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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 11,520,684 people in Jordan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 11,538,682 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 1.89 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +2.51% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.5M (79.5% growth).

Chad vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Jordan
2100 70,311,013 21,206,553
2099 69,986,866 21,178,430
2098 69,662,155 21,136,891
2097 69,277,239 21,098,437
2096 68,889,445 21,064,975
2095 68,502,128 21,007,321
2094 68,110,775 20,974,918
2093 67,684,792 20,926,611
2092 67,233,921 20,877,529
2091 66,781,244 20,792,840
2090 66,290,702 20,727,978
2089 65,798,812 20,647,108
2088 65,317,154 20,577,895
2087 64,800,745 20,508,170
2086 64,278,192 20,445,139
2085 63,727,856 20,367,437
2084 63,168,104 20,300,378
2083 62,596,574 20,240,284
2082 62,040,380 20,154,852
2081 61,434,119 20,058,508
2080 60,826,765 19,973,775
2079 60,198,617 19,882,784
2078 59,555,772 19,796,696
2077 58,918,103 19,705,632
2076 58,275,388 19,612,748
2075 57,618,555 19,506,799
2074 56,965,122 19,410,797
2073 56,292,259 19,304,910
2072 55,597,279 19,196,165
2071 54,903,565 19,081,623
2070 54,214,047 18,959,207
2069 53,520,311 18,852,491
2068 52,818,046 18,714,102
2067 52,125,908 18,598,580
2066 51,388,975 18,463,790
2065 50,658,129 18,329,203
2064 49,900,784 18,207,553
2063 49,155,513 18,075,660
2062 48,403,186 17,928,211
2061 47,648,039 17,787,680
2060 46,859,349 17,650,270
2059 46,066,772 17,507,871
2058 45,285,757 17,365,332
2057 44,507,961 17,219,182
2056 43,722,007 17,087,058
2055 42,925,488 16,943,513
2054 42,142,940 16,811,253
2053 41,351,412 16,678,042
2052 40,559,038 16,520,680
2051 39,768,198 16,375,107
2050 38,981,624 16,206,530
2049 38,210,212 16,037,046
2048 37,418,176 15,855,898
2047 36,648,598 15,679,222
2046 35,880,269 15,498,944
2045 35,104,973 15,300,324
2044 34,352,050 15,103,912
2043 33,590,931 14,910,676
2042 32,837,006 14,717,433
2041 32,086,067 14,514,257
2040 31,362,066 14,292,997
2039 30,621,558 14,087,063
2038 29,886,177 13,878,186
2037 29,155,330 13,672,864
2036 28,422,010 13,476,107
2035 27,709,891 13,279,859
2034 27,003,635 13,086,605
2033 26,292,134 12,892,780
2032 25,581,739 12,696,870
2031 24,875,542 12,489,908
2030 24,183,856 12,291,219
2029 23,494,522 12,085,718
2028 22,809,219 11,870,652
2027 22,131,874 11,657,736
2026 21,562,855 11,412,941
2025 21,003,705 11,520,684
2024 20,299,123 11,552,876
2023 19,319,064 11,439,213
2022 18,455,316 11,256,263
2021 17,828,273 11,066,356
2020 17,224,679 10,865,228
2019 16,685,223 10,671,891
2018 16,156,531 10,462,306
2017 15,622,759 10,234,226
2016 15,114,655 10,006,367
2015 14,647,621 9,544,729
2014 14,188,678 8,791,710
2013 13,691,079 7,991,809
2012 13,210,998 7,587,127
2011 12,754,997 7,480,424
2010 12,312,575 7,297,043
2009 11,893,754 7,141,753
2008 11,476,296 6,989,866
2007 11,081,660 6,827,227
2006 10,706,424 6,427,371
2005 10,328,092 6,029,587
2004 9,920,036 5,882,061
2003 9,487,833 5,741,828
2002 9,116,192 5,616,066
2001 8,804,124 5,498,894
2000 8,512,093 5,386,945
1999 8,222,705 5,276,444
1998 7,938,840 5,164,284
1997 7,670,366 5,046,285
1996 7,410,108 4,912,516
1995 7,089,064 4,752,096
1994 6,783,450 4,561,406
1993 6,629,146 4,348,020
1992 6,474,656 4,127,693
1991 6,205,676 3,915,149
