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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.07 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Chad vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Paraguay
2100 70,884,357 9,114,469
2099 70,557,567 9,134,868
2098 70,230,207 9,153,773
2097 69,842,152 9,171,880
2096 69,451,196 9,188,931
2095 69,060,721 9,204,812
2094 68,666,177 9,219,996
2093 68,236,720 9,234,274
2092 67,782,173 9,247,659
2091 67,325,804 9,260,551
2090 66,831,262 9,272,453
2089 66,335,362 9,283,984
2088 65,849,776 9,293,775
2087 65,329,155 9,302,722
2086 64,802,341 9,311,508
2085 64,247,517 9,319,285
2084 63,683,201 9,325,447
2083 63,107,011 9,331,054
2082 62,546,281 9,335,846
2081 61,935,077 9,340,017
2080 61,322,770 9,342,618
2079 60,689,500 9,344,195
2078 60,041,413 9,344,403
2077 59,398,544 9,343,525
2076 58,750,589 9,341,603
2075 58,088,399 9,337,944
2074 57,429,638 9,332,883
2073 56,751,288 9,326,126
2072 56,050,641 9,317,685
2071 55,351,270 9,307,917
2070 54,656,129 9,296,216
2069 53,956,737 9,282,854
2068 53,248,745 9,268,086
2067 52,550,963 9,251,858
2066 51,808,021 9,233,146
2065 51,071,215 9,212,933
2064 50,307,695 9,190,368
2063 49,556,347 9,165,372
2062 48,797,884 9,138,205
2061 48,036,580 9,109,701
2060 47,241,459 9,079,572
2059 46,442,418 9,047,300
2058 45,655,034 9,011,957
2057 44,870,896 8,975,110
2056 44,078,534 8,936,412
2055 43,275,519 8,896,115
2054 42,486,590 8,853,974
2053 41,688,608 8,810,350
2052 40,889,772 8,764,844
2051 40,092,484 8,717,773
2050 39,299,495 8,669,516
2049 38,521,793 8,619,672
2048 37,723,298 8,568,157
2047 36,947,445 8,515,265
2046 36,172,851 8,460,084
2045 35,391,232 8,404,136
2044 34,632,170 8,346,996
2043 33,864,845 8,288,781
2042 33,104,772 8,228,904
2041 32,347,709 8,168,202
2040 31,617,805 8,106,496
2039 30,871,258 8,043,273
2038 30,129,880 7,978,464
2037 29,393,074 7,912,690
2036 28,653,774 7,845,468
2035 27,935,849 7,777,137
2034 27,223,833 7,707,832
2033 26,506,530 7,636,950
2032 25,790,343 7,564,485
2031 25,078,386 7,490,891
2030 24,381,060 7,415,529
2029 23,686,105 7,338,535
2028 22,995,214 7,259,813
2027 22,312,346 7,179,864
2026 21,738,687 7,098,035
2025 21,174,977 7,014,448
2024 20,299,123 6,929,153
2023 19,319,064 6,844,146
2022 18,455,316 6,760,464
2021 17,828,273 6,684,182
2020 17,224,679 6,603,739
2019 16,685,223 6,515,058
2018 16,156,531 6,427,382
2017 15,622,759 6,338,660
2016 15,114,655 6,249,126
2015 14,647,621 6,159,103
2014 14,188,678 6,069,811
2013 13,691,079 5,982,445
2012 13,210,998 5,897,008
2011 12,754,997 5,814,626
2010 12,312,575 5,737,971
2009 11,893,754 5,671,236
2008 11,476,296 5,613,574
2007 11,081,660 5,559,386
2006 10,706,424 5,505,148
2005 10,328,092 5,448,097
2004 9,920,036 5,388,175
2003 9,487,833 5,326,436
2002 9,116,192 5,261,328
2001 8,804,124 5,187,689
2000 8,512,093 5,100,868
1999 8,222,705 5,003,135
1998 7,938,840 4,900,025
1997 7,670,366 4,794,412
1996 7,410,108 4,687,543
1995 7,089,064 4,579,806
1994 6,783,450 4,471,417
1993 6,629,146 4,362,696
1992 6,474,656 4,253,600
1991 6,205,676 4,144,364
1990 5,982,833 4,035,747
