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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 12 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.41% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Chad vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Pakistan
2100 70,311,013 514,639,086
2099 69,986,866 513,762,873
2098 69,662,155 512,834,641
2097 69,277,239 511,842,588
2096 68,889,445 510,743,323
2095 68,502,128 509,544,194
2094 68,110,775 508,236,117
2093 67,684,792 506,871,405
2092 67,233,921 505,433,117
2091 66,781,244 503,929,591
2090 66,290,702 502,369,089
2089 65,798,812 500,764,988
2088 65,317,154 499,040,109
2087 64,800,745 497,294,229
2086 64,278,192 495,416,407
2085 63,727,856 493,469,269
2084 63,168,104 491,457,322
2083 62,596,574 489,327,293
2082 62,040,380 487,086,584
2081 61,434,119 484,774,651
2080 60,826,765 482,358,125
2079 60,198,617 479,913,540
2078 59,555,772 477,377,443
2077 58,918,103 474,692,907
2076 58,275,388 471,877,807
2075 57,618,555 468,953,317
2074 56,965,122 465,972,364
2073 56,292,259 462,907,667
2072 55,597,279 459,752,452
2071 54,903,565 456,518,761
2070 54,214,047 453,190,545
2069 53,520,311 449,749,441
2068 52,818,046 446,219,879
2067 52,125,908 442,632,987
2066 51,388,975 438,970,919
2065 50,658,129 435,260,675
2064 49,900,784 431,484,424
2063 49,155,513 427,665,121
2062 48,403,186 423,724,764
2061 47,648,039 419,759,602
2060 46,859,349 415,724,868
2059 46,066,772 411,662,239
2058 45,285,757 407,514,159
2057 44,507,961 403,318,028
2056 43,722,007 399,031,614
2055 42,925,488 394,728,055
2054 42,142,940 390,385,410
2053 41,351,412 386,003,289
2052 40,559,038 381,568,312
2051 39,768,198 377,096,921
2050 38,981,624 372,554,619
2049 38,210,212 367,986,189
2048 37,418,176 363,386,382
2047 36,648,598 358,734,325
2046 35,880,269 354,003,639
2045 35,104,973 349,228,953
2044 34,352,050 344,443,561
2043 33,590,931 339,631,894
2042 32,837,006 334,801,403
2041 32,086,067 329,944,530
2040 31,362,066 325,107,264
2039 30,621,558 320,203,920
2038 29,886,177 315,273,196
2037 29,155,330 310,377,446
2036 28,422,010 305,472,156
2035 27,709,891 300,604,245
2034 27,003,635 295,748,602
2033 26,292,134 290,911,874
2032 25,581,739 286,130,352
2031 24,875,542 281,410,647
2030 24,183,856 276,766,735
2029 23,494,522 272,246,760
2028 22,809,219 267,784,548
2027 22,131,874 263,445,027
2026 21,562,855 259,285,315
2025 21,003,705 255,219,554
2024 20,299,123 251,269,164
2023 19,319,064 247,504,495
2022 18,455,316 243,700,667
2021 17,828,273 239,477,801
2020 17,224,679 235,001,746
2019 16,685,223 230,800,899
2018 16,156,531 226,928,892
2017 15,622,759 223,273,967
2016 15,114,655 220,138,869
2015 14,647,621 217,290,883
2014 14,188,678 214,264,647
2013 13,691,079 211,073,978
2012 13,210,998 207,667,125
2011 12,754,997 203,746,065
2010 12,312,575 199,239,047
2009 11,893,754 194,376,534
2008 11,476,296 189,499,113
2007 11,081,660 184,493,231
2006 10,706,424 179,682,690
2005 10,328,092 175,453,212
2004 9,920,036 171,286,000
2003 9,487,833 167,110,248
2002 9,116,192 163,222,549
2001 8,804,124 159,270,907
2000 8,512,093 154,879,127
1999 8,222,705 150,565,377
1998 7,938,840 146,522,356
1997 7,670,366 142,531,804
1996 7,410,108 138,557,092
1995 7,089,064 134,582,253
1994 6,783,450 130,748,083
1993 6,629,146 127,020,117
1992 6,474,656 123,546,848
1991 6,205,676 120,060,406
1990 5,982,833 116,155,576
1989 5,819,586 112,336,629
1988 5,625,602 108,724,739
1987 5,438,309 105,130,717
1986 5,251,069 101,606,764
1985 5,096,269 98,229,285
1984 5,045,145 95,164,936
1983 4,979,130 92,227,711
1982 4,738,483 89,089,246
1981 4,520,959 85,802,049
1980 4,515,453 82,291,010
1979 4,505,384 78,997,039
1978 4,411,366 76,307,379
1977 4,331,667 73,901,827
