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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 6.09 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.87% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Chad vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Mexico
2100 70,884,357 131,182,639
2099 70,557,567 131,943,283
2098 70,230,207 132,700,369
2097 69,842,152 133,455,010
2096 69,451,196 134,204,227
2095 69,060,721 134,949,218
2094 68,666,177 135,687,085
2093 68,236,720 136,415,232
2092 67,782,173 137,127,644
2091 67,325,804 137,833,985
2090 66,831,262 138,527,198
2089 66,335,362 139,208,862
2088 65,849,776 139,874,924
2087 65,329,155 140,530,483
2086 64,802,341 141,174,372
2085 64,247,517 141,805,496
2084 63,683,201 142,415,948
2083 63,107,011 143,009,187
2082 62,546,281 143,579,768
2081 61,935,077 144,138,842
2080 61,322,770 144,677,451
2079 60,689,500 145,195,172
2078 60,041,413 145,691,242
2077 59,398,544 146,165,064
2076 58,750,589 146,616,674
2075 58,088,399 147,046,928
2074 57,429,638 147,455,761
2073 56,751,288 147,841,295
2072 56,050,641 148,201,143
2071 55,351,270 148,534,057
2070 54,656,129 148,848,168
2069 53,956,737 149,134,711
2068 53,248,745 149,395,717
2067 52,550,963 149,630,386
2066 51,808,021 149,842,125
2065 51,071,215 150,029,268
2064 50,307,695 150,187,992
2063 49,556,347 150,319,846
2062 48,797,884 150,424,224
2061 48,036,580 150,502,250
2060 47,241,459 150,555,648
2059 46,442,418 150,577,220
2058 45,655,034 150,569,044
2057 44,870,896 150,535,337
2056 44,078,534 150,475,242
2055 43,275,519 150,384,336
2054 42,486,590 150,263,237
2053 41,688,608 150,110,615
2052 40,889,772 149,923,918
2051 40,092,484 149,705,066
2050 39,299,495 149,450,774
2049 38,521,793 149,166,038
2048 37,723,298 148,836,849
2047 36,947,445 148,478,965
2046 36,172,851 148,081,688
2045 35,391,232 147,647,318
2044 34,632,170 147,173,101
2043 33,864,845 146,667,761
2042 33,104,772 146,123,566
2041 32,347,709 145,543,650
2040 31,617,805 144,931,633
2039 30,871,258 144,286,278
2038 30,129,880 143,601,872
2037 29,393,074 142,883,005
2036 28,653,774 142,138,929
2035 27,935,849 141,359,885
2034 27,223,833 140,554,653
2033 26,506,530 139,713,048
2032 25,790,343 138,843,644
2031 25,078,386 137,947,334
2030 24,381,060 137,023,304
2029 23,686,105 136,071,720
2028 22,995,214 135,090,755
2027 22,312,346 134,081,337
2026 21,738,687 133,042,003
2025 21,174,977 131,970,909
2024 20,299,123 130,861,007
2023 19,319,064 129,739,759
2022 18,455,316 128,613,117
2021 17,828,273 127,648,148
2020 17,224,679 126,799,054
2019 16,685,223 125,762,982
2018 16,156,531 124,573,711
2017 15,622,759 123,400,057
2016 15,114,655 122,251,351
2015 14,647,621 121,072,306
2014 14,188,678 119,784,261
2013 13,691,079 118,343,573
2012 13,210,998 116,818,208
2011 12,754,997 115,243,504
2010 12,312,575 113,623,895
2009 11,893,754 111,999,721
2008 11,476,296 110,374,288
2007 11,081,660 108,774,360
2006 10,706,424 107,253,666
2005 10,328,092 105,811,504
2004 9,920,036 104,394,131
2003 9,487,833 102,978,515
2002 9,116,192 101,548,624
2001 8,804,124 100,099,099
2000 8,512,093 98,625,552
1999 8,222,705 97,115,707
1998 7,938,840 95,575,245
1997 7,670,366 94,021,207
1996 7,410,108 92,452,702
1995 7,089,064 90,862,455
1994 6,783,450 89,259,205
1993 6,629,146 87,653,807
1992 6,474,656 86,044,809
1991 6,205,676 84,430,572
1990 5,982,833 82,820,170
1989 5,819,586 81,247,182
1988 5,625,602 79,695,531
1987 5,438,309 78,136,651
1986 5,251,069 76,585,637
1985 5,096,269 75,043,414
1984 5,045,145 73,506,846
1983 4,979,130 71,971,240
1982 4,738,483 70,433,260
1981 4,520,959 68,892,108
1980 4,515,453 67,300,334
1979 4,505,384 65,648,865
1978 4,411,366 63,979,046
1977 4,331,667 62,308,493
1976 4,251,297 60,645,512
1975 4,167,234 58,982,400
1974 4,078,356 57,320,149
1973 3,985,909 55,667,284