1989 5,819,586 3,927,802
1988 5,625,602 3,820,546
1987 5,438,309 3,714,889
1986 5,251,069 3,611,474
1985 5,096,269 3,510,671
1984 5,045,145 3,412,936
1983 4,979,130 3,318,068
1982 4,738,483 3,226,189
1981 4,520,959 3,137,604
1980 4,515,453 3,053,235
1979 4,505,384 2,973,968
1978 4,411,366 2,899,269
1977 4,331,667 2,827,874
1976 4,251,297 2,758,836
1975 4,167,234 2,691,648
1974 4,078,356 2,625,621
1973 3,985,909 2,561,102
1972 3,893,252 2,499,881
1971 3,807,316 2,442,537
1970 3,727,828 2,388,028
1969 3,651,113 2,334,992
1968 3,578,231 2,282,391
1967 3,508,512 2,229,994
1966 3,440,903 2,177,584
1965 3,374,220 2,125,177
1964 3,307,479 2,073,119
1963 3,240,905 2,021,909
1962 3,175,598 1,973,130
1961 3,111,947 1,927,394
1960 3,049,838 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Paraguay
2100 0.46% -0.22%
2099 0.47% -0.21%
2098 0.56% -0.2%
2097 0.56% -0.19%
2096 0.57% -0.17%
2095 0.57% -0.16%
2094 0.63% -0.15%
2093 0.67% -0.14%
2092 0.68% -0.14%
2091 0.74% -0.13%
2090 0.75% -0.12%
2089 0.74% -0.11%
2088 0.8% -0.1%
2087 0.81% -0.09%
2086 0.86% -0.08%
2085 0.89% -0.07%
2084 0.91% -0.06%
2083 0.9% -0.05%
2082 0.99% -0.04%
2081 1% -0.03%
2080 1.04% -0.02%
2079 1.08% -0.002%
2078 1.08% 0.009%
2077 1.1% 0.02%
2076 1.14% 0.04%
2075 1.15% 0.05%
2074 1.2% 0.07%
2073 1.25% 0.09%
2072 1.26% 0.1%
2071 1.27% 0.13%
2070 1.3% 0.14%
2069 1.33% 0.16%
2068 1.33% 0.18%
2067 1.43% 0.2%
2066 1.44% 0.22%
2065 1.52% 0.25%
2064 1.52% 0.27%
2063 1.55% 0.3%
2062 1.58% 0.31%
2061 1.68% 0.33%
2060 1.72% 0.36%
2059 1.72% 0.39%
2058 1.75% 0.41%
2057 1.8% 0.43%
2056 1.86% 0.45%
2055 1.86% 0.48%
2054 1.91% 0.5%
2053 1.95% 0.52%
2052 1.99% 0.54%
2051 2.02% 0.56%
2050 2.02% 0.58%
2049 2.12% 0.6%
2048 2.1% 0.62%
2047 2.14% 0.65%
2046 2.21% 0.67%
2045 2.19% 0.68%
2044 2.27% 0.7%
2043 2.3% 0.73%
2042 2.34% 0.74%
2041 2.31% 0.76%
2040 2.42% 0.79%
2039 2.46% 0.81%
2038 2.51% 0.83%
2037 2.58% 0.86%
2036 2.57% 0.88%
2035 2.62% 0.9%
2034 2.71% 0.93%
2033 2.78% 0.96%
2032 2.84% 0.98%
2031 2.86% 1.02%
2030 2.93% 1.05%
2029 3% 1.08%
2028 3.06% 1.11%
2027 2.64% 1.15%
2026 2.66% 1.19%
2025 4.31% 1.23%
2024 5.07% 1.24%
2023 4.68% 1.24%
2022 3.52% 1.14%
2021 3.5% 1.22%
2020 3.23% 1.36%
2019 3.27% 1.36%
2018 3.42% 1.4%
2017 3.36% 1.43%
2016 3.19% 1.46%
2015 3.23% 1.47%
2014 3.63% 1.46%
2013 3.63% 1.45%
2012 3.58% 1.42%
2011 3.59% 1.34%
2010 3.52% 1.18%
2009 3.64% 1.03%
2008 3.56% 0.97%
2007 3.5% 0.99%
2006 3.66% 1.05%
2005 4.11% 1.11%
2004 4.56% 1.16%
2003 4.08% 1.24%
2002 3.54% 1.42%
2001 3.43% 1.7%
2000 3.52% 1.95%
1999 3.58% 2.1%
1998 3.5% 2.2%
1997 3.51% 2.28%
1996 4.53% 2.35%
1995 4.51% 2.42%
1994 2.33% 2.49%
1993 2.39% 2.56%
1992 4.33% 2.64%
1991 3.72% 2.69%
1990 2.81% 2.75%
1989 3.45% 2.81%
1988 3.44% 2.84%
1987 3.57% 2.86%
1986 3.04% 2.87%
1985 1.01% 2.86%
1984 1.33% 2.86%
1983 5.08% 2.85%
1982 4.81% 2.82%
1981 0.12% 2.76%
1980 0.22% 2.67%
1979 2.13% 2.58%
1978 1.84% 2.52%
1977 1.89% 2.5%
1976 2.02% 2.5%
1975 2.18% 2.51%
1974 2.32% 2.52%
1973 2.38% 2.45%
1972 2.26% 2.35%
1971 2.13% 2.28%
1970 2.1% 2.27%
1969 2.04% 2.3%
1968 1.99% 2.35%
1967 1.96% 2.41%
1966 1.98% 2.47%
1965 2.02% 2.51%
1964 2.05% 2.53%
