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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 7,007,502 people in Nicaragua in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 7,144,725 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.06 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +1.32% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.14M (31.8% growth).

Chad vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Nicaragua
2100 70,311,013 8,686,387
2099 69,986,866 8,722,801
2098 69,662,155 8,758,489
2097 69,277,239 8,793,005
2096 68,889,445 8,826,676
2095 68,502,128 8,859,393
2094 68,110,775 8,890,985
2093 67,684,792 8,922,511
2092 67,233,921 8,952,706
2091 66,781,244 8,982,238
2090 66,290,702 9,010,281
2089 65,798,812 9,037,910
2088 65,317,154 9,064,058
2087 64,800,745 9,089,133
2086 64,278,192 9,113,522
2085 63,727,856 9,136,545
2084 63,168,104 9,158,382
2083 62,596,574 9,178,656
2082 62,040,380 9,197,809
2081 61,434,119 9,215,739
2080 60,826,765 9,231,840
2079 60,198,617 9,246,154
2078 59,555,772 9,258,426
2077 58,918,103 9,269,451
2076 58,275,388 9,278,508
2075 57,618,555 9,285,415
2074 56,965,122 9,291,490
2073 56,292,259 9,295,367
2072 55,597,279 9,297,079
2071 54,903,565 9,296,698
2070 54,214,047 9,294,691
2069 53,520,311 9,290,396
2068 52,818,046 9,283,672
2067 52,125,908 9,275,227
2066 51,388,975 9,264,219
2065 50,658,129 9,251,518
2064 49,900,784 9,236,612
2063 49,155,513 9,219,426
2062 48,403,186 9,199,856
2061 47,648,039 9,178,404
2060 46,859,349 9,154,342
2059 46,066,772 9,127,668
2058 45,285,757 9,098,625
2057 44,507,961 9,067,965
2056 43,722,007 9,035,277
2055 42,925,488 9,000,212
2054 42,142,940 8,962,862
2053 41,351,412 8,923,471
2052 40,559,038 8,881,555
2051 39,768,198 8,836,892
2050 38,981,624 8,789,897
2049 38,210,212 8,741,263
2048 37,418,176 8,689,971
2047 36,648,598 8,636,574
2046 35,880,269 8,581,536
2045 35,104,973 8,524,256
2044 34,352,050 8,464,984
2043 33,590,931 8,404,060
2042 32,837,006 8,341,211
2041 32,086,067 8,276,512
2040 31,362,066 8,209,876
2039 30,621,558 8,141,726
2038 29,886,177 8,071,337
2037 29,155,330 7,999,109
2036 28,422,010 7,925,391
2035 27,709,891 7,849,978
2034 27,003,635 7,772,780
2033 26,292,134 7,693,975
2032 25,581,739 7,613,757
2031 24,875,542 7,531,669
2030 24,183,856 7,448,359
2029 23,494,522 7,363,385
2028 22,809,219 7,276,613
2027 22,131,874 7,188,324
2026 21,562,855 7,098,677
2025 21,003,705 7,007,502
2024 20,299,123 6,916,140
2023 19,319,064 6,823,613
2022 18,455,316 6,730,654
2021 17,828,273 6,644,741
2020 17,224,679 6,565,267
2019 16,685,223 6,483,657
2018 16,156,531 6,400,080
2017 15,622,759 6,316,231
2016 15,114,655 6,232,666
2015 14,647,621 6,149,417
2014 14,188,678 6,066,492
2013 13,691,079 5,983,845
2012 13,210,998 5,901,287
2011 12,754,997 5,819,051
2010 12,312,575 5,737,450
2009 11,893,754 5,656,601
2008 11,476,296 5,576,593
2007 11,081,660 5,497,243
2006 10,706,424 5,418,855
2005 10,328,092 5,342,105
2004 9,920,036 5,272,912
2003 9,487,833 5,210,963
2002 9,116,192 5,149,909
2001 8,804,124 5,087,825
2000 8,512,093 5,022,633
1999 8,222,705 4,954,018
1998 7,938,840 4,883,655
1997 7,670,366 4,809,573
1996 7,410,108 4,729,974
1995 7,089,064 4,642,931
1994 6,783,450 4,549,316
1993 6,629,146 4,453,732
1992 6,474,656 4,357,026
1991 6,205,676 4,259,637
1990 5,982,833 4,162,559
