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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 11.2 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 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Chad vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Nigeria
2100 70,311,013 481,640,156
2099 69,986,866 481,456,918
2098 69,662,155 481,181,892
2097 69,277,239 480,838,161
2096 68,889,445 480,422,467
2095 68,502,128 479,938,579
2094 68,110,775 479,395,022
2093 67,684,792 478,769,369
2092 67,233,921 478,059,864
2091 66,781,244 477,236,907
2090 66,290,702 476,329,495
2089 65,798,812 475,326,347
2088 65,317,154 474,231,442
2087 64,800,745 473,035,563
2086 64,278,192 471,732,001
2085 63,727,856 470,328,175
2084 63,168,104 468,806,172
2083 62,596,574 467,187,453
2082 62,040,380 465,472,417
2081 61,434,119 463,643,190
2080 60,826,765 461,705,493
2079 60,198,617 459,644,523
2078 59,555,772 457,477,264
2077 58,918,103 455,218,871
2076 58,275,388 452,849,991
2075 57,618,555 450,367,356
2074 56,965,122 447,789,885
2073 56,292,259 445,117,028
2072 55,597,279 442,340,440
2071 54,903,565 439,464,323
2070 54,214,047 436,505,329
2069 53,520,311 433,437,998
2068 52,818,046 430,286,232
2067 52,125,908 427,032,499
2066 51,388,975 423,702,640
2065 50,658,129 420,285,359
2064 49,900,784 416,778,394
2063 49,155,513 413,198,800
2062 48,403,186 409,551,159
2061 47,648,039 405,827,482
2060 46,859,349 402,041,765
2059 46,066,772 398,197,311
2058 45,285,757 394,284,767
2057 44,507,961 390,311,065
2056 43,722,007 386,267,580
2055 42,925,488 382,162,992
2054 42,142,940 378,000,511
2053 41,351,412 373,769,779
2052 40,559,038 369,472,476
2051 39,768,198 365,120,741
2050 38,981,624 360,706,317
2049 38,210,212 356,243,287
2048 37,418,176 351,724,743
2047 36,648,598 347,142,279
2046 35,880,269 342,505,549
2045 35,104,973 337,807,869
2044 34,352,050 333,050,132
2043 33,590,931 328,230,652
2042 32,837,006 323,363,366
2041 32,086,067 318,443,989
2040 31,362,066 313,468,061
2039 30,621,558 308,450,008
2038 29,886,177 303,399,842
2037 29,155,330 298,327,800
2036 28,422,010 293,227,654
2035 27,709,891 288,115,630
2034 27,003,635 282,995,818
2033 26,292,134 277,875,880
2032 25,581,739 272,747,599
2031 24,875,542 267,645,657
2030 24,183,856 262,562,767
2029 23,494,522 257,484,616
2028 22,809,219 252,445,821
2027 22,131,874 247,437,680
2026 21,562,855 242,458,365
2025 21,003,705 237,527,782
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% 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 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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 3.47% 2.08%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Chad Nigeria
Current population
21855137
245016045
Population rank 64/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 2.95%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
6.52 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
4.17 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 45/197
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 653,307 204,040 4,851,833 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 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 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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