1972 3,893,252 54,030,168
1971 3,807,316 52,412,558
1970 3,727,828 50,814,953
1969 3,651,113 49,233,194
1968 3,578,231 47,668,303
1967 3,508,512 46,129,608
1966 3,440,903 44,629,106
1965 3,374,220 43,174,477
1964 3,307,479 41,772,049
1963 3,240,905 40,424,065
1962 3,175,598 39,129,200
1961 3,111,947 37,890,118
1960 3,049,838 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Mexico
2100 0.46% -0.58%
2099 0.47% -0.57%
2098 0.56% -0.57%
2097 0.56% -0.56%
2096 0.57% -0.55%
2095 0.57% -0.54%
2094 0.63% -0.53%
2093 0.67% -0.52%
2092 0.68% -0.51%
2091 0.74% -0.5%
2090 0.75% -0.49%
2089 0.74% -0.48%
2088 0.8% -0.47%
2087 0.81% -0.46%
2086 0.86% -0.45%
2085 0.89% -0.43%
2084 0.91% -0.41%
2083 0.9% -0.4%
2082 0.99% -0.39%
2081 1% -0.37%
2080 1.04% -0.36%
2079 1.08% -0.34%
2078 1.08% -0.32%
2077 1.1% -0.31%
2076 1.14% -0.29%
2075 1.15% -0.28%
2074 1.2% -0.26%
2073 1.25% -0.24%
2072 1.26% -0.22%
2071 1.27% -0.21%
2070 1.3% -0.19%
2069 1.33% -0.17%
2068 1.33% -0.16%
2067 1.43% -0.14%
2066 1.44% -0.12%
2065 1.52% -0.11%
2064 1.52% -0.09%
2063 1.55% -0.07%
2062 1.58% -0.05%
2061 1.68% -0.04%
2060 1.72% -0.01%
2059 1.72% 0.005%
2058 1.75% 0.02%
2057 1.8% 0.04%
2056 1.86% 0.06%
2055 1.86% 0.08%
2054 1.91% 0.1%
2053 1.95% 0.12%
2052 1.99% 0.15%
2051 2.02% 0.17%
2050 2.02% 0.19%
2049 2.12% 0.22%
2048 2.1% 0.24%
2047 2.14% 0.27%
2046 2.21% 0.29%
2045 2.19% 0.32%
2044 2.27% 0.34%
2043 2.3% 0.37%
2042 2.34% 0.4%
2041 2.31% 0.42%
2040 2.42% 0.45%
2039 2.46% 0.48%
2038 2.51% 0.5%
2037 2.58% 0.52%
2036 2.57% 0.55%
2035 2.62% 0.57%
2034 2.71% 0.6%
2033 2.78% 0.63%
2032 2.84% 0.65%
2031 2.86% 0.67%
2030 2.93% 0.7%
2029 3% 0.73%
2028 3.06% 0.75%
2027 2.64% 0.78%
2026 2.66% 0.81%
2025 4.31% 0.85%
2024 5.07% 0.86%
2023 4.68% 0.88%
2022 3.52% 0.76%
2021 3.5% 0.67%
2020 3.23% 0.82%
2019 3.27% 0.95%
2018 3.42% 0.95%
2017 3.36% 0.94%
2016 3.19% 0.97%
2015 3.23% 1.08%
2014 3.63% 1.22%
2013 3.63% 1.31%
2012 3.58% 1.37%
2011 3.59% 1.43%
2010 3.52% 1.45%
2009 3.64% 1.47%
2008 3.56% 1.47%
2007 3.5% 1.42%
2006 3.66% 1.36%
2005 4.11% 1.36%
2004 4.56% 1.37%
2003 4.08% 1.41%
2002 3.54% 1.45%
2001 3.43% 1.49%
2000 3.52% 1.55%
1999 3.58% 1.61%
1998 3.5% 1.65%
1997 3.51% 1.7%
1996 4.53% 1.75%
1995 4.51% 1.8%
1994 2.33% 1.83%
1993 2.39% 1.87%
1992 4.33% 1.91%
1991 3.72% 1.94%
1990 2.81% 1.94%
1989 3.45% 1.95%
1988 3.44% 2%
1987 3.57% 2.03%
1986 3.04% 2.06%
1985 1.01% 2.09%
1984 1.33% 2.13%
1983 5.08% 2.18%
1982 4.81% 2.24%
1981 0.12% 2.37%
1980 0.22% 2.52%
1979 2.13% 2.61%
1978 1.84% 2.68%
1977 1.89% 2.74%
1976 2.02% 2.82%
1975 2.18% 2.9%
1974 2.32% 2.97%
1973 2.38% 3.03%
1972 2.26% 3.09%
1971 2.13% 3.14%
1970 2.1% 3.21%
1969 2.04% 3.28%
1968 1.99% 3.34%
1967 1.96% 3.36%
1966 1.98% 3.37%
1965 2.02% 3.36%
1964 2.05% 3.33%
1963 2.06% 3.31%
1962 2.05% 3.27%
1961 2.04% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Chad Mexico
Current population
21893857
133323134
Population rank 64/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.61%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 110/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -108,037
Net migration rank 184/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -108,037
2024 - 204,040 - -104,581
2023 605,924 496,830 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 588,060 36,670 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 554,851 74,509 936,682 -122,791
