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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 7,343,064 people in Kyrgyzstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 7,505,771 in Kyrgyzstan.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 2.91 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Kyrgyzstan is the 106th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +2% in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Kyrgyzstan has grown from 5.22M to 7.51M (43.8% growth).

Chad vs Kyrgyzstan: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Kyrgyzstan
2100 70,311,013 11,893,475
2099 69,986,866 11,890,700
2098 69,662,155 11,886,376
2097 69,277,239 11,878,418
2096 68,889,445 11,868,604
2095 68,502,128 11,856,708
2094 68,110,775 11,842,004
2093 67,684,792 11,826,547
2092 67,233,921 11,811,507
2091 66,781,244 11,794,816
2090 66,290,702 11,776,743
2089 65,798,812 11,756,556
2088 65,317,154 11,734,533
2087 64,800,745 11,710,904
2086 64,278,192 11,685,092
2085 63,727,856 11,657,302
2084 63,168,104 11,627,305
2083 62,596,574 11,596,335
2082 62,040,380 11,565,309
2081 61,434,119 11,531,811
2080 60,826,765 11,496,474
2079 60,198,617 11,459,776
2078 59,555,772 11,420,394
2077 58,918,103 11,379,831
2076 58,275,388 11,337,247
2075 57,618,555 11,290,092
2074 56,965,122 11,242,895
2073 56,292,259 11,196,297
2072 55,597,279 11,145,255
2071 54,903,565 11,092,847
2070 54,214,047 11,039,249
2069 53,520,311 10,984,604
2068 52,818,046 10,928,940
2067 52,125,908 10,872,811
2066 51,388,975 10,815,162
2065 50,658,129 10,758,104
2064 49,900,784 10,700,945
2063 49,155,513 10,640,277
2062 48,403,186 10,579,126
2061 47,648,039 10,517,210
2060 46,859,349 10,455,339
2059 46,066,772 10,392,368
2058 45,285,757 10,325,792
2057 44,507,961 10,258,112
2056 43,722,007 10,188,786
2055 42,925,488 10,119,516
2054 42,142,940 10,047,571
2053 41,351,412 9,973,507
2052 40,559,038 9,898,179
2051 39,768,198 9,819,063
2050 38,981,624 9,737,536
2049 38,210,212 9,654,638
2048 37,418,176 9,569,296
2047 36,648,598 9,483,376
2046 35,880,269 9,396,627
2045 35,104,973 9,306,461
2044 34,352,050 9,214,649
2043 33,590,931 9,120,664
2042 32,837,006 9,025,981
2041 32,086,067 8,929,438
2040 31,362,066 8,831,799
2039 30,621,558 8,734,313
2038 29,886,177 8,637,242
2037 29,155,330 8,542,062
2036 28,422,010 8,446,471
2035 27,709,891 8,350,860
2034 27,003,635 8,255,039
2033 26,292,134 8,158,636
2032 25,581,739 8,061,935
2031 24,875,542 7,963,148
2030 24,183,856 7,863,148
2029 23,494,522 7,762,348
2028 22,809,219 7,661,118
2027 22,131,874 7,556,883
2026 21,562,855 7,451,789
2025 21,003,705 7,343,064
2024 20,299,123 7,221,868
2023 19,319,064 7,099,750
2022 18,455,316 6,975,220
2021 17,828,273 6,851,224
2020 17,224,679 6,726,596
2019 16,685,223 6,590,211
2018 16,156,531 6,444,079
2017 15,622,759 6,306,696
2016 15,114,655 6,175,338
2015 14,647,621 6,040,036
2014 14,188,678 5,905,848
2013 13,691,079 5,777,150
2012 13,210,998 5,652,076
2011 12,754,997 5,546,587
2010 12,312,575 5,467,059
2009 11,893,754 5,389,643
2008 11,476,296 5,318,729
2007 11,081,660 5,268,385
2006 10,706,424 5,218,373
2005 10,328,092 5,162,640
2004 9,920,036 5,104,713
2003 9,487,833 5,043,308
2002 9,116,192 4,990,704
2001 8,804,124 4,945,073
2000 8,512,093 4,898,362
1999 8,222,705 4,840,422
1998 7,938,840 4,769,015
1997 7,670,366 4,696,421
1996 7,410,108 4,628,438
1995 7,089,064 4,560,454
1994 6,783,450 4,515,069
1993 6,629,146 4,516,777
1992 6,474,656 4,515,400
1991 6,205,676 4,463,634
1990 5,982,833 4,391,236
1989 5,819,586 4,307,500
1988 5,625,602 4,218,400
1987 5,438,309 4,144,600
1986 5,251,069 4,066,500
1985 5,096,269 3,990,300
1984 5,045,145 3,916,400
1983 4,979,130 3,838,300
1982 4,738,483 3,759,300
1981 4,520,959 3,685,800
