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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.69 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Chad vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Mozambique
2100 70,884,357 105,684,658
2099 70,557,567 105,291,198
2098 70,230,207 104,859,475
2097 69,842,152 104,428,679
2096 69,451,196 103,962,668
2095 69,060,721 103,480,514
2094 68,666,177 102,989,197
2093 68,236,720 102,464,565
2092 67,782,173 101,929,545
2091 67,325,804 101,410,418
2090 66,831,262 100,829,728
2089 66,335,362 100,211,758
2088 65,849,776 99,594,130
2087 65,329,155 98,943,096
2086 64,802,341 98,288,529
2085 64,247,517 97,609,760
2084 63,683,201 96,926,143
2083 63,107,011 96,193,441
2082 62,546,281 95,449,095
2081 61,935,077 94,708,064
2080 61,322,770 93,957,824
2079 60,689,500 93,171,561
2078 60,041,413 92,350,666
2077 59,398,544 91,530,198
2076 58,750,589 90,699,125
2075 58,088,399 89,848,943
2074 57,429,638 88,999,187
2073 56,751,288 88,113,398
2072 56,050,641 87,210,961
2071 55,351,270 86,283,286
2070 54,656,129 85,349,704
2069 53,956,737 84,361,565
2068 53,248,745 83,400,997
2067 52,550,963 82,437,397
2066 51,808,021 81,437,030
2065 51,071,215 80,446,244
2064 50,307,695 79,433,801
2063 49,556,347 78,430,632
2062 48,797,884 77,376,597
2061 48,036,580 76,274,806
2060 47,241,459 75,197,384
2059 46,442,418 74,082,771
2058 45,655,034 72,958,774
2057 44,870,896 71,828,186
2056 44,078,534 70,677,889
2055 43,275,519 69,542,373
2054 42,486,590 68,419,331
2053 41,688,608 67,306,817
2052 40,889,772 66,163,407
2051 40,092,484 65,032,770
2050 39,299,495 63,898,302
2049 38,521,793 62,731,532
2048 37,723,298 61,579,833
2047 36,947,445 60,424,101
2046 36,172,851 59,273,421
2045 35,391,232 58,132,244
2044 34,632,170 56,969,604
2043 33,864,845 55,814,906
2042 33,104,772 54,633,120
2041 32,347,709 53,476,191
2040 31,617,805 52,305,805
2039 30,871,258 51,136,087
2038 30,129,880 49,973,820
2037 29,393,074 48,827,661
2036 28,653,774 47,668,628
2035 27,935,849 46,520,419
2034 27,223,833 45,358,645
2033 26,506,530 44,229,218
2032 25,790,343 43,102,655
2031 25,078,386 41,993,535
2030 24,381,060 40,901,742
2029 23,686,105 39,818,379
2028 22,995,214 38,748,841
2027 22,312,346 37,696,739
2026 21,738,687 36,660,958
2025 21,174,977 35,650,681
2024 20,299,123 34,631,766
2023 19,319,064 33,635,160
2022 18,455,316 32,656,246
2021 17,828,273 31,707,800
2020 17,224,679 30,783,688
2019 16,685,223 29,884,380
2018 16,156,531 29,018,644
2017 15,622,759 28,166,393
2016 15,114,655 27,337,105
2015 14,647,621 26,547,572
2014 14,188,678 25,788,475
2013 13,691,079 25,051,611
2012 13,210,998 24,337,846
2011 12,754,997 23,649,039
2010 12,312,575 22,999,235
2009 11,893,754 22,391,745
2008 11,476,296 21,819,036
2007 11,081,660 21,287,635
2006 10,706,424 20,787,087
2005 10,328,092 20,304,569
2004 9,920,036 19,840,313
2003 9,487,833 19,392,475
2002 9,116,192 18,958,338
2001 8,804,124 18,537,729
2000 8,512,093 18,129,653
1999 8,222,705 17,734,506
1998 7,938,840 17,340,464
1997 7,670,366 16,949,982
1996 7,410,108 16,492,480
