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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 2.53 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Chad vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Myanmar
2100 70,311,013 49,940,111
2099 69,986,866 50,189,329
2098 69,662,155 50,438,094
2097 69,277,239 50,686,307
2096 68,889,445 50,935,768
2095 68,502,128 51,187,086
2094 68,110,775 51,437,370
2093 67,684,792 51,684,263
2092 67,233,921 51,929,856
2091 66,781,244 52,177,533
2090 66,290,702 52,421,308
2089 65,798,812 52,660,538
2088 65,317,154 52,897,777
2087 64,800,745 53,134,297
2086 64,278,192 53,369,096
2085 63,727,856 53,601,340
2084 63,168,104 53,828,989
2083 62,596,574 54,053,017
2082 62,040,380 54,275,644
2081 61,434,119 54,495,268
2080 60,826,765 54,712,302
2079 60,198,617 54,927,789
2078 59,555,772 55,140,889
2077 58,918,103 55,347,343
2076 58,275,388 55,552,868
2075 57,618,555 55,755,739
2074 56,965,122 55,954,725
2073 56,292,259 56,150,331
2072 55,597,279 56,339,615
2071 54,903,565 56,523,628
2070 54,214,047 56,703,747
2069 53,520,311 56,877,191
2068 52,818,046 57,045,573
2067 52,125,908 57,207,013
2066 51,388,975 57,363,486
2065 50,658,129 57,515,336
2064 49,900,784 57,661,327
2063 49,155,513 57,798,588
2062 48,403,186 57,928,360
2061 47,648,039 58,056,757
2060 46,859,349 58,176,117
2059 46,066,772 58,284,778
2058 45,285,757 58,381,839
2057 44,507,961 58,471,358
2056 43,722,007 58,555,436
2055 42,925,488 58,625,894
2054 42,142,940 58,687,073
2053 41,351,412 58,734,842
2052 40,559,038 58,772,617
2051 39,768,198 58,799,283
2050 38,981,624 58,813,731
2049 38,210,212 58,819,125
2048 37,418,176 58,812,936
2047 36,648,598 58,795,137
2046 35,880,269 58,764,783
2045 35,104,973 58,717,705
2044 34,352,050 58,660,923
2043 33,590,931 58,591,067
2042 32,837,006 58,505,720
2041 32,086,067 58,407,189
2040 31,362,066 58,296,243
2039 30,621,558 58,171,090
2038 29,886,177 58,030,790
2037 29,155,330 57,878,267
2036 28,422,010 57,714,284
2035 27,709,891 57,533,824
2034 27,003,635 57,338,544
2033 26,292,134 57,127,286
2032 25,581,739 56,900,181
2031 24,875,542 56,656,985
2030 24,183,856 56,397,420
2029 23,494,522 56,123,541
2028 22,809,219 55,830,923
2027 22,131,874 55,521,079
2026 21,562,855 55,193,610
2025 21,003,705 54,850,648
2024 20,299,123 54,500,091
2023 19,319,064 54,133,798
2022 18,455,316 53,756,787
2021 17,828,273 53,387,102
2020 17,224,679 53,016,522
2019 16,685,223 52,640,713
2018 16,156,531 52,272,247
2017 15,622,759 51,894,938
2016 15,114,655 51,495,696
2015 14,647,621 51,089,056
2014 14,188,678 50,681,634
2013 13,691,079 50,262,658
2012 13,210,998 49,837,446
2011 12,754,997 49,419,820
2010 12,312,575 49,024,382
2009 11,893,754 48,660,459
2008 11,476,296 48,390,793
2007 11,081,660 48,125,043
2006 10,706,424 47,785,135
2005 10,328,092 47,438,365
2004 9,920,036 47,068,772
2003 9,487,833 46,667,192
2002 9,116,192 46,232,653
2001 8,804,124 45,771,139
2000 8,512,093 45,290,841
1999 8,222,705 44,787,724
1998 7,938,840 44,257,793
1997 7,670,366 43,708,798
1996 7,410,108 43,154,860
1995 7,089,064 42,605,338
1994 6,783,450 42,055,143
1993 6,629,146 41,502,429