1963 2.06% 2.47%
1962 2.05% 2.37%
1961 2.04% 2.33%

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/paraguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Chad Paraguay
Current population
21893857
7120169
Population rank 64/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.09%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
6.18 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
3.84 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +233
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 87/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -12,423
Net migration rank 184/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -12,423
2024 - 204,040 - -12,451
2023 605,924 496,830 97,748 -12,500
2022 588,060 36,670 94,627 -12,500
2021 554,851 74,509 78,667 -8,226
2020 541,234 36,605 98,667 -8,226
2019 530,540 -29,451 103,179 -16,263
2018 509,642 46,661 104,908 -16,472
2017 494,304 16,916 105,634 -16,630
2016 483,442 21,540 106,804 -16,737
2015 478,010 -48,918 106,817 -16,834
2014 467,957 20,842 105,585 -16,989
2013 454,517 51,887 103,383 -17,232
2012 444,246 9,514 102,508 -17,763
2011 428,989 29,256 100,442 -20,427
2010 416,177 10,427 99,456 -26,169
2009 401,937 9,108 100,296 -40,112
2008 387,439 36,446 99,821 -44,679
2007 376,732 -11,339 99,141 -45,914
2006 362,027 23,052 99,808 -44,568
2005 352,302 19,281 101,035 -42,173
2004 334,136 110,387 101,896 -40,907
2003 314,740 105,140 102,427 -39,941
2002 302,995 20,400 104,658 -36,918
2001 297,254 3,484 107,225 -27,676
2000 287,173 -3,845 109,979 -15,884
1999 278,264 17,175 112,726 -11,362
1998 270,055 2,232 114,122 -9,276
1997 261,030 3,631 115,095 -8,704
1996 254,589 1,259 115,623 -8,273
1995 234,010 152,232 115,777 -7,653
1994 223,996 986 115,662 -6,999
1993 229,984 -146,386 115,211 -6,431
1992 219,348 6,013 115,442 -6,035
1991 200,102 112,492 114,472 -5,420
1990 191,959 -58,884 112,864 -4,685
1989 188,485 4,924 111,727 -4,009
1988 178,489 16,085 110,348 -3,557
1987 156,797 23,220 107,962 -3,445
1986 152,360 42,093 105,776 -3,460
1985 145,845 -30,686 102,859 -3,562
1984 151,511 -164,489 99,937 -3,769
1983 144,684 247 96,406 -2,845
1982 119,121 217,242 92,917 -2,725
1981 111,907 -13,232 89,456 -2,477
1980 122,468 -210,126 84,568 -2,808
1979 117,780 -9,974 80,345 -3,570
1978 115,084 -34,856 76,691 -4,066
1977 113,498 -34,318 74,359 -4,201
1976 111,324 -29,755 71,973 -4,066
1975 109,315 -22,768 70,285 -3,807
1974 106,898 -15,686 69,059 -3,478
1973 104,418 -10,737 67,803 -4,346
1972 101,142 -9,526 66,625 -7,642
1971 89,404 -9,153 66,142 -10,446
1970 87,660 -8,931 65,905 -12,579
1969 83,413 -8,714 65,616 -12,859
1968 79,465 -8,396 65,575 -13,132
1967 76,142 -7,771 65,695 -13,346
1966 73,123 -6,283 66,002 -13,538
1965 70,913 -4,384 66,063 -13,715
1964 69,483 -2,518 65,681 -13,915
1963 67,414 -1,228 64,741 -14,086
1962 65,312 -890 63,079 -16,175
1961 63,639 -760 61,536 -16,972
1960 62,003 -672 60,009 -16,811

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/paraguay | CC BY

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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