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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 1.55 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Chad vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Madagascar
2100 70,311,013 86,179,580
2099 69,986,866 85,790,370
2098 69,662,155 85,386,169
2097 69,277,239 84,969,767
2096 68,889,445 84,541,363
2095 68,502,128 84,101,733
2094 68,110,775 83,648,271
2093 67,684,792 83,182,675
2092 67,233,921 82,705,710
2091 66,781,244 82,216,203
2090 66,290,702 81,717,468
2089 65,798,812 81,206,806
2088 65,317,154 80,683,320
2087 64,800,745 80,148,075
2086 64,278,192 79,603,046
2085 63,727,856 79,047,406
2084 63,168,104 78,482,616
2083 62,596,574 77,906,589
2082 62,040,380 77,321,070
2081 61,434,119 76,724,415
2080 60,826,765 76,117,046
2079 60,198,617 75,497,666
2078 59,555,772 74,865,716
2077 58,918,103 74,221,281
2076 58,275,388 73,566,810
2075 57,618,555 72,899,578
2074 56,965,122 72,220,039
2073 56,292,259 71,530,359
2072 55,597,279 70,828,530
2071 54,903,565 70,115,645
2070 54,214,047 69,394,756
2069 53,520,311 68,663,443
2068 52,818,046 67,921,934
2067 52,125,908 67,170,963
2066 51,388,975 66,411,266
2065 50,658,129 65,644,233
2064 49,900,784 64,867,634
2063 49,155,513 64,083,768
2062 48,403,186 63,292,113
2061 47,648,039 62,493,456
2060 46,859,349 61,688,314
2059 46,066,772 60,876,714
2058 45,285,757 60,061,091
2057 44,507,961 59,241,569
2056 43,722,007 58,416,388
2055 42,925,488 57,588,488
2054 42,142,940 56,757,952
2053 41,351,412 55,923,669
2052 40,559,038 55,086,396
2051 39,768,198 54,246,667
2050 38,981,624 53,403,817
2049 38,210,212 52,559,645
2048 37,418,176 51,714,462
2047 36,648,598 50,868,979
2046 35,880,269 50,023,282
2045 35,104,973 49,178,377
2044 34,352,050 48,333,861
2043 33,590,931 47,489,686
2042 32,837,006 46,646,849
2041 32,086,067 45,806,003
2040 31,362,066 44,966,710
2039 30,621,558 44,130,890
2038 29,886,177 43,296,592
2037 29,155,330 42,465,456
2036 28,422,010 41,636,814
2035 27,709,891 40,810,847
2034 27,003,635 39,989,445
2033 26,292,134 39,170,206
2032 25,581,739 38,353,879
2031 24,875,542 37,539,603
2030 24,183,856 36,729,526
2029 23,494,522 35,923,382
2028 22,809,219 35,120,762
2027 22,131,874 34,322,223
2026 21,562,855 33,528,352
2025 21,003,705 32,740,678
2024 20,299,123 31,964,956
2023 19,319,064 31,195,932
2022 18,455,316 30,437,261
2021 17,828,273 29,691,083
2020 17,224,679 28,953,556
2019 16,685,223 28,219,554
2018 16,156,531 27,494,926
2017 15,622,759 26,788,375
2016 15,114,655 26,099,952
2015 14,647,621 25,426,702
2014 14,188,678 24,764,348
2013 13,691,079 24,109,290
2012 13,210,998 23,462,438
2011 12,754,997 22,822,300
2010 12,312,575 22,183,340
2009 11,893,754 21,547,280
2008 11,476,296 20,923,840
2007 11,081,660 20,318,583
2006 10,706,424 19,730,909
2005 10,328,092 19,159,707
2004 9,920,036 18,606,608
2003 9,487,833 18,071,854
2002 9,116,192 17,549,913
2001 8,804,124 17,032,939
2000 8,512,093 16,516,338
1999 8,222,705 16,000,506
1998 7,938,840 15,489,364
1997 7,670,366 14,990,814
1996 7,410,108 14,510,711