1989 5,819,586 4,066,476
1988 5,625,602 3,972,320
1987 5,438,309 3,882,164
1986 5,251,069 3,794,157
1985 5,096,269 3,706,479
1984 5,045,145 3,619,104
1983 4,979,130 3,530,282
1982 4,738,483 3,438,745
1981 4,520,959 3,345,674
1980 4,515,453 3,252,403
1979 4,505,384 3,164,525
1978 4,411,366 3,080,314
1977 4,331,667 2,992,534
1976 4,251,297 2,903,851
1975 4,167,234 2,816,943
1974 4,078,356 2,732,075
1973 3,985,909 2,649,278
1972 3,893,252 2,573,578
1971 3,807,316 2,499,825
1970 3,727,828 2,423,065
1969 3,651,113 2,348,398
1968 3,578,231 2,275,836
1967 3,508,512 2,205,567
1966 3,440,903 2,137,820
1965 3,374,220 2,072,681
1964 3,307,479 2,010,176
1963 3,240,905 1,950,159
1962 3,175,598 1,892,320
1961 3,111,947 1,836,451
1960 3,049,838 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23% to 8,789,897 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Nicaragua
2100 0.46% -0.42%
2099 0.47% -0.41%
2098 0.56% -0.39%
2097 0.56% -0.38%
2096 0.57% -0.37%
2095 0.57% -0.36%
2094 0.63% -0.35%
2093 0.67% -0.34%
2092 0.68% -0.33%
2091 0.74% -0.31%
2090 0.75% -0.31%
2089 0.74% -0.29%
2088 0.8% -0.28%
2087 0.81% -0.27%
2086 0.86% -0.25%
2085 0.89% -0.24%
2084 0.91% -0.22%
2083 0.9% -0.21%
2082 0.99% -0.19%
2081 1% -0.17%
2080 1.04% -0.15%
2079 1.08% -0.13%
2078 1.08% -0.12%
2077 1.1% -0.1%
2076 1.14% -0.07%
2075 1.15% -0.07%
2074 1.2% -0.04%
2073 1.25% -0.02%
2072 1.26% 0.004%
2071 1.27% 0.02%
2070 1.3% 0.05%
2069 1.33% 0.07%
2068 1.33% 0.09%
2067 1.43% 0.12%
2066 1.44% 0.14%
2065 1.52% 0.16%
2064 1.52% 0.19%
2063 1.55% 0.21%
2062 1.58% 0.23%
2061 1.68% 0.26%
2060 1.72% 0.29%
2059 1.72% 0.32%
2058 1.75% 0.34%
2057 1.8% 0.36%
2056 1.86% 0.39%
2055 1.86% 0.42%
2054 1.91% 0.44%
2053 1.95% 0.47%
2052 1.99% 0.51%
2051 2.02% 0.53%
2050 2.02% 0.56%
2049 2.12% 0.59%
2048 2.1% 0.62%
2047 2.14% 0.64%
2046 2.21% 0.67%
2045 2.19% 0.7%
2044 2.27% 0.72%
2043 2.3% 0.75%
2042 2.34% 0.78%
2041 2.31% 0.81%
2040 2.42% 0.84%
2039 2.46% 0.87%
2038 2.51% 0.9%
2037 2.58% 0.93%
2036 2.57% 0.96%
2035 2.62% 0.99%
2034 2.71% 1.02%
2033 2.78% 1.05%
2032 2.84% 1.09%
2031 2.86% 1.12%
2030 2.93% 1.15%
2029 3% 1.19%
2028 3.06% 1.23%
2027 2.64% 1.26%
2026 2.66% 1.3%
2025 3.47% 1.32%
2024 5.07% 1.36%
2023 4.68% 1.38%
2022 3.52% 1.29%
2021 3.5% 1.21%
2020 3.23% 1.26%
2019 3.27% 1.31%
2018 3.42% 1.33%
2017 3.36% 1.34%
2016 3.19% 1.35%
2015 3.23% 1.37%
2014 3.63% 1.38%
2013 3.63% 1.4%
2012 3.58% 1.41%
2011 3.59% 1.42%
2010 3.52% 1.43%
2009 3.64% 1.43%
2008 3.56% 1.44%
2007 3.5% 1.45%
2006 3.66% 1.44%
2005 4.11% 1.31%
2004 4.56% 1.19%
2003 4.08% 1.19%
2002 3.54% 1.22%
2001 3.43% 1.3%
2000 3.52% 1.39%
1999 3.58% 1.44%
1998 3.5% 1.54%
1997 3.51% 1.68%
1996 4.53% 1.87%
1995 4.51% 2.06%
1994 2.33% 2.15%
1993 2.39% 2.22%
1992 4.33% 2.29%
1991 3.72% 2.33%
1990 2.81% 2.36%
1989 3.45% 2.37%
1988 3.44% 2.32%
1987 3.57% 2.32%
1986 3.04% 2.37%
1985 1.01% 2.41%
1984 1.33% 2.52%
1983 5.08% 2.66%
1982 4.81% 2.78%
1981 0.12% 2.87%
1980 0.22% 2.78%
1979 2.13% 2.73%
1978 1.84% 2.93%
1977 1.89% 3.05%
1976 2.02% 3.09%
1975 2.18% 3.11%
1974 2.32% 3.13%
1973 2.38% 2.94%
1972 2.26% 2.95%
1971 2.13% 3.17%
1970 2.1% 3.18%
1969 2.04% 3.19%
1968 1.99% 3.19%
1967 1.96% 3.17%
1966 1.98% 3.14%
1965 2.02% 3.11%
1964 2.05% 3.08%
1963 2.06% 3.06%
1962 2.05% 3.04%
1961 2.04% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.32%.

