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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 11.1 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Chad vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Nigeria
2100 70,884,357 481,678,166
2099 70,557,567 481,494,914
2098 70,230,207 481,219,866
2097 69,842,152 480,876,108
2096 69,451,196 480,460,381
2095 69,060,721 479,976,454
2094 68,666,177 479,432,855
2093 68,236,720 478,807,152
2092 67,782,173 478,097,591
2091 67,325,804 477,274,569
2090 66,831,262 476,367,086
2089 66,335,362 475,363,859
2088 65,849,776 474,268,867
2087 65,329,155 473,072,894
2086 64,802,341 471,769,229
2085 64,247,517 470,365,292
2084 63,683,201 468,843,169
2083 63,107,011 467,224,322
2082 62,546,281 465,509,151
2081 61,935,077 463,679,779
2080 61,322,770 461,741,930
2079 60,689,500 459,680,797
2078 60,041,413 457,513,367
2077 59,398,544 455,254,796
2076 58,750,589 452,885,729
2075 58,088,399 450,402,898
2074 57,429,638 447,825,224
2073 56,751,288 445,152,156
2072 56,050,641 442,375,349
2071 55,351,270 439,499,004
2070 54,656,129 436,539,777
2069 53,956,737 433,472,204
2068 53,248,745 430,320,190
2067 52,550,963 427,066,199
2066 51,808,021 423,736,078
2065 51,071,215 420,318,527
2064 50,307,695 416,811,285
2063 49,556,347 413,231,409
2062 48,797,884 409,583,480
2061 48,036,580 405,859,509
2060 47,241,459 402,073,494
2059 46,442,418 398,228,736
2058 45,655,034 394,315,883
2057 44,870,896 390,341,867
2056 44,078,534 386,298,064
2055 43,275,519 382,193,151
2054 42,486,590 378,030,342
2053 41,688,608 373,799,276
2052 40,889,772 369,501,634
2051 40,092,484 365,149,555
2050 39,299,495 360,734,783
2049 38,521,793 356,271,401
2048 37,723,298 351,752,501
2047 36,947,445 347,169,674
2046 36,172,851 342,532,578
2045 35,391,232 337,834,528
2044 34,632,170 333,076,416
2043 33,864,845 328,256,555
2042 33,104,772 323,388,886
2041 32,347,709 318,469,120
2040 31,617,805 313,492,800
2039 30,871,258 308,474,350
2038 30,129,880 303,423,786
2037 29,393,074 298,351,344
2036 28,653,774 293,250,795
2035 27,935,849 288,138,368
2034 27,223,833 283,018,151
2033 26,506,530 277,897,810
2032 25,790,343 272,769,123
2031 25,078,386 267,666,779
2030 24,381,060 262,583,487
2029 23,686,105 257,504,936
2028 22,995,214 252,465,743
2027 22,312,346 247,457,208
2026 21,738,687 242,477,499
2025 21,174,977 237,546,527
2024 20,299,123 232,679,478
2023 19,319,064 227,882,945
2022 18,455,316 223,150,896
2021 17,828,273 218,529,286
2020 17,224,679 213,996,181
2019 16,685,223 209,485,641
2018 16,156,531 204,938,755
2017 15,622,759 200,254,579
2016 15,114,655 195,443,700
2015 14,647,621 190,671,878
2014 14,188,678 185,896,915
2013 13,691,079 181,049,443
2012 13,210,998 176,200,625
2011 12,754,997 171,379,598
2010 12,312,575 166,642,886
2009 11,893,754 162,049,464
2008 11,476,296 157,595,014
2007 11,081,660 153,267,261
2006 10,706,424 149,077,334
2005 10,328,092 145,017,253
2004 9,920,036 141,057,045
2003 9,487,833 137,202,644
2002 9,116,192 133,471,989
2001 8,804,124 129,862,595
2000 8,512,093 126,382,494
1999 8,222,705 123,047,320
1998 7,938,840 119,846,254
1997 7,670,366 116,754,792
1996 7,410,108 113,754,779
1995 7,089,064 110,819,428
1994 6,783,450 107,935,714
1993 6,629,146 105,122,069
1992 6,474,656 102,372,770
1991 6,205,676 99,720,162