1995 7,089,064 14,051,275
1994 6,783,450 13,613,850
1993 6,629,146 13,197,345
1992 6,474,656 12,800,870
1991 6,205,676 12,421,412
1990 5,982,833 12,055,639
1989 5,819,586 11,704,998
1988 5,625,602 11,369,462
1987 5,438,309 11,047,291
1986 5,251,069 10,736,857
1985 5,096,269 10,433,142
1984 5,045,145 10,134,550
1983 4,979,130 9,843,044
1982 4,738,483 9,557,671
1981 4,520,959 9,279,011
1980 4,515,453 9,006,032
1979 4,505,384 8,737,581
1978 4,411,366 8,475,864
1977 4,331,667 8,222,240
1976 4,251,297 7,976,831
1975 4,167,234 7,739,336
1974 4,078,356 7,509,726
1973 3,985,909 7,288,048
1972 3,893,252 7,074,398
1971 3,807,316 6,868,868
1970 3,727,828 6,672,003
1969 3,651,113 6,484,716
1968 3,578,231 6,306,493
1967 3,508,512 6,136,486
1966 3,440,903 5,974,279
1965 3,374,220 5,819,116
1964 3,307,479 5,669,863
1963 3,240,905 5,525,185
1962 3,175,598 5,384,150
1961 3,111,947 5,246,158
1960 3,049,838 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Madagascar
2100 0.46% 0.45%
2099 0.47% 0.47%
2098 0.56% 0.49%
2097 0.56% 0.51%
2096 0.57% 0.52%
2095 0.57% 0.54%
2094 0.63% 0.56%
2093 0.67% 0.58%
2092 0.68% 0.6%
2091 0.74% 0.61%
2090 0.75% 0.63%
2089 0.74% 0.65%
2088 0.8% 0.67%
2087 0.81% 0.68%
2086 0.86% 0.7%
2085 0.89% 0.72%
2084 0.91% 0.74%
2083 0.9% 0.76%
2082 0.99% 0.78%
2081 1% 0.8%
2080 1.04% 0.82%
2079 1.08% 0.84%
2078 1.08% 0.87%
2077 1.1% 0.89%
2076 1.14% 0.92%
2075 1.15% 0.94%
2074 1.2% 0.96%
2073 1.25% 0.99%
2072 1.26% 1.02%
2071 1.27% 1.04%
2070 1.3% 1.07%
2069 1.33% 1.09%
2068 1.33% 1.12%
2067 1.43% 1.14%
2066 1.44% 1.17%
2065 1.52% 1.2%
2064 1.52% 1.22%
2063 1.55% 1.25%
2062 1.58% 1.28%
2061 1.68% 1.31%
2060 1.72% 1.33%
2059 1.72% 1.36%
2058 1.75% 1.38%
2057 1.8% 1.41%
2056 1.86% 1.44%
2055 1.86% 1.46%
2054 1.91% 1.49%
2053 1.95% 1.52%
2052 1.99% 1.55%
2051 2.02% 1.58%
2050 2.02% 1.61%
2049 2.12% 1.63%
2048 2.1% 1.66%
2047 2.14% 1.69%
2046 2.21% 1.72%
2045 2.19% 1.75%
2044 2.27% 1.78%
2043 2.3% 1.81%
2042 2.34% 1.84%
2041 2.31% 1.87%
2040 2.42% 1.89%
2039 2.46% 1.93%
2038 2.51% 1.96%
2037 2.58% 1.99%
2036 2.57% 2.02%
2035 2.62% 2.05%
2034 2.71% 2.09%
2033 2.78% 2.13%
2032 2.84% 2.17%
2031 2.86% 2.21%
2030 2.93% 2.24%
2029 3% 2.29%
2028 3.06% 2.33%
2027 2.64% 2.37%
2026 2.66% 2.41%
2025 3.47% 2.43%
2024 5.07% 2.47%
2023 4.68% 2.49%
2022 3.52% 2.51%
2021 3.5% 2.55%
2020 3.23% 2.6%
2019 3.27% 2.64%
2018 3.42% 2.64%
2017 3.36% 2.64%
2016 3.19% 2.65%
2015 3.23% 2.67%
2014 3.63% 2.72%
2013 3.63% 2.76%
2012 3.58% 2.8%
2011 3.59% 2.88%
2010 3.52% 2.95%
2009 3.64% 2.98%
2008 3.56% 2.98%
2007 3.5% 2.98%
2006 3.66% 2.98%
2005 4.11% 2.97%
2004 4.56% 2.96%
2003 4.08% 2.97%
2002 3.54% 3.04%
2001 3.43% 3.13%
2000 3.52% 3.22%
1999 3.58% 3.3%
1998 3.5% 3.33%
1997 3.51% 3.31%
1996 4.53% 3.27%
1995 4.51% 3.21%
1994 2.33% 3.16%
1993 2.39% 3.1%
1992 4.33% 3.05%
1991 3.72% 3.03%
1990 2.81% 3%
1989 3.45% 2.95%
1988 3.44% 2.92%
1987 3.57% 2.89%
1986 3.04% 2.91%
1985 1.01% 2.95%
1984 1.33% 2.96%
1983 5.08% 2.99%
1982 4.81% 3%
1981 0.12% 3.03%
1980 0.22% 3.07%
1979 2.13% 3.09%
1978 1.84% 3.08%
1977 1.89% 3.08%
1976 2.02% 3.07%
1975 2.18% 3.06%