1992 6,474,656 40,950,342
1991 6,205,676 40,394,154
1990 5,982,833 39,817,251
1989 5,819,586 39,214,618
1988 5,625,602 38,600,927
1987 5,438,309 37,971,594
1986 5,251,069 37,314,878
1985 5,096,269 36,622,827
1984 5,045,145 35,899,313
1983 4,979,130 35,162,715
1982 4,738,483 34,482,965
1981 4,520,959 33,858,783
1980 4,515,453 33,227,204
1979 4,505,384 32,596,550
1978 4,411,366 31,972,976
1977 4,331,667 31,355,966
1976 4,251,297 30,758,811
1975 4,167,234 30,176,565
1974 4,078,356 29,598,167
1973 3,985,909 29,026,388
1972 3,893,252 28,428,324
1971 3,807,316 27,807,219
1970 3,727,828 27,193,016
1969 3,651,113 26,585,112
1968 3,578,231 25,989,662
1967 3,508,512 25,406,429
1966 3,440,903 24,836,496
1965 3,374,220 24,279,431
1964 3,307,479 23,737,315
1963 3,240,905 23,213,408
1962 3,175,598 22,704,719
1961 3,111,947 22,210,581
1960 3,049,838 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Myanmar
2100 0.46% -0.5%
2099 0.47% -0.49%
2098 0.56% -0.49%
2097 0.56% -0.49%
2096 0.57% -0.49%
2095 0.57% -0.49%
2094 0.63% -0.48%
2093 0.67% -0.47%
2092 0.68% -0.47%
2091 0.74% -0.47%
2090 0.75% -0.45%
2089 0.74% -0.45%
2088 0.8% -0.45%
2087 0.81% -0.44%
2086 0.86% -0.43%
2085 0.89% -0.42%
2084 0.91% -0.41%
2083 0.9% -0.41%
2082 0.99% -0.4%
2081 1% -0.4%
2080 1.04% -0.39%
2079 1.08% -0.39%
2078 1.08% -0.37%
2077 1.1% -0.37%
2076 1.14% -0.36%
2075 1.15% -0.36%
2074 1.2% -0.35%
2073 1.25% -0.34%
2072 1.26% -0.33%
2071 1.27% -0.32%
2070 1.3% -0.3%
2069 1.33% -0.3%
2068 1.33% -0.28%
2067 1.43% -0.27%
2066 1.44% -0.26%
2065 1.52% -0.25%
2064 1.52% -0.24%
2063 1.55% -0.22%
2062 1.58% -0.22%
2061 1.68% -0.21%
2060 1.72% -0.19%
2059 1.72% -0.17%
2058 1.75% -0.15%
2057 1.8% -0.14%
2056 1.86% -0.12%
2055 1.86% -0.1%
2054 1.91% -0.08%
2053 1.95% -0.06%
2052 1.99% -0.05%
2051 2.02% -0.02%
2050 2.02% -0.009%
2049 2.12% 0.01%
2048 2.1% 0.03%
2047 2.14% 0.05%
2046 2.21% 0.08%
2045 2.19% 0.1%
2044 2.27% 0.12%
2043 2.3% 0.15%
2042 2.34% 0.17%
2041 2.31% 0.19%
2040 2.42% 0.22%
2039 2.46% 0.24%
2038 2.51% 0.26%
2037 2.58% 0.28%
2036 2.57% 0.31%
2035 2.62% 0.34%
2034 2.71% 0.37%
2033 2.78% 0.4%
2032 2.84% 0.43%
2031 2.86% 0.46%
2030 2.93% 0.49%
2029 3% 0.52%
2028 3.06% 0.56%
2027 2.64% 0.59%
2026 2.66% 0.63%
2025 3.47% 0.64%
2024 5.07% 0.68%
2023 4.68% 0.7%
2022 3.52% 0.69%
2021 3.5% 0.7%
2020 3.23% 0.71%
2019 3.27% 0.7%
2018 3.42% 0.73%
2017 3.36% 0.78%
2016 3.19% 0.8%
2015 3.23% 0.8%
2014 3.63% 0.83%
2013 3.63% 0.85%
2012 3.58% 0.85%
2011 3.59% 0.81%
2010 3.52% 0.75%
2009 3.64% 0.56%
2008 3.56% 0.55%
2007 3.5% 0.71%
2006 3.66% 0.73%
2005 4.11% 0.79%
2004 4.56% 0.86%
2003 4.08% 0.94%
2002 3.54% 1.01%
2001 3.43% 1.06%
2000 3.52% 1.12%
1999 3.58% 1.2%
1998 3.5% 1.26%
1997 3.51% 1.28%
1996 4.53% 1.29%
1995 4.51% 1.31%
1994 2.33% 1.33%
1993 2.39% 1.35%
1992 4.33% 1.38%
1991 3.72% 1.45%
1990 2.81% 1.54%
1989 3.45% 1.59%
1988 3.44% 1.66%
1987 3.57% 1.76%
1986 3.04% 1.89%
1985 1.01% 2.02%
1984 1.33% 2.09%
1983 5.08% 1.97%
1982 4.81% 1.84%
1981 0.12% 1.9%
1980 0.22% 1.93%
1979 2.13% 1.95%
1978 1.84% 1.97%
1977 1.89% 1.94%
1976 2.02% 1.93%
1975 2.18% 1.95%
1974 2.32% 1.97%
1973 2.38% 2.1%
1972 2.26% 2.23%
1971 2.13% 2.26%
