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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 6.11 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 +3.63% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Chad vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Mexico
2100 70,311,013 131,158,772
2099 69,986,866 131,919,278
2098 69,662,155 132,676,226
2097 69,277,239 133,430,730
2096 68,889,445 134,179,811
2095 68,502,128 134,924,667
2094 68,110,775 135,662,399
2093 67,684,792 136,390,414
2092 67,233,921 137,102,695
2091 66,781,244 137,808,909
2090 66,290,702 138,501,995
2089 65,798,812 139,183,536
2088 65,317,154 139,849,476
2087 64,800,745 140,504,916
2086 64,278,192 141,148,688
2085 63,727,856 141,779,696
2084 63,168,104 142,390,038
2083 62,596,574 142,983,168
2082 62,040,380 143,553,646
2081 61,434,119 144,112,618
2080 60,826,765 144,651,130
2079 60,198,617 145,168,756
2078 59,555,772 145,664,735
2077 58,918,103 146,138,472
2076 58,275,388 146,589,999
2075 57,618,555 147,020,176
2074 56,965,122 147,428,934
2073 56,292,259 147,814,398
2072 55,597,279 148,174,180
2071 54,903,565 148,507,034
2070 54,214,047 148,821,087
2069 53,520,311 149,107,578
2068 52,818,046 149,368,537
2067 52,125,908 149,603,163
2066 51,388,975 149,814,864
2065 50,658,129 150,001,973
2064 49,900,784 150,160,667
2063 49,155,513 150,292,498
2062 48,403,186 150,396,857
2061 47,648,039 150,474,868
2060 46,859,349 150,528,257
2059 46,066,772 150,549,825
2058 45,285,757 150,541,650
2057 44,507,961 150,507,950
2056 43,722,007 150,447,865
2055 42,925,488 150,356,976
2054 42,142,940 150,235,899
2053 41,351,412 150,083,305
2052 40,559,038 149,896,641
2051 39,768,198 149,677,830
2050 38,981,624 149,423,583
2049 38,210,212 149,138,900
2048 37,418,176 148,809,771
2047 36,648,598 148,451,951
2046 35,880,269 148,054,747
2045 35,104,973 147,620,456
2044 34,352,050 147,146,325
2043 33,590,931 146,641,077
2042 32,837,006 146,096,981
2041 32,086,067 145,517,171
2040 31,362,066 144,905,265
2039 30,621,558 144,260,027
2038 29,886,177 143,575,746
2037 29,155,330 142,857,009
2036 28,422,010 142,113,069
2035 27,709,891 141,334,167
2034 27,003,635 140,529,082
2033 26,292,134 139,687,630
2032 25,581,739 138,818,384
2031 24,875,542 137,922,237
2030 24,183,856 136,998,375
2029 23,494,522 136,046,964
2028 22,809,219 135,066,178
2027 22,131,874 134,056,943
2026 21,562,855 133,017,798
2025 21,003,705 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% 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 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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 3.47% 0.83%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Chad Mexico
Current population
21855137
133551566
Population rank 64/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.61%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
29.1 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
15.6 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 109/197
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 653,307 204,040 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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