1976 4,251,297 71,620,254
1975 4,167,234 69,461,175
1974 4,078,356 67,415,487
1973 3,985,909 65,461,912
1972 3,893,252 63,583,194
1971 3,807,316 61,847,899
1970 3,727,828 60,166,719
1969 3,651,113 58,460,939
1968 3,578,231 56,810,507
1967 3,508,512 55,214,768
1966 3,440,903 53,678,667
1965 3,374,220 52,209,010
1964 3,307,479 50,799,999
1963 3,240,905 49,447,776
1962 3,175,598 48,156,128
1961 3,111,947 46,921,277
1960 3,049,838 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Pakistan
2100 0.46% 0.17%
2099 0.47% 0.18%
2098 0.56% 0.19%
2097 0.56% 0.22%
2096 0.57% 0.24%
2095 0.57% 0.26%
2094 0.63% 0.27%
2093 0.67% 0.28%
2092 0.68% 0.3%
2091 0.74% 0.31%
2090 0.75% 0.32%
2089 0.74% 0.35%
2088 0.8% 0.35%
2087 0.81% 0.38%
2086 0.86% 0.39%
2085 0.89% 0.41%
2084 0.91% 0.44%
2083 0.9% 0.46%
2082 0.99% 0.48%
2081 1% 0.5%
2080 1.04% 0.51%
2079 1.08% 0.53%
2078 1.08% 0.57%
2077 1.1% 0.6%
2076 1.14% 0.62%
2075 1.15% 0.64%
2074 1.2% 0.66%
2073 1.25% 0.69%
2072 1.26% 0.71%
2071 1.27% 0.73%
2070 1.3% 0.77%
2069 1.33% 0.79%
2068 1.33% 0.81%
2067 1.43% 0.83%
2066 1.44% 0.85%
2065 1.52% 0.88%
2064 1.52% 0.89%
2063 1.55% 0.93%
2062 1.58% 0.94%
2061 1.68% 0.97%
2060 1.72% 0.99%
2059 1.72% 1.02%
2058 1.75% 1.04%
2057 1.8% 1.07%
2056 1.86% 1.09%
2055 1.86% 1.11%
2054 1.91% 1.14%
2053 1.95% 1.16%
2052 1.99% 1.19%
2051 2.02% 1.22%
2050 2.02% 1.24%
2049 2.12% 1.27%
2048 2.1% 1.3%
2047 2.14% 1.34%
2046 2.21% 1.37%
2045 2.19% 1.39%
2044 2.27% 1.42%
2043 2.3% 1.44%
2042 2.34% 1.47%
2041 2.31% 1.49%
2040 2.42% 1.53%
2039 2.46% 1.56%
2038 2.51% 1.58%
2037 2.58% 1.61%
2036 2.57% 1.62%
2035 2.62% 1.64%
2034 2.71% 1.66%
2033 2.78% 1.67%
2032 2.84% 1.68%
2031 2.86% 1.68%
2030 2.93% 1.66%
2029 3% 1.67%
2028 3.06% 1.65%
2027 2.64% 1.6%
2026 2.66% 1.59%
2025 3.47% 1.57%
2024 5.07% 1.52%
2023 4.68% 1.56%
2022 3.52% 1.76%
2021 3.5% 1.9%
2020 3.23% 1.82%
2019 3.27% 1.71%
2018 3.42% 1.64%
2017 3.36% 1.42%
2016 3.19% 1.31%
2015 3.23% 1.41%
2014 3.63% 1.51%
2013 3.63% 1.64%
2012 3.58% 1.92%
2011 3.59% 2.26%
2010 3.52% 2.5%
2009 3.64% 2.57%
2008 3.56% 2.71%
2007 3.5% 2.68%
2006 3.66% 2.41%
2005 4.11% 2.43%
2004 4.56% 2.5%
2003 4.08% 2.38%
2002 3.54% 2.48%
2001 3.43% 2.84%
2000 3.52% 2.87%
1999 3.58% 2.76%
1998 3.5% 2.8%
1997 3.51% 2.87%
1996 4.53% 2.95%
1995 4.51% 2.93%
1994 2.33% 2.93%
1993 2.39% 2.81%
1992 4.33% 2.9%
1991 3.72% 3.36%
1990 2.81% 3.4%
1989 3.45% 3.32%
1988 3.44% 3.42%
1987 3.57% 3.47%
1986 3.04% 3.44%
1985 1.01% 3.22%
1984 1.33% 3.18%
1983 5.08% 3.52%
1982 4.81% 3.83%
1981 0.12% 4.27%
1980 0.22% 4.17%
1979 2.13% 3.52%
1978 1.84% 3.26%
1977 1.89% 3.19%
1976 2.02% 3.11%
1975 2.18% 3.03%
1974 2.32% 2.98%
1973 2.38% 2.95%
1972 2.26% 2.81%
1971 2.13% 2.79%
1970 2.1% 2.92%
1969 2.04% 2.91%
1968 1.99% 2.89%
1967 1.96% 2.86%
1966 1.98% 2.81%
1965 2.02% 2.77%
1964 2.05% 2.73%
1963 2.06% 2.68%
1962 2.05% 2.63%
1961 2.04% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Chad Pakistan
Current population
21855137
261421997
Population rank 64/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 3.15%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
8.01 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 66/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -123,104 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 184/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -1,235,336
