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Population in Chad compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 26,571,036 people in North Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 26,668,308 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 1.22 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +0.39% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.74% growth).

Chad vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad North Korea
2100 70,311,013 19,601,003
2099 69,986,866 19,729,897
2098 69,662,155 19,859,274
2097 69,277,239 19,989,589
2096 68,889,445 20,120,795
2095 68,502,128 20,252,653
2094 68,110,775 20,384,384
2093 67,684,792 20,516,457
2092 67,233,921 20,649,140
2091 66,781,244 20,781,939
2090 66,290,702 20,914,434
2089 65,798,812 21,046,685
2088 65,317,154 21,178,406
2087 64,800,745 21,310,103
2086 64,278,192 21,441,361
2085 63,727,856 21,571,843
2084 63,168,104 21,701,761
2083 62,596,574 21,830,989
2082 62,040,380 21,960,135
2081 61,434,119 22,088,774
2080 60,826,765 22,216,836
2079 60,198,617 22,344,442
2078 59,555,772 22,471,597
2077 58,918,103 22,598,635
2076 58,275,388 22,725,293
2075 57,618,555 22,852,140
2074 56,965,122 22,979,532
2073 56,292,259 23,107,165
2072 55,597,279 23,234,961
2071 54,903,565 23,363,260
2070 54,214,047 23,491,789
2069 53,520,311 23,621,167
2068 52,818,046 23,750,741
2067 52,125,908 23,880,460
2066 51,388,975 24,010,584
2065 50,658,129 24,140,518
2064 49,900,784 24,269,765
2063 49,155,513 24,397,924
2062 48,403,186 24,525,403
2061 47,648,039 24,651,788
2060 46,859,349 24,776,326
2059 46,066,772 24,898,430
2058 45,285,757 25,018,630
2057 44,507,961 25,135,871
2056 43,722,007 25,250,670
2055 42,925,488 25,361,704
2054 42,142,940 25,469,578
2053 41,351,412 25,574,137
2052 40,559,038 25,675,211
2051 39,768,198 25,772,870
2050 38,981,624 25,866,886
2049 38,210,212 25,957,363
2048 37,418,176 26,043,774
2047 36,648,598 26,126,594
2046 35,880,269 26,205,638
2045 35,104,973 26,281,344
2044 34,352,050 26,353,455
2043 33,590,931 26,422,173
2042 32,837,006 26,486,580
2041 32,086,067 26,547,651
2040 31,362,066 26,604,634
2039 30,621,558 26,656,882
2038 29,886,177 26,703,458
2037 29,155,330 26,744,185
2036 28,422,010 26,778,348
2035 27,709,891 26,805,065
2034 27,003,635 26,823,948
2033 26,292,134 26,834,263
2032 25,581,739 26,835,978
2031 24,875,542 26,827,992
2030 24,183,856 26,809,850
2029 23,494,522 26,782,161
2028 22,809,219 26,744,278
2027 22,131,874 26,696,504
2026 21,562,855 26,638,530
2025 21,003,705 26,571,036
2024 20,299,123 26,498,823
2023 19,319,064 26,418,204
2022 18,455,316 26,328,845
2021 17,828,273 26,232,534
2020 17,224,679 26,136,312
2019 16,685,223 26,037,632
2018 16,156,531 25,931,147
2017 15,622,759 25,817,709
2016 15,114,655 25,698,326
2015 14,647,621 25,575,350
2014 14,188,678 25,451,262
2013 13,691,079 25,329,451
2012 13,210,998 25,211,728
2011 12,754,997 25,097,874
2010 12,312,575 24,987,258
2009 11,893,754 24,878,332
2008 11,476,296 24,764,618
2007 11,081,660 24,646,383
2006 10,706,424 24,524,507
2005 10,328,092 24,396,433
2004 9,920,036 24,254,943
2003 9,487,833 24,090,380
2002 9,116,192 23,943,973
2001 8,804,124 23,815,358
2000 8,512,093 23,665,910
1999 8,222,705 23,497,599
1998 7,938,840 23,311,564
1997 7,670,366 23,110,830
1996 7,410,108 22,895,746
1995 7,089,064 22,669,304
1994 6,783,450 22,393,975
1993 6,629,146 22,073,352
1992 6,474,656 21,750,911
1991 6,205,676 21,428,638
1990 5,982,833 21,112,137
1989 5,819,586 20,804,367
1988 5,625,602 20,503,161
1987 5,438,309 20,205,483
1986 5,251,069 19,910,855
1985 5,096,269 19,620,388
1984 5,045,145 19,335,043
1983 4,979,130 19,054,034
1982 4,738,483 18,776,357
1981 4,520,959 18,501,295
1980 4,515,453 18,236,786
1979 4,505,384 17,983,470
1978 4,411,366 17,735,995
1977 4,331,667 17,492,798
1976 4,251,297 17,243,450
1975 4,167,234 16,971,055
1974 4,078,356 16,673,121
1973 3,985,909 16,350,367
1972 3,893,252 15,975,069
1971 3,807,316 15,572,457
1970 3,727,828 15,172,775
1969 3,651,113 14,767,615
1968 3,578,231 14,365,596
1967 3,508,512 13,958,350
1966 3,440,903 13,569,094
1965 3,374,220 13,219,369
1964 3,307,479 12,889,770
1963 3,240,905 12,567,057
1962 3,175,598 12,262,882
1961 3,111,947 11,990,713
1960 3,049,838 11,722,953