1995 7,089,064 15,960,530
1994 6,783,450 15,033,853
1993 6,629,146 14,051,192
1992 6,474,656 13,613,316
1991 6,205,676 13,352,090
1990 5,982,833 13,094,537
1989 5,819,586 12,906,842
1988 5,625,602 12,800,558
1987 5,438,309 12,822,574
1986 5,251,069 12,770,578
1985 5,096,269 12,548,949
1984 5,045,145 12,315,954
1983 4,979,130 12,073,822
1982 4,738,483 11,824,370
1981 4,520,959 11,568,127
1980 4,515,453 11,336,221
1979 4,505,384 11,028,809
1978 4,411,366 10,618,250
1977 4,331,667 10,224,975
1976 4,251,297 9,867,209
1975 4,167,234 9,540,817
1974 4,078,356 9,236,093
1973 3,985,909 8,954,242
1972 3,893,252 8,692,935
1971 3,807,316 8,456,317
1970 3,727,828 8,250,506
1969 3,651,113 8,066,951
1968 3,578,231 7,892,613
1967 3,508,512 7,724,550
1966 3,440,903 7,562,990
1965 3,374,220 7,406,421
1964 3,307,479 7,255,061
1963 3,240,905 7,109,828
1962 3,175,598 6,969,364
1961 3,111,947 6,834,936
1960 3,049,838 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Mozambique
2100 0.46% 0.37%
2099 0.47% 0.41%
2098 0.56% 0.41%
2097 0.56% 0.45%
2096 0.57% 0.47%
2095 0.57% 0.48%
2094 0.63% 0.51%
2093 0.67% 0.52%
2092 0.68% 0.51%
2091 0.74% 0.58%
2090 0.75% 0.62%
2089 0.74% 0.62%
2088 0.8% 0.66%
2087 0.81% 0.67%
2086 0.86% 0.7%
2085 0.89% 0.71%
2084 0.91% 0.76%
2083 0.9% 0.78%
2082 0.99% 0.78%
2081 1% 0.8%
2080 1.04% 0.84%
2079 1.08% 0.89%
2078 1.08% 0.9%
2077 1.1% 0.92%
2076 1.14% 0.95%
2075 1.15% 0.95%
2074 1.2% 1.01%
2073 1.25% 1.03%
2072 1.26% 1.08%
2071 1.27% 1.09%
2070 1.3% 1.17%
2069 1.33% 1.15%
2068 1.33% 1.17%
2067 1.43% 1.23%
2066 1.44% 1.23%
2065 1.52% 1.27%
2064 1.52% 1.28%
2063 1.55% 1.36%
2062 1.58% 1.44%
2061 1.68% 1.43%
2060 1.72% 1.5%
2059 1.72% 1.54%
2058 1.75% 1.57%
2057 1.8% 1.63%
2056 1.86% 1.63%
2055 1.86% 1.64%
2054 1.91% 1.65%
2053 1.95% 1.73%
2052 1.99% 1.74%
2051 2.02% 1.78%
2050 2.02% 1.86%
2049 2.12% 1.87%
2048 2.1% 1.91%
2047 2.14% 1.94%
2046 2.21% 1.96%
2045 2.19% 2.04%
2044 2.27% 2.07%
2043 2.3% 2.16%
2042 2.34% 2.16%
2041 2.31% 2.24%
2040 2.42% 2.29%
2039 2.46% 2.33%
2038 2.51% 2.35%
2037 2.58% 2.43%
2036 2.57% 2.47%
2035 2.62% 2.56%
2034 2.71% 2.55%
2033 2.78% 2.61%
2032 2.84% 2.64%
2031 2.86% 2.67%
2030 2.93% 2.72%
2029 3% 2.76%
2028 3.06% 2.79%
2027 2.64% 2.83%
2026 2.66% 2.83%
2025 4.31% 2.94%
2024 5.07% 2.96%
2023 4.68% 3%
2022 3.52% 2.99%
2021 3.5% 3%
2020 3.23% 3.01%
2019 3.27% 2.98%
2018 3.42% 3.03%
2017 3.36% 3.03%
2016 3.19% 2.97%
2015 3.23% 2.94%
2014 3.63% 2.94%
2013 3.63% 2.93%
2012 3.58% 2.91%
2011 3.59% 2.83%
2010 3.52% 2.71%
2009 3.64% 2.62%
2008 3.56% 2.5%
2007 3.5% 2.41%
2006 3.66% 2.38%
2005 4.11% 2.34%
2004 4.56% 2.31%
2003 4.08% 2.29%
2002 3.54% 2.27%
2001 3.43% 2.25%
2000 3.52% 2.23%
1999 3.58% 2.27%
1998 3.5% 2.3%
1997 3.51% 2.77%
1996 4.53% 3.33%
1995 4.51% 6.16%
1994 2.33% 6.99%
1993 2.39% 3.22%
1992 4.33% 1.96%
1991 3.72% 1.97%
1990 2.81% 1.45%
1989 3.45% 0.83%
1988 3.44% -0.17%
1987 3.57% 0.41%
1986 3.04% 1.77%
1985 1.01% 1.89%
1984 1.33% 2.01%
1983 5.08% 2.11%
1982 4.81% 2.22%
1981 0.12% 2.05%
1980 0.22% 2.79%
1979 2.13% 3.87%
1978 1.84% 3.85%
1977 1.89% 3.63%
1976 2.02% 3.42%
1975 2.18% 3.3%
1974 2.32% 3.15%