1990 5,982,833 97,120,925
1989 5,819,586 94,531,014
1988 5,625,602 92,020,090
1987 5,438,309 89,591,716
1986 5,251,069 87,235,953
1985 5,096,269 84,897,973
1984 5,045,145 82,526,443
1983 4,979,130 80,438,260
1982 4,738,483 78,378,701
1981 4,520,959 76,068,103
1980 4,515,453 73,764,641
1979 4,505,384 71,498,242
1978 4,411,366 69,326,532
1977 4,331,667 67,234,590
1976 4,251,297 65,258,009
1975 4,167,234 63,410,815
1974 4,078,356 61,679,144
1973 3,985,909 60,082,139
1972 3,893,252 58,601,748
1971 3,807,316 57,214,684
1970 3,727,828 55,893,838
1969 3,651,113 54,631,914
1968 3,578,231 53,432,783
1967 3,508,512 52,293,065
1966 3,440,903 51,188,234
1965 3,374,220 50,086,764
1964 3,307,479 49,012,016
1963 3,240,905 47,973,575
1962 3,175,598 46,965,292
1961 3,111,947 45,989,310
1960 3,049,838 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Nigeria
2100 0.46% 0.04%
2099 0.47% 0.06%
2098 0.56% 0.07%
2097 0.56% 0.09%
2096 0.57% 0.1%
2095 0.57% 0.11%
2094 0.63% 0.13%
2093 0.67% 0.15%
2092 0.68% 0.17%
2091 0.74% 0.19%
2090 0.75% 0.21%
2089 0.74% 0.23%
2088 0.8% 0.25%
2087 0.81% 0.28%
2086 0.86% 0.3%
2085 0.89% 0.32%
2084 0.91% 0.35%
2083 0.9% 0.37%
2082 0.99% 0.39%
2081 1% 0.42%
2080 1.04% 0.45%
2079 1.08% 0.47%
2078 1.08% 0.5%
2077 1.1% 0.52%
2076 1.14% 0.55%
2075 1.15% 0.58%
2074 1.2% 0.6%
2073 1.25% 0.63%
2072 1.26% 0.65%
2071 1.27% 0.68%
2070 1.3% 0.71%
2069 1.33% 0.73%
2068 1.33% 0.76%
2067 1.43% 0.79%
2066 1.44% 0.81%
2065 1.52% 0.84%
2064 1.52% 0.87%
2063 1.55% 0.89%
2062 1.58% 0.92%
2061 1.68% 0.94%
2060 1.72% 0.97%
2059 1.72% 0.99%
2058 1.75% 1.02%
2057 1.8% 1.05%
2056 1.86% 1.07%
2055 1.86% 1.1%
2054 1.91% 1.13%
2053 1.95% 1.16%
2052 1.99% 1.19%
2051 2.02% 1.22%
2050 2.02% 1.25%
2049 2.12% 1.28%
2048 2.1% 1.32%
2047 2.14% 1.35%
2046 2.21% 1.39%
2045 2.19% 1.43%
2044 2.27% 1.47%
2043 2.3% 1.51%
2042 2.34% 1.54%
2041 2.31% 1.59%
2040 2.42% 1.63%
2039 2.46% 1.66%
2038 2.51% 1.7%
2037 2.58% 1.74%
2036 2.57% 1.77%
2035 2.62% 1.81%
2034 2.71% 1.84%
2033 2.78% 1.88%
2032 2.84% 1.91%
2031 2.86% 1.94%
2030 2.93% 1.97%
2029 3% 2%
2028 3.06% 2.02%
2027 2.64% 2.05%
2026 2.66% 2.08%
2025 4.31% 2.09%
2024 5.07% 2.1%
2023 4.68% 2.12%
2022 3.52% 2.11%
2021 3.5% 2.12%
2020 3.23% 2.15%
2019 3.27% 2.22%
2018 3.42% 2.34%
2017 3.36% 2.46%
2016 3.19% 2.5%
2015 3.23% 2.57%
2014 3.63% 2.68%
2013 3.63% 2.75%
2012 3.58% 2.81%
2011 3.59% 2.84%
2010 3.52% 2.83%
2009 3.64% 2.83%
2008 3.56% 2.82%
2007 3.5% 2.81%
2006 3.66% 2.8%
2005 4.11% 2.81%
2004 4.56% 2.81%
2003 4.08% 2.8%
2002 3.54% 2.78%
2001 3.43% 2.75%
2000 3.52% 2.71%
1999 3.58% 2.67%
1998 3.5% 2.65%
1997 3.51% 2.64%
1996 4.53% 2.65%
1995 4.51% 2.67%
1994 2.33% 2.68%
1993 2.39% 2.69%
1992 4.33% 2.66%
1991 3.72% 2.68%
1990 2.81% 2.74%
1989 3.45% 2.73%
1988 3.44% 2.71%
1987 3.57% 2.7%
1986 3.04% 2.75%
1985 1.01% 2.87%
1984 1.33% 2.6%
1983 5.08% 2.63%
1982 4.81% 3.04%
1981 0.12% 3.12%
1980 0.22% 3.17%
1979 2.13% 3.13%
1978 1.84% 3.11%
1977 1.89% 3.03%
1976 2.02% 2.91%
1975 2.18% 2.81%
1974 2.32% 2.66%
1973 2.38% 2.53%
1972 2.26% 2.42%
1971 2.13% 2.36%
1970 2.1% 2.31%
1969 2.04% 2.24%
1968 1.99% 2.18%
1967 1.96% 2.16%
1966 1.98% 2.2%
1965 2.02% 2.19%
1964 2.05% 2.16%
1963 2.06% 2.15%
1962 2.05% 2.12%
1961 2.04% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Chad Nigeria
Current population
21893857
243824469