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/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad North Korea
2100 0.46% -0.65%
2099 0.47% -0.65%
2098 0.56% -0.65%
2097 0.56% -0.65%
2096 0.57% -0.65%
2095 0.57% -0.65%
2094 0.63% -0.64%
2093 0.67% -0.64%
2092 0.68% -0.64%
2091 0.74% -0.63%
2090 0.75% -0.63%
2089 0.74% -0.62%
2088 0.8% -0.62%
2087 0.81% -0.61%
2086 0.86% -0.6%
2085 0.89% -0.6%
2084 0.91% -0.59%
2083 0.9% -0.59%
2082 0.99% -0.58%
2081 1% -0.58%
2080 1.04% -0.57%
2079 1.08% -0.57%
2078 1.08% -0.56%
2077 1.1% -0.56%
2076 1.14% -0.56%
2075 1.15% -0.55%
2074 1.2% -0.55%
2073 1.25% -0.55%
2072 1.26% -0.55%
2071 1.27% -0.55%
2070 1.3% -0.55%
2069 1.33% -0.55%
2068 1.33% -0.54%
2067 1.43% -0.54%
2066 1.44% -0.54%
2065 1.52% -0.53%
2064 1.52% -0.53%
2063 1.55% -0.52%
2062 1.58% -0.51%
2061 1.68% -0.5%
2060 1.72% -0.49%
2059 1.72% -0.48%
2058 1.75% -0.47%
2057 1.8% -0.45%
2056 1.86% -0.44%
2055 1.86% -0.42%
2054 1.91% -0.41%
2053 1.95% -0.39%
2052 1.99% -0.38%
2051 2.02% -0.36%
2050 2.02% -0.35%
2049 2.12% -0.33%
2048 2.1% -0.32%
2047 2.14% -0.3%
2046 2.21% -0.29%
2045 2.19% -0.27%
2044 2.27% -0.26%
2043 2.3% -0.24%
2042 2.34% -0.23%
2041 2.31% -0.21%
2040 2.42% -0.2%
2039 2.46% -0.17%
2038 2.51% -0.15%
2037 2.58% -0.13%
2036 2.57% -0.1%
2035 2.62% -0.07%
2034 2.71% -0.04%
2033 2.78% -0.006%
2032 2.84% 0.03%
2031 2.86% 0.07%
2030 2.93% 0.1%
2029 3% 0.14%
2028 3.06% 0.18%
2027 2.64% 0.22%
2026 2.66% 0.25%
2025 3.47% 0.27%
2024 5.07% 0.31%
2023 4.68% 0.34%
2022 3.52% 0.37%
2021 3.5% 0.37%
2020 3.23% 0.38%
2019 3.27% 0.41%
2018 3.42% 0.44%
2017 3.36% 0.46%
2016 3.19% 0.48%
2015 3.23% 0.49%
2014 3.63% 0.48%
2013 3.63% 0.47%
2012 3.58% 0.45%
2011 3.59% 0.44%
2010 3.52% 0.44%
2009 3.64% 0.46%
2008 3.56% 0.48%
2007 3.5% 0.5%
2006 3.66% 0.52%
2005 4.11% 0.58%
2004 4.56% 0.68%
2003 4.08% 0.61%
2002 3.54% 0.54%
2001 3.43% 0.63%
2000 3.52% 0.72%
1999 3.58% 0.8%
1998 3.5% 0.87%
1997 3.51% 0.94%
1996 4.53% 1%
1995 4.51% 1.23%
1994 2.33% 1.45%
1993 2.39% 1.48%
1992 4.33% 1.5%
1991 3.72% 1.5%
1990 2.81% 1.48%
1989 3.45% 1.47%
1988 3.44% 1.47%
1987 3.57% 1.48%
1986 3.04% 1.48%
1985 1.01% 1.48%
1984 1.33% 1.47%
1983 5.08% 1.48%
1982 4.81% 1.49%
1981 0.12% 1.45%
1980 0.22% 1.41%
1979 2.13% 1.4%
1978 1.84% 1.39%
1977 1.89% 1.45%
1976 2.02% 1.61%
1975 2.18% 1.79%
1974 2.32% 1.97%
1973 2.38% 2.35%
1972 2.26% 2.59%
1971 2.13% 2.63%
1970 2.1% 2.74%
1969 2.04% 2.8%
1968 1.99% 2.92%
1967 1.96% 2.87%
1966 1.98% 2.65%
1965 2.02% 2.56%
1964 2.05% 2.57%
1963 2.06% 2.48%
1962 2.05% 2.27%
1961 2.04% 2.28%