1980 4,515,453 3,617,400
1979 4,505,384 3,552,000
1978 4,411,366 3,487,100
1977 4,331,667 3,423,900
1976 4,251,297 3,358,700
1975 4,167,234 3,292,400
1974 4,078,356 3,223,900
1973 3,985,909 3,153,800
1972 3,893,252 3,088,200
1971 3,807,316 3,022,300
1970 3,727,828 2,959,900
1969 3,651,113 2,894,800
1968 3,578,231 2,818,300
1967 3,508,512 2,736,500
1966 3,440,903 2,655,300
1965 3,374,220 2,573,300
1964 3,307,479 2,495,300
1963 3,240,905 2,413,700
1962 3,175,598 2,333,400
1961 3,111,947 2,255,900
1960 3,049,838 2,172,300

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/kyrgyzstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Kyrgyzstan gained 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Kyrgyzstan's population increased by 1,330,433 people (a 21.5% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th in 2006 and ranked 106th 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 Kyrgyzstan will increase by 29.7% to 9,737,536 people and rank change from 106th to 100th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 11.9M people in 2100 for Kyrgyzstan.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Kyrgyzstan
2100 0.46% 0.02%
2099 0.47% 0.04%
2098 0.56% 0.07%
2097 0.56% 0.08%
2096 0.57% 0.1%
2095 0.57% 0.12%
2094 0.63% 0.13%
2093 0.67% 0.13%
2092 0.68% 0.14%
2091 0.74% 0.15%
2090 0.75% 0.17%
2089 0.74% 0.19%
2088 0.8% 0.2%
2087 0.81% 0.22%
2086 0.86% 0.24%
2085 0.89% 0.26%
2084 0.91% 0.27%
2083 0.9% 0.27%
2082 0.99% 0.29%
2081 1% 0.31%
2080 1.04% 0.32%
2079 1.08% 0.34%
2078 1.08% 0.36%
2077 1.1% 0.38%
2076 1.14% 0.42%
2075 1.15% 0.42%
2074 1.2% 0.42%
2073 1.25% 0.46%
2072 1.26% 0.47%
2071 1.27% 0.49%
2070 1.3% 0.5%
2069 1.33% 0.51%
2068 1.33% 0.52%
2067 1.43% 0.53%
2066 1.44% 0.53%
2065 1.52% 0.53%
2064 1.52% 0.57%
2063 1.55% 0.58%
2062 1.58% 0.59%
2061 1.68% 0.59%
2060 1.72% 0.61%
2059 1.72% 0.64%
2058 1.75% 0.66%
2057 1.8% 0.68%
2056 1.86% 0.68%
2055 1.86% 0.72%
2054 1.91% 0.74%
2053 1.95% 0.76%
2052 1.99% 0.81%
2051 2.02% 0.84%
2050 2.02% 0.86%
2049 2.12% 0.89%
2048 2.1% 0.91%
2047 2.14% 0.92%
2046 2.21% 0.97%
2045 2.19% 1%
2044 2.27% 1.03%
2043 2.3% 1.05%
2042 2.34% 1.08%
2041 2.31% 1.11%
2040 2.42% 1.12%
2039 2.46% 1.12%
2038 2.51% 1.11%
2037 2.58% 1.13%
2036 2.57% 1.14%
2035 2.62% 1.16%
2034 2.71% 1.18%
2033 2.78% 1.2%
2032 2.84% 1.24%
2031 2.86% 1.27%
2030 2.93% 1.3%
2029 3% 1.32%
2028 3.06% 1.38%
2027 2.64% 1.41%
2026 2.66% 1.48%
2025 3.47% 1.68%
2024 5.07% 1.72%
2023 4.68% 1.79%
2022 3.52% 1.81%
2021 3.5% 1.85%
2020 3.23% 2.07%
2019 3.27% 2.27%
2018 3.42% 2.18%
2017 3.36% 2.13%
2016 3.19% 2.24%
2015 3.23% 2.27%
2014 3.63% 2.23%
2013 3.63% 2.21%
2012 3.58% 1.9%
2011 3.59% 1.45%
2010 3.52% 1.44%
2009 3.64% 1.33%
2008 3.56% 0.96%
2007 3.5% 0.96%
2006 3.66% 1.08%
2005 4.11% 1.13%
2004 4.56% 1.22%
2003 4.08% 1.05%
2002 3.54% 0.92%
2001 3.43% 0.95%
2000 3.52% 1.2%
1999 3.58% 1.5%
1998 3.5% 1.55%
1997 3.51% 1.47%
1996 4.53% 1.49%
1995 4.51% 1.01%
1994 2.33% -0.04%
1993 2.39% 0.03%
1992 4.33% 1.16%
1991 3.72% 1.65%
1990 2.81% 1.94%
1989 3.45% 2.11%
1988 3.44% 1.78%
1987 3.57% 1.92%
1986 3.04% 1.91%
1985 1.01% 1.89%
1984 1.33% 2.03%
1983 5.08% 2.1%
1982 4.81% 1.99%
1981 0.12% 1.89%
1980 0.22% 1.84%
1979 2.13% 1.86%
1978 1.84% 1.85%
1977 1.89% 1.94%
1976 2.02% 2.01%
1975 2.18% 2.12%
1974 2.32% 2.22%
1973 2.38% 2.12%
1972 2.26% 2.18%
1971 2.13% 2.11%
1970 2.1% 2.25%
1969 2.04% 2.71%
1968 1.99% 2.99%
1967 1.96% 3.06%
1966 1.98% 3.19%
1965 2.02% 3.13%
1964 2.05% 3.38%
1963 2.06% 3.44%
1962 2.05% 3.44%
1961 2.04% 3.85%

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/kyrgyzstan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Kyrgyzstan's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Chad Kyrgyzstan
Current population
21855137
7505771
