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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 2.69 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.98% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Chad vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Kenya
2100 70,884,357 105,238,162
2099 70,557,567 105,257,438
2098 70,230,207 105,257,489
2097 69,842,152 105,250,948
2096 69,451,196 105,220,085
2095 69,060,721 105,175,623
2094 68,666,177 105,118,372
2093 68,236,720 105,046,907
2092 67,782,173 104,955,024
2091 67,325,804 104,846,805
2090 66,831,262 104,718,130
2089 66,335,362 104,573,271
2088 65,849,776 104,414,197
2087 65,329,155 104,243,505
2086 64,802,341 104,056,143
2085 64,247,517 103,854,891
2084 63,683,201 103,640,244
2083 63,107,011 103,407,124
2082 62,546,281 103,158,580
2081 61,935,077 102,889,291
2080 61,322,770 102,594,978
2079 60,689,500 102,286,967
2078 60,041,413 101,961,280
2077 59,398,544 101,613,181
2076 58,750,589 101,239,843
2075 58,088,399 100,849,423
2074 57,429,638 100,436,632
2073 56,751,288 100,001,277
2072 56,050,641 99,533,234
2071 55,351,270 99,042,264
2070 54,656,129 98,529,166
2069 53,956,737 97,992,232
2068 53,248,745 97,428,138
2067 52,550,963 96,842,744
2066 51,808,021 96,230,345
2065 51,071,215 95,598,937
2064 50,307,695 94,942,874
2063 49,556,347 94,266,124
2062 48,797,884 93,561,519
2061 48,036,580 92,837,768
2060 47,241,459 92,098,717
2059 46,442,418 91,343,602
2058 45,655,034 90,569,828
2057 44,870,896 89,783,087
2056 44,078,534 88,994,126
2055 43,275,519 88,192,182
2054 42,486,590 87,379,992
2053 41,688,608 86,552,281
2052 40,889,772 85,710,403
2051 40,092,484 84,850,558
2050 39,299,495 83,976,685
2049 38,521,793 83,090,517
2048 37,723,298 82,191,119
2047 36,947,445 81,274,836
2046 36,172,851 80,340,592
2045 35,391,232 79,389,433
2044 34,632,170 78,414,158
2043 33,864,845 77,418,567
2042 33,104,772 76,399,781
2041 32,347,709 75,363,853
2040 31,617,805 74,308,480
2039 30,871,258 73,241,028
2038 30,129,880 72,153,876
2037 29,393,074 71,058,753
2036 28,653,774 69,949,421
2035 27,935,849 68,831,151
2034 27,223,833 67,705,051
2033 26,506,530 66,569,532
2032 25,790,343 65,431,402
2031 25,078,386 64,289,540
2030 24,381,060 63,153,520
2029 23,686,105 62,021,378
2028 22,995,214 60,894,078
2027 22,312,346 59,770,115
2026 21,738,687 58,653,621
2025 21,174,977 57,540,609
2024 20,299,123 56,432,944
2023 19,319,064 55,339,003
2022 18,455,316 54,252,461
2021 17,828,273 53,219,166
2020 17,224,679 52,217,334
2019 16,685,223 51,202,827
2018 16,156,531 50,207,107
2017 15,622,759 49,197,766
2016 15,114,655 48,139,687
2015 14,647,621 47,088,526
2014 14,188,678 46,051,440
2013 13,691,079 44,986,791
2012 13,210,998 43,888,303
2011 12,754,997 42,758,461
2010 12,312,575 41,598,567
2009 11,893,754 40,408,891
2008 11,476,296 39,206,351
2007 11,081,660 38,036,349
2006 10,706,424 36,904,008
2005 10,328,092 35,796,484
2004 9,920,036 34,713,455
2003 9,487,833 33,652,223
2002 9,116,192 32,629,808
2001 8,804,124 31,619,170
2000 8,512,093 30,642,890
1999 8,222,705 29,733,408
1998 7,938,840 28,888,057
1997 7,670,366 28,101,768
1996 7,410,108 27,344,211
1995 7,089,064 26,601,751
1994 6,783,450 25,857,130
1993 6,629,146 25,117,188
1992 6,474,656 24,382,460
