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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 2.71 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 +3.63% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Chad vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Kenya
2100 70,311,013 105,223,316
2099 69,986,866 105,242,590
2098 69,662,155 105,242,641
2097 69,277,239 105,236,101
2096 68,889,445 105,205,242
2095 68,502,128 105,160,786
2094 68,110,775 105,103,544
2093 67,684,792 105,032,088
2092 67,233,921 104,940,218
2091 66,781,244 104,832,015
2090 66,290,702 104,703,358
2089 65,798,812 104,558,519
2088 65,317,154 104,399,468
2087 64,800,745 104,228,800
2086 64,278,192 104,041,464
2085 63,727,856 103,840,241
2084 63,168,104 103,625,624
2083 62,596,574 103,392,537
2082 62,040,380 103,144,028
2081 61,434,119 102,874,777
2080 60,826,765 102,580,506
2079 60,198,617 102,272,538
2078 59,555,772 101,946,897
2077 58,918,103 101,598,847
2076 58,275,388 101,225,562
2075 57,618,555 100,835,197
2074 56,965,122 100,422,464
2073 56,292,259 99,987,171
2072 55,597,279 99,519,193
2071 54,903,565 99,028,293
2070 54,214,047 98,515,267
2069 53,520,311 97,978,409
2068 52,818,046 97,414,394
2067 52,125,908 96,829,083
2066 51,388,975 96,216,770
2065 50,658,129 95,585,451
2064 49,900,784 94,929,481
2063 49,155,513 94,252,826
2062 48,403,186 93,548,321
2061 47,648,039 92,824,672
2060 46,859,349 92,085,725
2059 46,066,772 91,330,716
2058 45,285,757 90,557,051
2057 44,507,961 89,770,421
2056 43,722,007 88,981,572
2055 42,925,488 88,179,741
2054 42,142,940 87,367,666
2053 41,351,412 86,540,071
2052 40,559,038 85,698,312
2051 39,768,198 84,838,589
2050 38,981,624 83,964,839
2049 38,210,212 83,078,796
2048 37,418,176 82,179,525
2047 36,648,598 81,263,371
2046 35,880,269 80,329,258
2045 35,104,973 79,378,234
2044 34,352,050 78,403,097
2043 33,590,931 77,407,646
2042 32,837,006 76,389,004
2041 32,086,067 75,353,221
2040 31,362,066 74,297,998
2039 30,621,558 73,230,696
2038 29,886,177 72,143,698
2037 29,155,330 71,048,729
2036 28,422,010 69,939,553
2035 27,709,891 68,821,441
2034 27,003,635 67,695,500
2033 26,292,134 66,560,141
2032 25,581,739 65,422,172
2031 24,875,542 64,280,471
2030 24,183,856 63,144,611
2029 23,494,522 62,012,629
2028 22,809,219 60,885,488
2027 22,131,874 59,761,684
2026 21,562,855 58,645,347
2025 21,003,705 57,532,493
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% 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 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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 3.47% 1.95%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Chad Kenya
Current population
21855137
59218766
Population rank 64/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.71%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
20.7 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 51/197
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 653,307 204,040 1,116,695 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 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 (1960–2025, 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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