2020 541,234 36,605 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 530,540 -29,451 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 509,642 46,661 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 494,304 16,916 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 483,442 21,540 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 478,010 -48,918 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 467,957 20,842 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 454,517 51,887 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 444,246 9,514 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 428,989 29,256 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 416,177 10,427 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 401,937 9,108 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 387,439 36,446 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 376,732 -11,339 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 362,027 23,052 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 352,302 19,281 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 334,136 110,387 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 314,740 105,140 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 302,995 20,400 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 297,254 3,484 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 287,173 -3,845 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 278,264 17,175 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 270,055 2,232 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 261,030 3,631 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 254,589 1,259 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 234,010 152,232 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 223,996 986 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 229,984 -146,386 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 219,348 6,013 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 200,102 112,492 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 191,959 -58,884 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 188,485 4,924 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 178,489 16,085 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 156,797 23,220 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 152,360 42,093 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 145,845 -30,686 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 151,511 -164,489 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 144,684 247 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 119,121 217,242 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 111,907 -13,232 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 122,468 -210,126 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 117,780 -9,974 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 115,084 -34,856 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 113,498 -34,318 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 111,324 -29,755 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 109,315 -22,768 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 106,898 -15,686 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 104,418 -10,737 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 101,142 -9,526 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 89,404 -9,153 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 87,660 -8,931 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 83,413 -8,714 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 79,465 -8,396 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 76,142 -7,771 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 73,123 -6,283 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 70,913 -4,384 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 69,483 -2,518 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 67,414 -1,228 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 65,312 -890 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 63,639 -760 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 62,003 -672 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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