Population rank 64/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 2.94%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
6.58 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 48/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -15,258
Net migration rank 184/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -15,258
2024 - 204,040 - -35,202
2023 605,924 496,830 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 588,060 36,670 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 554,851 74,509 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 541,234 36,605 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 530,540 -29,451 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 509,642 46,661 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 494,304 16,916 4,706,183 78,685
2016 483,442 21,540 4,761,594 75,265
2015 478,010 -48,918 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 467,957 20,842 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 454,517 51,887 4,811,751 40,201
2012 444,246 9,514 4,774,508 71,138
2011 428,989 29,256 4,728,363 67,808
2010 416,177 10,427 4,629,173 47,966
2009 401,937 9,108 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 387,439 36,446 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 376,732 -11,339 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 362,027 23,052 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 352,302 19,281 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 334,136 110,387 3,877,376 46,370
2003 314,740 105,140 3,751,120 33,857
2002 302,995 20,400 3,606,814 69,594
2001 297,254 3,484 3,478,370 64,163
2000 287,173 -3,845 3,343,196 74,535
1999 278,264 17,175 3,155,425 97,195
1998 270,055 2,232 3,003,946 145,575
1997 261,030 3,631 2,936,500 96,885
1996 254,589 1,259 2,882,205 84,448
1995 234,010 152,232 2,830,771 73,243
1994 223,996 986 2,735,198 128,134
1993 229,984 -146,386 2,673,675 90,200
1992 219,348 6,013 2,596,173 138,412
1991 200,102 112,492 2,527,807 42,760
1990 191,959 -58,884 2,491,928 135,959
1989 188,485 4,924 2,452,324 99,588
1988 178,489 16,085 2,376,419 93,510
1987 156,797 23,220 2,322,397 64,418
1986 152,360 42,093 2,295,003 29,682
1985 145,845 -30,686 2,289,784 61,514
1984 151,511 -164,489 2,278,060 113,758
1983 144,684 247 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 119,121 217,242 2,233,401 101,116
1981 111,907 -13,232 2,179,884 106,723
1980 122,468 -210,126 2,121,618 198,672
1979 117,780 -9,974 2,074,807 137,721
1978 115,084 -34,856 2,019,621 111,258
1977 113,498 -34,318 1,923,917 129,075
1976 111,324 -29,755 1,827,289 72,889
1975 109,315 -22,768 1,718,623 75,603
1974 106,898 -15,686 1,624,813 44,281
1973 104,418 -10,737 1,525,485 -618
1972 101,142 -9,526 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 89,404 -9,153 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 87,660 -8,931 1,295,507 7,953
1969 83,413 -8,714 1,213,484 6,912
1968 79,465 -8,396 1,168,254 9,615
1967 76,142 -7,771 1,082,884 18,683
1966 73,123 -6,283 1,095,582 12,513
1965 70,913 -4,384 1,061,840 32,988
1964 69,483 -2,518 1,028,272 26,411
1963 67,414 -1,228 995,116 27,115
1962 65,312 -890 966,452 27,906
1961 63,639 -760 932,111 25,515
1960 62,003 -672 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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