1974 2.32% 3.04%
1973 2.38% 3.02%
1972 2.26% 2.99%
1971 2.13% 2.95%
1970 2.1% 2.89%
1969 2.04% 2.83%
1968 1.99% 2.77%
1967 1.96% 2.72%
1966 1.98% 2.67%
1965 2.02% 2.63%
1964 2.05% 2.62%
1963 2.06% 2.62%
1962 2.05% 2.63%
1961 2.04% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Chad Madagascar
Current population
21855137
33936132
Population rank 64/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.41%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
40.8 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
31.1 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 28/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 -2,227
Net migration rank 184/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -2,227
2024 653,307 204,040 774,926 -1,795
2023 605,924 496,830 766,391 -1,487
2022 588,060 36,670 753,931 -1,487
2021 554,851 74,509 741,416 -1,480
2020 541,234 36,605 736,607 -1,480
2019 530,540 -29,451 735,853 -2,976
2018 509,642 46,661 719,267 -2,887
2017 494,304 16,916 699,498 -2,784
2016 483,442 21,540 682,801 -2,687
2015 478,010 -48,918 668,977 -2,594
2014 467,957 20,842 660,837 -2,522
2013 454,517 51,887 654,230 -2,445
2012 444,246 9,514 644,255 -2,334
2011 428,989 29,256 640,577 -2,219
2010 416,177 10,427 641,543 -1,979
2009 401,937 9,108 634,008 -1,429
2008 387,439 36,446 615,580 -1,255
2007 376,732 -11,339 597,772 -1,563
2006 362,027 23,052 581,489 -2,336
2005 352,302 19,281 568,143 -4,869
2004 334,136 110,387 556,319 -13,393
2003 314,740 105,140 544,903 -18,345
2002 302,995 20,400 535,518 -18,209
2001 297,254 3,484 529,656 -13,014
2000 287,173 -3,845 520,860 -4,298
1999 278,264 17,175 516,976 -1,891
1998 270,055 2,232 508,408 -1,222
1997 261,030 3,631 490,905 -986
1996 254,589 1,259 471,453 -1,161
1995 234,010 152,232 450,259 -1,670
1994 223,996 986 428,169 -1,905
1993 229,984 -146,386 408,801 -2,063
1992 219,348 6,013 388,430 -2,216
1991 200,102 112,492 375,040 -2,330
1990 191,959 -58,884 360,621 -1,777
1989 188,485 4,924 344,279 -1,848
1988 178,489 16,085 330,510 -1,883
1987 156,797 23,220 317,621 -1,896
1986 152,360 42,093 307,074 -1,914
1985 145,845 -30,686 304,199 -1,947
1984 151,511 -164,489 296,892 -1,965
1983 144,684 247 290,085 -1,979
1982 119,121 217,242 284,733 -2,093
1981 111,907 -13,232 277,535 -2,864
1980 122,468 -210,126 275,287 -4,005
1979 117,780 -9,974 270,752 -5,126
1978 115,084 -34,856 263,684 -5,874
1977 113,498 -34,318 255,399 -5,957
1976 111,324 -29,755 247,026 -5,655
1975 109,315 -22,768 238,774 -5,173
1974 106,898 -15,686 230,233 -4,607
1973 104,418 -10,737 221,768 -4,037
1972 101,142 -9,526 213,138 -3,583
1971 89,404 -9,153 204,617 -3,118
1970 87,660 -8,931 194,889 -2,658
1969 83,413 -8,714 184,562 -2,216
1968 79,465 -8,396 175,869 -1,766
1967 76,142 -7,771 167,287 -1,383
1966 73,123 -6,283 159,483 -964
1965 70,913 -4,384 152,362 -550
1964 69,483 -2,518 146,894 -204
1963 67,414 -1,228 142,666 0
1962 65,312 -890 139,412 0
1961 63,639 -760 136,578 0
1960 62,003 -672 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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