969 2.04% 1.2%
1968 1.99% 1.13%
1967 1.96% 1.04%
1966 1.98% 0.92%
1965 2.02% 1.08%
1964 2.05% 1.05%
1963 2.06% 1.02%
1962 2.05% 0.93%
1961 2.04% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Chad Japan
Current population
21855137
122704252
Population rank 64/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.48%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
52 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
44.6 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +704,582 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 183/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +140,579
Net migration rank 184/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 140,579
2024 653,307 204,040 -942,213 153,357
2023 605,924 496,830 -871,617 175,003
2022 588,060 36,670 -825,825 175,003
2021 554,851 74,509 -640,976 -34,996
2020 541,234 36,605 -542,923 42,001
2019 530,540 -29,451 -531,858 318,190
2018 509,642 46,661 -456,520 320,601
2017 494,304 16,916 -406,310 322,564
2016 483,442 21,540 -343,106 314,732
2015 478,010 -48,918 -292,424 168,896
2014 467,957 20,842 -267,279 58,109
2013 454,517 51,887 -242,146 66,449
2012 444,246 9,514 -229,733 67,904
2011 428,989 29,256 -204,533 97,720
2010 416,177 10,427 -128,070 131,860
2009 401,937 9,108 -76,828 125,450
2008 387,439 36,446 -51,225 142,605
2007 376,732 -11,339 -25,600 138,024
2006 362,027 23,052 12,785 130,065
2005 352,302 19,281 -25,554 113,017
2004 334,136 110,387 76,656 69,014
2003 314,740 105,140 114,946 74,875
2002 302,995 20,400 178,423 60,864
2001 297,254 3,484 203,438 59,563
2000 287,173 -3,845 228,317 23,468
1999 278,264 17,175 202,610 56,901
1998 270,055 2,232 265,440 45,912
1997 261,030 3,631 277,325 43,366
1996 254,589 1,259 314,392 25,030
1995 234,010 152,232 276,039 87,714
1994 223,996 986 363,017 154,214
1993 229,984 -146,386 312,073 168,836
1992 219,348 6,013 360,833 170,878
1991 200,102 112,492 396,685 161,331
1990 191,959 -58,884 407,478 124,582
1989 188,485 4,924 467,662 31,202
1988 178,489 16,085 527,085 51,154
1987 156,797 23,220 598,138 28,001
1986 152,360 42,093 631,706 27,987
1985 145,845 -30,686 676,687 -141,323
1984 151,511 -164,489 756,523 -273,686
1983 144,684 247 775,495 -269,755
1982 119,121 217,242 805,664 -288,550
1981 111,907 -13,232 811,861 -278,525
1980 122,468 -210,126 864,372 -92,314
1979 117,780 -9,974 950,298 -57,692
1978 115,084 -34,856 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 113,498 -34,318 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 111,324 -29,755 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 109,315 -22,768 1,204,989 107
1974 106,898 -15,686 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 104,418 -10,737 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 101,142 -9,526 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 89,404 -9,153 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 87,660 -8,931 1,230,496 33,731
1969 83,413 -8,714 1,195,962 49,447
1968 79,465 -8,396 1,191,930 43,593
1967 76,142 -7,771 1,258,475 29,632
1966 73,123 -6,283 682,072 68,934
1965 70,913 -4,384 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 69,483 -2,518 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 67,414 -1,228 987,770 -100,742
1962 65,312 -890 901,864 -57,075
1961 63,639 -760 893,522 -58,882
1960 62,003 -672 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/japan | 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 Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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