1991 6,205,676 23,646,514
1990 5,982,833 22,892,651
1989 5,819,586 22,118,434
1988 5,625,602 21,356,219
1987 5,438,309 20,616,096
1986 5,251,069 19,901,646
1985 5,096,269 19,201,768
1984 5,045,145 18,514,906
1983 4,979,130 17,846,374
1982 4,738,483 17,206,175
1981 4,520,959 16,601,507
1980 4,515,453 16,018,459
1979 4,505,384 15,460,666
1978 4,411,366 14,934,126
1977 4,331,667 14,428,819
1976 4,251,297 13,957,623
1975 4,167,234 13,511,671
1974 4,078,356 13,070,078
1973 3,985,909 12,634,835
1972 3,893,252 12,206,060
1971 3,807,316 11,788,904
1970 3,727,828 11,368,791
1969 3,651,113 10,939,695
1968 3,578,231 10,518,823
1967 3,508,512 10,111,057
1966 3,440,903 9,717,816
1965 3,374,220 9,338,078
1964 3,307,479 8,973,535
1963 3,240,905 8,627,971
1962 3,175,598 8,299,308
1961 3,111,947 7,987,770
1960 3,049,838 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Kenya
2100 0.46% -0.02%
2099 0.47% -0%
2098 0.56% 0.006%
2097 0.56% 0.03%
2096 0.57% 0.04%
2095 0.57% 0.05%
2094 0.63% 0.07%
2093 0.67% 0.09%
2092 0.68% 0.1%
2091 0.74% 0.12%
2090 0.75% 0.14%
2089 0.74% 0.15%
2088 0.8% 0.16%
2087 0.81% 0.18%
2086 0.86% 0.19%
2085 0.89% 0.21%
2084 0.91% 0.23%
2083 0.9% 0.24%
2082 0.99% 0.26%
2081 1% 0.29%
2080 1.04% 0.3%
2079 1.08% 0.32%
2078 1.08% 0.34%
2077 1.1% 0.37%
2076 1.14% 0.39%
2075 1.15% 0.41%
2074 1.2% 0.44%
2073 1.25% 0.47%
2072 1.26% 0.5%
2071 1.27% 0.52%
2070 1.3% 0.55%
2069 1.33% 0.58%
2068 1.33% 0.6%
2067 1.43% 0.64%
2066 1.44% 0.66%
2065 1.52% 0.69%
2064 1.52% 0.72%
2063 1.55% 0.75%
2062 1.58% 0.78%
2061 1.68% 0.8%
2060 1.72% 0.83%
2059 1.72% 0.85%
2058 1.75% 0.88%
2057 1.8% 0.89%
2056 1.86% 0.91%
2055 1.86% 0.93%
2054 1.91% 0.96%
2053 1.95% 0.98%
2052 1.99% 1.01%
2051 2.02% 1.04%
2050 2.02% 1.07%
2049 2.12% 1.09%
2048 2.1% 1.13%
2047 2.14% 1.16%
2046 2.21% 1.2%
2045 2.19% 1.24%
2044 2.27% 1.29%
2043 2.3% 1.33%
2042 2.34% 1.37%
2041 2.31% 1.42%
2040 2.42% 1.46%
2039 2.46% 1.51%
2038 2.51% 1.54%
2037 2.58% 1.59%
2036 2.57% 1.62%
2035 2.62% 1.66%
2034 2.71% 1.71%
2033 2.78% 1.74%
2032 2.84% 1.78%
2031 2.86% 1.8%
2030 2.93% 1.83%
2029 3% 1.85%
2028 3.06% 1.88%
2027 2.64% 1.9%
2026 2.66% 1.93%
2025 4.31% 1.96%
2024 5.07% 1.98%
2023 4.68% 2%
2022 3.52% 1.94%
2021 3.5% 1.92%
2020 3.23% 1.98%
2019 3.27% 1.98%
2018 3.42% 2.05%
2017 3.36% 2.2%
2016 3.19% 2.23%
2015 3.23% 2.25%
2014 3.63% 2.37%
2013 3.63% 2.5%
2012 3.58% 2.64%
2011 3.59% 2.79%
2010 3.52% 2.94%
2009 3.64% 3.07%
2008 3.56% 3.08%
2007 3.5% 3.07%
2006 3.66% 3.09%
2005 4.11% 3.12%
2004 4.56% 3.15%
2003 4.08% 3.13%
2002 3.54% 3.2%
2001 3.43% 3.19%
2000 3.52% 3.06%
1999 3.58% 2.93%
1998 3.5% 2.8%
1997 3.51% 2.77%
1996 4.53% 2.79%
1995 4.51% 2.88%
1994 2.33% 2.95%
1993 2.39% 3.01%
1992 4.33% 3.11%
1991 3.72% 3.29%
1990 2.81% 3.5%
1989 3.45% 3.57%
1988 3.44% 3.59%
1987 3.57% 3.59%
1986 3.04% 3.64%
1985 1.01% 3.71%
1984 1.33% 3.75%
1983 5.08% 3.72%
1982 4.81% 3.64%
1981 0.12% 3.64%
1980 0.22% 3.61%
1979 2.13% 3.53%
1978 1.84% 3.5%
1977 1.89% 3.38%
1976 2.02% 3.3%
1975 2.18% 3.38%
1974 2.32% 3.44%
1973 2.38% 3.51%
1972 2.26% 3.54%
1971 2.13% 3.7%
1970 2.1% 3.92%
1969 2.04% 4%
1968 1.99% 4.03%
1967 1.96% 4.05%
1966 1.98% 4.07%
1965 2.02% 4.06%
1964 2.05% 4.01%
1963 2.06% 3.96%
1962 2.05% 3.9%