2024 653,307 204,040 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 605,924 496,830 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 588,060 36,670 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 554,851 74,509 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 541,234 36,605 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 530,540 -29,451 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 509,642 46,661 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 494,304 16,916 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 483,442 21,540 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 478,010 -48,918 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 467,957 20,842 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 454,517 51,887 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 444,246 9,514 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 428,989 29,256 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 416,177 10,427 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 401,937 9,108 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 387,439 36,446 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 376,732 -11,339 4,690,187 576,349
2006 362,027 23,052 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 352,302 19,281 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 334,136 110,387 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 314,740 105,140 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 302,995 20,400 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 297,254 3,484 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 287,173 -3,845 4,281,169 252,869
1999 278,264 17,175 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 270,055 2,232 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 261,030 3,631 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 254,589 1,259 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 234,010 152,232 3,977,175 11,534
1994 223,996 986 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 229,984 -146,386 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 219,348 6,013 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 200,102 112,492 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 191,959 -58,884 3,731,730 275,242
1989 188,485 4,924 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 178,489 16,085 3,554,755 38,139
1987 156,797 23,220 3,448,813 146,364
1986 152,360 42,093 3,341,643 111,045
1985 145,845 -30,686 3,233,315 68,860
1984 151,511 -164,489 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 144,684 247 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 119,121 217,242 2,934,689 294,252
1981 111,907 -13,232 2,790,454 555,032
1980 122,468 -210,126 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 117,780 -9,974 2,461,311 450,003
1978 115,084 -34,856 2,356,601 111,386
1977 113,498 -34,318 2,257,849 85,250
1976 111,324 -29,755 2,171,812 48,238
1975 109,315 -22,768 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 106,898 -15,686 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 104,418 -10,737 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 101,142 -9,526 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 89,404 -9,153 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 87,660 -8,931 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 83,413 -8,714 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 79,465 -8,396 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 76,142 -7,771 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 73,123 -6,283 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 70,913 -4,384 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 69,483 -2,518 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 67,414 -1,228 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 65,312 -890 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 63,639 -760 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 62,003 -672 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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