The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 17,994,237 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,450,865 people compared to 18,191,638 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 1.18 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2005, the population of Chad has increased from 10.3M people to 21.5M (107.7% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.5% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Chad vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
21450865
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18191638
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| Population rank | 64/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
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4.49 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +204,040 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +321 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +117,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +0.66% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 122/197 |
Chad and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 11,638,712 | 2.04% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 11,805,689 | 2.05% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 11,965,966 | 2.06% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 12,127,120 | 2.05% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 12,294,732 | 2.02% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 12,456,251 | 1.98% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 12,598,201 | 1.96% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 12,729,721 | 1.99% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 12,877,984 | 2.04% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 13,038,526 | 2.1% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 13,194,497 | 2.13% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 13,328,593 | 2.26% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 13,439,322 | 2.38% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 13,545,056 | 2.32% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 13,666,335 | 2.18% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 13,774,037 | 2.02% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 13,856,185 | 1.89% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 13,941,700 | 1.84% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 14,038,270 | 2.13% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 14,149,800 | 0.22% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 14,247,208 | 0.12% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 14,312,690 | 4.81% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 14,367,070 | 5.08% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 14,424,211 | 1.33% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 14,491,632 | 1.01% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 14,572,278 | 3.04% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 14,665,037 | 3.57% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 14,760,094 | 3.44% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 14,848,907 | 3.45% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 14,951,510 | 2.81% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 15,069,798 | 3.72% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 15,184,166 | 4.33% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 15,290,368 | 2.39% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 15,382,838 | 2.33% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 15,459,006 | 4.51% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 15,530,498 | 4.53% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 15,610,650 | 3.51% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 15,707,209 | 3.5% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 15,812,088 | 3.58% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 15,925,513 | 3.52% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 16,046,180 | 3.43% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 16,148,929 | 3.54% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 16,225,302 | 4.08% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 16,281,779 | 4.56% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 16,319,868 | 4.11% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 16,346,101 | 3.66% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 16,381,696 | 3.5% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 16,445,593 | 3.56% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 16,530,388 | 3.64% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 16,615,394 | 3.52% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 16,693,074 | 3.59% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 16,754,962 | 3.58% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 16,804,432 | 3.63% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 16,865,008 | 3.63% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 16,939,923 | 3.23% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 17,030,314 | 3.19% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 17,131,296 | 3.36% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 17,231,624 | 3.42% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 17,344,874 | 3.27% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 17,441,500 | 3.23% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 17,533,044 | 3.5% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 17,700,982 | 3.52% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 17,877,117 | 4.68% | 1% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 17,994,237 | 5.07% | 0.66% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 18,110,800 | 3.47% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 18,211,436 | 2.65% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 18,299,531 | 2.85% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 18,379,573 | 3.03% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 18,452,044 | 2.97% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 18,515,913 | 2.9% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 18,571,934 | 2.85% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 18,621,087 | 2.81% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 18,664,975 | 2.74% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 18,702,456 | 2.66% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 18,733,223 | 2.59% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 18,760,054 | 2.58% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 18,781,793 | 2.54% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 18,798,283 | 2.48% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 18,810,276 | 2.44% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 18,817,745 | 2.36% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 18,820,870 | 2.32% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 18,819,607 | 2.32% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 18,815,261 | 2.28% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 18,807,564 | 2.23% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 18,797,005 | 2.2% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 18,785,724 | 2.17% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 18,771,651 | 2.12% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 18,754,325 | 2.11% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 18,735,299 | 2.07% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 18,714,579 | 2.02% | -0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Chad increased by 4,319,529 people (a 41.8% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Chad gained 6,803,244 (a 46.4% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).
Chad was ranked 78th most populous country in 2005 and is 64th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 81.1% to 38,857,671 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
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Population differences between Chad and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 55.4 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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