1961 2.04% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Chad Kenya
Current population
21893857
58955623
Population rank 64/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.71%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 53/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -27,330
Net migration rank 184/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -27,330
2024 - 204,040 - -19,781
2023 605,924 496,830 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 588,060 36,670 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 554,851 74,509 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 541,234 36,605 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 530,540 -29,451 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 509,642 46,661 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 494,304 16,916 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 483,442 21,540 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 478,010 -48,918 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 467,957 20,842 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 454,517 51,887 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 444,246 9,514 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 428,989 29,256 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 416,177 10,427 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 401,937 9,108 1,193,598 7,096
2008 387,439 36,446 1,174,818 29,612
2007 376,732 -11,339 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 362,027 23,052 1,113,357 15,767
2005 352,302 19,281 1,080,446 5,501
2004 334,136 110,387 1,048,590 31,525
2003 314,740 105,140 1,018,182 24,175
2002 302,995 20,400 992,044 10,431
2001 297,254 3,484 963,721 55,052
2000 287,173 -3,845 928,357 5,407
1999 278,264 17,175 898,484 -13,257
1998 270,055 2,232 875,511 -70,023
1997 261,030 3,631 847,493 -80,443
1996 254,589 1,259 827,326 -79,276
1995 234,010 152,232 812,391 -75,506
1994 223,996 986 792,702 -40,367
1993 229,984 -146,386 788,579 -61,054
1992 219,348 6,013 785,018 -43,085
1991 200,102 112,492 790,030 -60,087
1990 191,959 -58,884 789,087 -11,338
1989 188,485 4,924 795,622 -24,949
1988 178,489 16,085 785,652 -31,894
1987 156,797 23,220 775,124 -48,633
1986 152,360 42,093 755,606 -53,183
1985 145,845 -30,686 732,739 -35,400
1984 151,511 -164,489 709,639 -33,253
1983 144,684 247 684,587 -23,905
1982 119,121 217,242 663,109 -43,382
1981 111,907 -13,232 642,379 -52,761
1980 122,468 -210,126 616,390 -39,920
1979 117,780 -9,974 595,390 -56,280
1978 115,084 -34,856 574,695 -60,718
1977 113,498 -34,318 554,124 -57,493
1976 111,324 -29,755 536,740 -90,990
1975 109,315 -22,768 517,579 -71,421
1974 106,898 -15,686 500,008 -62,973
1973 104,418 -10,737 485,556 -52,102
1972 101,142 -9,526 472,557 -48,466
1971 89,404 -9,153 459,897 -49,671
1970 87,660 -8,931 443,065 -13,064
1969 83,413 -8,714 427,819 369
1968 79,465 -8,396 411,948 1,611
1967 76,142 -7,771 396,920 5,060
1966 73,123 -6,283 382,891 1,616
1965 70,913 -4,384 366,444 8,524
1964 69,483 -2,518 349,322 4,788
1963 67,414 -1,228 332,763 4,246
1962 65,312 -890 315,797 4,521
1961 63,639 -760 298,463 4,296
1960 62,003 -672 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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