1990 5,982,833 3,621,908
1989 5,819,586 3,349,627
1988 5,625,602 3,193,039
1987 5,438,309 3,047,634
1986 5,251,069 2,909,887
1985 5,096,269 2,778,810
1984 5,045,145 2,654,688
1983 4,979,130 2,537,307
1982 4,738,483 2,426,927
1981 4,520,959 2,325,517
1980 4,515,453 2,234,186
1979 4,505,384 2,153,882
1978 4,411,366 2,083,595
1977 4,331,667 2,019,002
1976 4,251,297 1,958,177
1975 4,167,234 1,899,055
1974 4,078,356 1,839,182
1973 3,985,909 1,778,094
1972 3,893,252 1,714,555
1971 3,807,316 1,645,145
1970 3,727,828 1,565,163
1969 3,651,113 1,473,100
1968 3,578,231 1,372,460
1967 3,508,512 1,271,183
1966 3,440,903 1,178,360
1965 3,374,220 1,099,440
1964 3,307,479 1,035,640
1963 3,240,905 984,714
1962 3,175,598 940,554
1961 3,111,947 897,591
1960 3,049,838 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 40.5% to 16,206,530 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 21.2M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Jordan
2100 0.46% 0.13%
2099 0.47% 0.2%
2098 0.56% 0.18%
2097 0.56% 0.16%
2096 0.57% 0.27%
2095 0.57% 0.15%
2094 0.63% 0.23%
2093 0.67% 0.24%
2092 0.68% 0.41%
2091 0.74% 0.31%
2090 0.75% 0.39%
2089 0.74% 0.34%
2088 0.8% 0.34%
2087 0.81% 0.31%
2086 0.86% 0.38%
2085 0.89% 0.33%
2084 0.91% 0.3%
2083 0.9% 0.42%
2082 0.99% 0.48%
2081 1% 0.42%
2080 1.04% 0.46%
2079 1.08% 0.43%
2078 1.08% 0.46%
2077 1.1% 0.47%
2076 1.14% 0.54%
2075 1.15% 0.49%
2074 1.2% 0.55%
2073 1.25% 0.57%
2072 1.26% 0.6%
2071 1.27% 0.65%
2070 1.3% 0.57%
2069 1.33% 0.74%
2068 1.33% 0.62%
2067 1.43% 0.73%
2066 1.44% 0.73%
2065 1.52% 0.67%
2064 1.52% 0.73%
2063 1.55% 0.82%
2062 1.58% 0.79%
2061 1.68% 0.78%
2060 1.72% 0.81%
2059 1.72% 0.82%
2058 1.75% 0.85%
2057 1.8% 0.77%
2056 1.86% 0.85%
2055 1.86% 0.79%
2054 1.91% 0.8%
2053 1.95% 0.95%
2052 1.99% 0.89%
2051 2.02% 1.04%
2050 2.02% 1.06%
2049 2.12% 1.14%
2048 2.1% 1.13%
2047 2.14% 1.16%
2046 2.21% 1.3%
2045 2.19% 1.3%
2044 2.27% 1.3%
2043 2.3% 1.31%
2042 2.34% 1.4%
2041 2.31% 1.55%
2040 2.42% 1.46%
2039 2.46% 1.51%
2038 2.51% 1.5%
2037 2.58% 1.46%
2036 2.57% 1.48%
2035 2.62% 1.48%
2034 2.71% 1.5%
2033 2.78% 1.54%
2032 2.84% 1.66%
2031 2.86% 1.62%
2030 2.93% 1.7%
2029 3% 1.81%
2028 3.06% 1.83%
2027 2.64% 2.14%
2026 2.66% -0.94%
2025 3.47% -0.28%
2024 5.07% 0.99%
2023 4.68% 1.63%
2022 3.52% 1.72%
2021 3.5% 1.85%
2020 3.23% 1.81%
2019 3.27% 2%
2018 3.42% 2.23%
2017 3.36% 2.28%
2016 3.19% 4.84%
2015 3.23% 8.57%
2014 3.63% 10%
2013 3.63% 5.33%
2012 3.58% 1.43%
2011 3.59% 2.51%
2010 3.52% 2.17%
2009 3.64% 2.17%
2008 3.56% 2.38%
2007 3.5% 6.22%
2006 3.66% 6.6%
2005 4.11% 2.51%
2004 4.56% 2.44%
2003 4.08% 2.24%
2002 3.54% 2.13%
2001 3.43% 2.08%
2000 3.52% 2.09%
1999 3.58% 2.17%
1998 3.5% 2.34%
1997 3.51% 2.72%
1996 4.53% 3.38%
1995 4.51% 4.18%
1994 2.33% 4.91%
1993 2.39% 5.34%
1992 4.33% 5.43%
1991 3.72% 8.1%
1990 2.81% 8.13%
1989 3.45% 4.9%
1988 3.44% 4.77%
1987 3.57% 4.73%
1986 3.04% 4.72%
1985 1.01% 4.68%
1984 1.33% 4.63%
1983 5.08% 4.55%
1982 4.81% 4.36%
1981 0.12% 4.09%
1980 0.22% 3.73%
1979 2.13% 3.37%
1978 1.84% 3.2%
1977 1.89% 3.11%
1976 2.02% 3.11%
1975 2.18% 3.26%
1974 2.32% 3.44%
1973 2.38% 3.71%
1972 2.26% 4.22%
1971 2.13% 5.11%
1970 2.1% 6.25%
1969 2.04% 7.33%
1968 1.99% 7.97%
1967 1.96% 7.88%
1966 1.98% 7.18%
1965 2.02% 6.16%
1964 2.05% 5.17%
1963 2.06% 4.7%
1962 2.05% 4.79%
1961 2.04% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Jordan's population declined by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Chad Jordan
