The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,567,098 people compared to 5,855,409 in Liberia.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 3.68 times bigger than Liberia's.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
- The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.07% for Liberia.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
- Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.6M (101.4% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.86M (67.7% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 12.7M people in 2100 for Liberia.
Chad vs Liberia: live population counter
Chad
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Liberia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
21567098
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5855409
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| Population rank | 64/197 | 116/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
32.2 seconds
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4.39 minutes
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| One birth every |
38.5 seconds
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3.09 minutes
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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11.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.58 minutes
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1.13 hours
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| Annual migration change | +204,040 | -7,779 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +328 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +119,786 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 43/197 |
Chad and Liberia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Chad
Population
Growth rate
Liberia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chad
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Liberia
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Chad
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Liberia
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| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 1,139,522 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 1,167,717 | 2.04% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 1,197,039 | 2.05% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 1,227,414 | 2.06% | 2.54% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 1,258,745 | 2.05% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 1,291,156 | 2.02% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 1,324,383 | 1.98% | 2.57% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 1,358,435 | 1.96% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 1,393,530 | 1.99% | 2.58% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 1,429,605 | 2.04% | 2.59% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 1,466,676 | 2.1% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 1,504,077 | 2.13% | 2.55% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 1,542,670 | 2.26% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 1,583,588 | 2.38% | 2.65% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 1,626,362 | 2.32% | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 1,670,913 | 2.18% | 2.74% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 1,717,060 | 2.02% | 2.76% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 1,766,019 | 1.89% | 2.85% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 1,818,247 | 1.84% | 2.96% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 1,872,713 | 2.13% | 3% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 1,929,253 | 0.22% | 3.02% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 1,986,867 | 0.12% | 2.99% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 2,045,073 | 4.81% | 2.93% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 2,107,113 | 5.08% | 3.03% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 2,173,312 | 1.33% | 3.14% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 2,240,539 | 1.01% | 3.09% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 2,308,511 | 3.04% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 2,377,229 | 3.57% | 2.98% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 2,446,941 | 3.44% | 2.93% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 2,517,858 | 3.45% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 2,223,667 | 2.81% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 1,956,518 | 3.72% | -12% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 2,072,461 | 4.33% | 5.93% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 2,155,126 | 2.39% | 3.99% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 2,149,928 | 2.33% | -0.24% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 2,169,162 | 4.51% | 0.89% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 2,232,289 | 4.53% | 2.91% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 2,412,989 | 3.51% | 8.09% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 2,670,124 | 3.5% | 10.7% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 2,821,684 | 3.58% | 5.68% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 2,928,117 | 3.52% | 3.77% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 3,015,338 | 3.43% | 2.98% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 3,094,782 | 3.54% | 2.63% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 3,119,532 | 4.08% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 3,156,892 | 4.56% | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 3,301,015 | 4.11% | 4.57% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 3,490,787 | 3.66% | 5.75% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 3,669,050 | 3.5% | 5.11% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 3,821,003 | 3.56% | 4.14% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 3,943,028 | 3.64% | 3.19% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 4,058,890 | 3.52% | 2.94% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 4,221,178 | 3.59% | 4% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 4,373,043 | 3.58% | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 4,470,239 | 3.63% | 2.22% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 4,564,293 | 3.63% | 2.1% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 4,659,431 | 3.23% | 2.08% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 4,755,608 | 3.19% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 4,848,925 | 3.36% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 4,944,726 | 3.42% | 1.98% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 5,043,721 | 3.27% | 2% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 5,149,463 | 3.23% | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 5,259,323 | 3.5% | 2.13% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 5,373,294 | 3.52% | 2.17% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 5,493,031 | 4.68% | 2.23% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 5,612,817 | 5.07% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 5,731,211 | 3.47% | 2.11% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 5,853,958 | 2.65% | 2.14% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 5,986,805 | 2.85% | 2.27% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 6,118,769 | 3.03% | 2.2% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 6,245,093 | 2.97% | 2.06% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 6,366,293 | 2.9% | 1.94% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 6,486,749 | 2.85% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 6,614,257 | 2.81% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 6,744,927 | 2.74% | 1.98% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 6,873,688 | 2.66% | 1.91% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 7,003,567 | 2.59% | 1.89% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 7,142,326 | 2.58% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 7,278,759 | 2.54% | 1.91% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 7,408,720 | 2.48% | 1.79% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 7,545,510 | 2.44% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 7,681,693 | 2.36% | 1.8% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 7,817,089 | 2.32% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 7,954,182 | 2.32% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 8,077,173 | 2.28% | 1.55% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 8,194,136 | 2.23% | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 8,310,657 | 2.2% | 1.42% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 8,428,924 | 2.17% | 1.42% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 8,552,033 | 2.12% | 1.46% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 8,673,963 | 2.11% | 1.43% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 8,795,838 | 2.07% | 1.41% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 8,910,539 | 2.02% | 1.3% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,452,443 (a 42.7% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,099,801 (a 23.1% growth).
Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 80.2% to 38,857,671 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Liberia will increase by 52.2% to 8,910,539 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.
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Population differences between Chad and Liberia
|
Chad
|
Liberia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 55.6 years | 62.6 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 24.1 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 19.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 3.95 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 150.9 ppl/mi² |
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