Live population counters

Chad Nicaragua
Current population
21855137
7144725
Population rank 64/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.09%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
5.77 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
3.97 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
16.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +250
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +91,362
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +1.32%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 78/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 -8,371
Net migration rank 184/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -8,371
2024 653,307 204,040 100,318 -8,189
2023 605,924 496,830 100,921 -7,996
2022 588,060 36,670 100,987 -7,996
2021 554,851 74,509 89,213 -10,383
2020 541,234 36,605 90,515 -10,383
2019 530,540 -29,451 102,817 -19,730
2018 509,642 46,661 104,814 -20,742
2017 494,304 16,916 105,468 -21,849
2016 483,442 21,540 106,585 -23,076
2015 478,010 -48,918 107,344 -24,353
2014 467,957 20,842 108,420 -25,570
2013 454,517 51,887 109,032 -26,587
2012 444,246 9,514 110,065 -27,389
2011 428,989 29,256 110,026 -28,221
2010 416,177 10,427 110,475 -29,081
2009 401,937 9,108 110,213 -29,913
2008 387,439 36,446 110,395 -30,675
2007 376,732 -11,339 110,341 -31,357
2006 362,027 23,052 110,073 -32,274
2005 352,302 19,281 108,984 -33,280
2004 334,136 110,387 106,904 -44,222
2003 314,740 105,140 106,142 -44,931
2002 302,995 20,400 105,805 -44,906
2001 297,254 3,484 107,109 -43,837
2000 287,173 -3,845 109,192 -42,087
1999 278,264 17,175 110,217 -40,095
1998 270,055 2,232 108,862 -38,260
1997 261,030 3,631 114,415 -36,851
1996 254,589 1,259 116,849 -35,208
1995 234,010 152,232 118,325 -25,889
1994 223,996 986 119,565 -24,773
1993 229,984 -146,386 120,469 -24,091
1992 219,348 6,013 121,204 -24,171
1991 200,102 112,492 121,787 -24,028
1990 191,959 -58,884 120,677 -24,280
1989 188,485 4,924 120,128 -24,364
1988 178,489 16,085 117,299 -24,753
1987 156,797 23,220 112,885 -25,127
1986 152,360 42,093 113,054 -24,805
1985 145,845 -30,686 110,949 -23,840
1984 151,511 -164,489 110,133 -22,493
1983 144,684 247 110,618 -20,620
1982 119,121 217,242 112,468 -19,395
1981 111,907 -13,232 110,421 -17,353
1980 122,468 -210,126 108,604 -15,130
1979 117,780 -9,974 96,429 -14,152
1978 115,084 -34,856 98,419 -12,273
1977 113,498 -34,318 100,498 -11,082
1976 111,324 -29,755 98,100 -10,155
1975 109,315 -22,768 95,230 -9,349
1974 106,898 -15,686 92,505 -8,639
1973 104,418 -10,737 89,662 -7,947
1972 101,142 -9,526 76,906 -7,219
1971 89,404 -9,153 84,139 -6,328
1970 87,660 -8,931 81,127 -5,423
1969 83,413 -8,714 78,237 -4,592
1968 79,465 -8,396 75,458 -3,979
1967 76,142 -7,771 72,722 -3,666
1966 73,123 -6,283 69,883 -3,443
1965 70,913 -4,384 67,056 -3,231
1964 69,483 -2,518 64,227 -3,043
1963 67,414 -1,228 61,738 -2,881
1962 65,312 -890 59,547 -2,727
1961 63,639 -760 57,499 -2,579
1960 62,003 -672 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 86.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,008,982 people) and 13.3% is from migration (a loss of 154,697 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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