Population rank 64/197 106/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.09%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
4.35 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
3.75 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
16.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +332
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +121,196
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 61/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
4.84 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 +1,815
Net migration rank 184/196 58/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 194,816
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 114/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 122/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Kyrgyzstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 1,815
2024 653,307 204,040 108,328 3,645
2023 605,924 496,830 115,016 5,601
2022 588,060 36,670 118,579 12,596
2021 554,851 74,509 113,730 46,208
2020 541,234 36,605 120,406 54,704
2019 530,540 -29,451 143,007 47,303
2018 509,642 46,661 141,125 3,494
2017 494,304 16,916 122,350 7,553
2016 483,442 21,540 126,594 1,187
2015 478,010 -48,918 130,464 -5,071
2014 467,957 20,842 127,566 -9,443
2013 454,517 51,887 121,898 -9,667
2012 444,246 9,514 119,259 -12,503
2011 428,989 29,256 114,260 -10,170
2010 416,177 10,427 110,435 -6,521
2009 401,937 9,108 99,709 -14,325
2008 387,439 36,446 89,355 -64,404
2007 376,732 -11,339 85,348 -54,298
2006 362,027 23,052 81,929 -53,469
2005 352,302 19,281 72,793 -36,288
2004 334,136 110,387 74,529 -32,088
2003 314,740 105,140 69,598 -30,686
2002 302,995 20,400 65,379 -28,300
2001 297,254 3,484 65,275 -25,695
2000 287,173 -3,845 62,699 -23,265
1999 278,264 17,175 71,155 -10,297
1998 270,055 2,232 69,151 -17,690
1997 261,030 3,631 67,159 -11,740
1996 254,589 1,259 73,129 -10,926
1995 234,010 152,232 80,264 -10,767
1994 223,996 986 72,693 -22,165
1993 229,984 -146,386 81,754 -103,698
1992 219,348 6,013 95,275 -33,009
1991 200,102 112,492 97,753 -32,276
1990 191,959 -58,884 97,485 -27,912
1989 188,485 4,924 99,934 -25,723
1988 178,489 16,085 97,415 -40,823
1987 156,797 23,220 101,232 -39,678
1986 152,360 42,093 98,263 -40,062
1985 145,845 -30,686 92,084 -38,536
1984 151,511 -164,489 89,356 -34,248
1983 144,684 247 84,139 -5,525
1982 119,121 217,242 81,716 -6,388
1981 111,907 -13,232 77,955 -6,725
1980 122,468 -210,126 72,092 -5,090
1979 117,780 -9,974 76,489 -6,672
1978 115,084 -34,856 76,137 -6,988
1977 113,498 -34,318 74,296 -6,724
1976 111,324 -29,755 73,280 -10,499
1975 109,315 -22,768 72,255 -7,639
1974 106,898 -15,686 71,925 -5,818
1973 104,418 -10,737 71,500 -3,373
1972 101,142 -9,526 70,852 -1,163
1971 89,404 -9,153 68,902 2,645
1970 87,660 -8,931 66,485 11,295
1969 83,413 -8,714 63,396 16,862
1968 79,465 -8,396 60,670 20,918
1967 76,142 -7,771 59,793 22,162
1966 73,123 -6,283 59,346 21,868
1965 70,913 -4,384 59,163 22,870
1964 69,483 -2,518 59,657 22,281
1963 67,414 -1,228 60,145 21,967
1962 65,312 -890 58,827 21,217
1961 63,639 -760 57,176 18,355
1960 62,003 -672 54,920 13,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/kyrgyzstan | 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 Kyrgyzstan 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,239,599 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a gain of 177,220 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 194,816 people or 2.7% in Kyrgyzstan.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Naryn 34.8K
Talas 32.9K
Kant 23.2K
Toktogul 16.4K
Cholpon-Ata 11.5K

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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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