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/north-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.27%.

Live population counters

Chad North Korea
Current population
21855137
26668308
Population rank 64/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.32%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
7.3 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
1.54 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
2.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +198
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +72,213
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.27%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 146/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 -2,787
Net migration rank 184/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -2,787
2024 653,307 204,040 79,496 -2,473
2023 605,924 496,830 86,203 -1,997
2022 588,060 36,670 96,495 -1,997
2021 554,851 74,509 99,710 -1,585
2020 541,234 36,605 95,920 -1,585
2019 530,540 -29,451 106,208 -3,142
2018 509,642 46,661 113,164 -3,225
2017 494,304 16,916 120,181 -3,224
2016 483,442 21,540 125,048 -3,222
2015 478,010 -48,918 127,365 -3,208
2014 467,957 20,842 127,078 -3,042
2013 454,517 51,887 122,519 -2,933
2012 444,246 9,514 118,773 -2,919
2011 428,989 29,256 114,798 -2,957
2010 416,177 10,427 112,443 -3,053
2009 401,937 9,108 111,530 -3,058
2008 387,439 36,446 122,015 -3,051
2007 376,732 -11,339 120,521 -3,021
2006 362,027 23,052 129,171 -2,948
2005 352,302 19,281 132,765 -2,861
2004 334,136 110,387 155,838 -2,758
2003 314,740 105,140 178,775 -2,717
2002 302,995 20,400 119,504 -2,763
2001 297,254 3,484 143,321 -2,884
2000 287,173 -3,845 161,591 -3,142
1999 278,264 17,175 181,613 -3,443
1998 270,055 2,232 197,589 -3,706
1997 261,030 3,631 211,325 -3,745
1996 254,589 1,259 226,095 -3,512
1995 234,010 152,232 233,381 -3,094
1994 223,996 986 320,861 -517
1993 229,984 -146,386 320,880 0
1992 219,348 6,013 324,002 0
1991 200,102 112,492 320,551 0
1990 191,959 -58,884 312,460 0
1989 188,485 4,924 303,078 0
1988 178,489 16,085 299,305 0
1987 156,797 23,220 296,030 0
1986 152,360 42,093 293,227 0
1985 145,845 -30,686 287,714 0
1984 151,511 -164,489 282,987 0
1983 144,684 247 279,046 0
1982 119,121 217,242 276,332 0
1981 111,907 -13,232 273,800 0
1980 122,468 -210,126 255,206 0
1979 117,780 -9,974 251,409 0
1978 115,084 -34,856 243,533 0
1977 113,498 -34,318 242,870 0
1976 111,324 -29,755 255,841 0
1975 109,315 -22,768 288,966 0
1974 106,898 -15,686 306,902 0
1973 104,418 -10,737 338,600 0
1972 101,142 -9,526 411,997 0
1971 89,404 -9,153 393,220 0
1970 87,660 -8,931 406,129 0
1969 83,413 -8,714 404,189 0
1968 79,465 -8,396 399,837 0
1967 76,142 -7,771 414,632 0
1966 73,123 -6,283 363,882 0
1965 70,913 -4,384 335,587 0
1964 69,483 -2,518 323,623 0
1963 67,414 -1,228 321,805 0
1962 65,312 -890 286,534 0
1961 63,639 -760 257,788 0
1960 62,003 -672 277,717 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/north-korea | 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 North Korea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,049,790 people) and 2.39% is from migration (a loss of 25,658 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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