Current population
21855137
11538682
Population rank 64/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.14%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
16.4 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
2.22 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
14.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 -88
Annual growth/decline +704,582 -32,192
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% -0.28%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 177/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -303,267
Net migration rank 184/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -303,267
2024 653,307 204,040 200,223 -156,369
2023 605,924 496,830 200,895 -17,445
2022 588,060 36,670 199,900 -17,445
2021 554,851 74,509 190,795 6,573
2020 541,234 36,605 198,138 6,745
2019 530,540 -29,451 204,933 -23,156
2018 509,642 46,661 205,333 32,062
2017 494,304 16,916 205,903 12,873
2016 483,442 21,540 205,891 31,046
2015 478,010 -48,918 195,495 490,844
2014 467,957 20,842 184,169 635,528
2013 454,517 51,887 170,473 609,631
2012 444,246 9,514 175,437 -146,181
2011 428,989 29,256 177,076 7,057
2010 416,177 10,427 177,748 4,872
2009 401,937 9,108 177,651 -49,687
2008 387,439 36,446 175,048 767
2007 376,732 -11,339 167,574 -18,108
2006 362,027 23,052 147,643 502,609
2005 352,302 19,281 141,816 3,500
2004 334,136 110,387 141,752 7,979
2003 314,740 105,140 142,443 -11,699
2002 302,995 20,400 139,250 -18,463
2001 297,254 3,484 136,450 -22,896
2000 287,173 -3,845 136,414 -26,077
1999 278,264 17,175 138,201 -27,530
1998 270,055 2,232 140,696 -27,036
1997 261,030 3,631 145,358 -23,021
1996 254,589 1,259 147,852 -2,655
1995 234,010 152,232 147,652 27,991
1994 223,996 986 144,199 61,533
1993 229,984 -146,386 139,467 81,576
1992 219,348 6,013 134,241 85,376
1991 200,102 112,492 129,642 75,824
1990 191,959 -58,884 114,912 266,100
1989 188,485 4,924 112,608 50,941
1988 178,489 16,085 109,754 39,873
1987 156,797 23,220 106,536 34,646
1986 152,360 42,093 103,551 30,763
1985 145,845 -30,686 99,801 28,040
1984 151,511 -164,489 96,092 24,316
1983 144,684 247 92,863 21,487
1982 119,121 217,242 89,473 16,944
1981 111,907 -13,232 86,751 9,659
1980 122,468 -210,126 84,508 1,735
1979 117,780 -9,974 82,076 -7,706
1978 115,084 -34,856 79,908 -13,701
1977 113,498 -34,318 78,101 -15,132
1976 111,324 -29,755 75,981 -17,309
1975 109,315 -22,768 74,392 -14,822
1974 106,898 -15,686 72,212 -12,024
1973 104,418 -10,737 70,058 -8,072
1972 101,142 -9,526 67,707 -2,622
1971 89,404 -9,153 64,763 8,976
1970 87,660 -8,931 60,321 25,894
1969 83,413 -8,714 57,431 40,481
1968 79,465 -8,396 53,336 50,036
1967 76,142 -7,771 48,791 50,397
1966 73,123 -6,283 44,580 41,882
1965 70,913 -4,384 41,635 29,737
1964 69,483 -2,518 39,205 17,018
1963 67,414 -1,228 36,858 8,763
1962 65,312 -890 34,598 8,098
1961 63,639 -760 32,143 11,097
1960 62,003 -672 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/jordan | 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 Jordan 84.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,007,506 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a gain of 365,728 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 108K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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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