1973 2.38% 3.01%
1972 2.26% 2.8%
1971 2.13% 2.49%
1970 2.1% 2.28%
1969 2.04% 2.21%
1968 1.99% 2.18%
1967 1.96% 2.14%
1966 1.98% 2.11%
1965 2.02% 2.09%
1964 2.05% 2.04%
1963 2.06% 2.02%
1962 2.05% 1.97%
1961 2.04% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Chad Mozambique
Current population
21893857
36941128
Population rank 64/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.45%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 16/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -65,573
Net migration rank 184/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -65,573
2024 - 204,040 - -38,940
2023 605,924 496,830 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 588,060 36,670 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 554,851 74,509 951,234 -23,103
2020 541,234 36,605 945,952 -25,864
2019 530,540 -29,451 927,581 -49,080
2018 509,642 46,661 903,176 -50,224
2017 494,304 16,916 876,594 -25,043
2016 483,442 21,540 850,430 -43,398
2015 478,010 -48,918 824,435 -52,374
2014 467,957 20,842 799,778 -53,625
2013 454,517 51,887 784,641 -57,067
2012 444,246 9,514 763,088 -63,131
2011 428,989 29,256 741,303 -63,638
2010 416,177 10,427 719,025 -97,079
2009 401,937 9,108 693,673 -100,625
2008 387,439 36,446 654,920 -102,534
2007 376,732 -11,339 610,913 -100,490
2006 362,027 23,052 586,009 -95,333
2005 352,302 19,281 570,132 -95,770
2004 334,136 110,387 554,973 -100,824
2003 314,740 105,140 540,992 -99,484
2002 302,995 20,400 529,867 -103,102
2001 297,254 3,484 519,594 -105,130
2000 287,173 -3,845 506,162 -104,476
1999 278,264 17,175 491,814 -103,223
1998 270,055 2,232 474,453 -74,952
1997 261,030 3,631 461,209 -79,732
1996 254,589 1,259 442,559 90,975
1995 234,010 152,232 421,630 108,751
1994 223,996 986 384,821 938,163
1993 229,984 -146,386 369,518 272,829
1992 219,348 6,013 362,373 -128,960
1991 200,102 112,492 357,676 -68,644
1990 191,959 -58,884 353,290 -127,215
1989 188,485 4,924 348,833 -199,509
1988 178,489 16,085 349,480 -286,247
1987 156,797 23,220 334,438 -441,710
1986 152,360 42,093 332,609 -121,350
1985 145,845 -30,686 307,625 -75,642
1984 151,511 -164,489 304,524 -70,532
1983 144,684 247 324,158 -73,899
1982 119,121 217,242 321,493 -72,852
1981 111,907 -13,232 322,207 -58,347
1980 122,468 -210,126 349,586 -149,650
1979 117,780 -9,974 331,162 83,699
1978 115,084 -34,856 310,403 95,859
1977 113,498 -34,318 289,193 91,082
1976 111,324 -29,755 273,924 61,326
1975 109,315 -22,768 257,984 59,562
1974 106,898 -15,686 240,665 51,238
1973 104,418 -10,737 226,847 44,951
1972 101,142 -9,526 215,793 35,023
1971 89,404 -9,153 211,137 11,297
1970 87,660 -8,931 207,385 -18,197
1969 83,413 -8,714 202,174 -24,251
1968 79,465 -8,396 197,623 -26,872
1967 76,142 -7,771 193,044 -27,672
1966 73,123 -6,283 189,218 -31,462
1965 70,913 -4,384 185,931 -30,538
1964 69,483 -2,518 182,334 -35,005
1963 67,414 -1,228 180,867 -37,738
1962 65,312 -890 176,297 -38,504
1961 63,639 -760 171,236 -40,181
1960 62,003 -672 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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