1970 2.1% 2.29%
1969 2.04% 2.29%
1968 1.99% 2.3%
1967 1.96% 2.29%
1966 1.98% 2.29%
1965 2.02% 2.28%
1964 2.05% 2.26%
1963 2.06% 2.24%
1962 2.05% 2.22%
1961 2.04% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Chad Myanmar
Current population
21855137
55361818
Population rank 64/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.67%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
1.5 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
35.1 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +960
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 121/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -39,661
Net migration rank 184/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -39,661
2024 653,307 204,040 397,197 -37,979
2023 605,924 496,830 408,331 -34,989
2022 588,060 36,670 415,647 -34,988
2021 554,851 74,509 394,104 -35,370
2020 541,234 36,605 448,626 -66,213
2019 530,540 -29,451 469,924 -100,783
2018 509,642 46,661 482,316 -114,598
2017 494,304 16,916 492,276 -105,415
2016 483,442 21,540 499,508 -87,907
2015 478,010 -48,918 495,769 -94,108
2014 467,957 20,842 488,114 -74,901
2013 454,517 51,887 487,648 -62,863
2012 444,246 9,514 487,210 -61,536
2011 428,989 29,256 492,271 -82,713
2010 416,177 10,427 497,745 -116,481
2009 401,937 9,108 505,144 -158,542
2008 387,439 36,446 373,287 -180,533
2007 376,732 -11,339 523,745 -184,989
2006 362,027 23,052 527,165 -186,098
2005 352,302 19,281 537,429 -185,009
2004 334,136 110,387 556,494 -169,736
2003 314,740 105,140 582,173 -165,739
2002 302,995 20,400 602,873 -150,232
2001 297,254 3,484 601,524 -131,124
2000 287,173 -3,845 596,979 -106,772
1999 278,264 17,175 597,916 -81,874
1998 270,055 2,232 606,110 -62,281
1997 261,030 3,631 613,103 -58,954
1996 254,589 1,259 619,488 -65,766
1995 234,010 152,232 620,376 -75,097
1994 223,996 986 626,411 -71,359
1993 229,984 -146,386 633,576 -83,214
1992 219,348 6,013 634,484 -80,661
1991 200,102 112,492 637,622 -79,059
1990 191,959 -58,884 636,081 -40,859
1989 188,485 4,924 636,610 -26,585
1988 178,489 16,085 630,392 -13,046
1987 156,797 23,220 652,960 -11,642
1986 152,360 42,093 679,467 -7,351
1985 145,845 -30,686 705,905 6,074
1984 151,511 -164,489 723,623 11,433
1983 144,684 247 719,710 18,427
1982 119,121 217,242 701,212 -79,856
1981 111,907 -13,232 679,851 -52,839
1980 122,468 -210,126 673,815 -37,679
1979 117,780 -9,974 669,338 -44,174
1978 115,084 -34,856 658,068 -36,055
1977 113,498 -34,318 649,915 -37,879
1976 111,324 -29,755 642,829 -60,561
1975 109,315 -22,768 635,005 -52,763
1974 106,898 -15,686 628,458 -53,875
1973 104,418 -10,737 624,619 -55,659
1972 101,142 -9,526 616,411 10,735
1971 89,404 -9,153 608,784 6,306
1970 87,660 -8,931 595,337 17,997
1969 83,413 -8,714 584,979 17,491
1968 79,465 -8,396 571,123 17,293
1967 76,142 -7,771 559,577 18,470
1966 73,123 -6,283 546,378 15,453
1965 70,913 -4,384 533,443 18,847
1964 69,483 -2,518 516,334 15,600
1963 67,414 -1,228 501,548 14,350
1962 65,312 -890 487,925 13,546
1961 63,639 -760 474,818 11,972
1960 62,003 -672 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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