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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 2.05 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Chad vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Portugal
2100 70,884,357 8,977,781
2099 70,557,567 8,983,042
2098 70,230,207 8,987,129
2097 69,842,152 8,992,549
2096 69,451,196 8,998,689
2095 69,060,721 9,006,394
2094 68,666,177 9,011,158
2093 68,236,720 9,016,023
2092 67,782,173 9,021,257
2091 67,325,804 9,025,345
2090 66,831,262 9,029,722
2089 66,335,362 9,034,399
2088 65,849,776 9,039,122
2087 65,329,155 9,045,400
2086 64,802,341 9,050,153
2085 64,247,517 9,055,552
2084 63,683,201 9,062,369
2083 63,107,011 9,068,714
2082 62,546,281 9,077,003
2081 61,935,077 9,087,394
2080 61,322,770 9,098,423
2079 60,689,500 9,111,057
2078 60,041,413 9,125,056
2077 59,398,544 9,140,039
2076 58,750,589 9,158,661
2075 58,088,399 9,178,289
2074 57,429,638 9,201,245
2073 56,751,288 9,225,478
2072 56,050,641 9,248,867
2071 55,351,270 9,275,782
2070 54,656,129 9,304,137
2069 53,956,737 9,334,425
2068 53,248,745 9,367,211
2067 52,550,963 9,399,389
2066 51,808,021 9,432,609
2065 51,071,215 9,466,860
2064 50,307,695 9,503,941
2063 49,556,347 9,540,829
2062 48,797,884 9,578,098
2061 48,036,580 9,614,549
2060 47,241,459 9,652,893
2059 46,442,418 9,691,151
2058 45,655,034 9,731,557
2057 44,870,896 9,769,285
2056 44,078,534 9,807,403
2055 43,275,519 9,847,280
2054 42,486,590 9,885,446
2053 41,688,608 9,924,814
2052 40,889,772 9,963,090
2051 40,092,484 9,999,372
2050 39,299,495 10,035,796
2049 38,521,793 10,072,922
2048 37,723,298 10,106,403
2047 36,947,445 10,140,325
2046 36,172,851 10,173,871
2045 35,391,232 10,206,046
2044 34,632,170 10,237,224
2043 33,864,845 10,268,090
2042 33,104,772 10,296,167
2041 32,347,709 10,322,968
2040 31,617,805 10,351,965
2039 30,871,258 10,379,824
2038 30,129,880 10,405,843
2037 29,393,074 10,430,143
2036 28,653,774 10,454,779
2035 27,935,849 10,478,501
2034 27,223,833 10,502,828
2033 26,506,530 10,525,638
2032 25,790,343 10,548,736
2031 25,078,386 10,569,489
2030 24,381,060 10,588,717
2029 23,686,105 10,609,556
2028 22,995,214 10,631,437
2027 22,312,346 10,649,916
2026 21,738,687 10,667,081
2025 21,174,977 10,683,692
2024 20,299,123 10,694,681
2023 19,319,064 10,578,174
2022 18,455,316 10,434,332
2021 17,828,273 10,361,831
2020 17,224,679 10,297,081
2019 16,685,223 10,286,263
2018 16,156,531 10,283,822
2017 15,622,759 10,300,300
2016 15,114,655 10,325,452
2015 14,647,621 10,358,076
2014 14,188,678 10,401,062
2013 13,691,079 10,457,295
2012 13,210,998 10,514,844
2011 12,754,997 10,557,560
2010 12,312,575 10,573,100
2009 11,893,754 10,568,247
2008 11,476,296 10,558,177
2007 11,081,660 10,542,964
2006 10,706,424 10,522,288
2005 10,328,092 10,503,330
2004 9,920,036 10,483,861
2003 9,487,833 10,458,821
2002 9,116,192 10,419,631
2001 8,804,124 10,362,722
2000 8,512,093 10,289,898
1999 8,222,705 10,217,828
1998 7,938,840 10,160,196
1997 7,670,366 10,108,977
1996 7,410,108 10,063,945
1995 7,089,064 10,026,176
1994 6,783,450 9,991,525
1993 6,629,146 9,964,675
1992 6,474,656 9,952,494
1991 6,205,676 9,960,235
1990 5,982,833 9,983,218
1989 5,819,586 10,005,000
1988 5,625,602 10,019,610
1987 5,438,309 10,030,031
1986 5,251,069 10,032,734
1985 5,096,269 10,023,613
1984 5,045,145 9,996,232
1983 4,979,130 9,957,865
1982 4,738,483 9,911,771
1981 4,520,959 9,851,362
1980 4,515,453 9,766,312
1979 4,505,384 9,661,265
1978 4,411,366 9,558,250
1977 4,331,667 9,455,675
1976 4,251,297 9,355,810
1975 4,167,234 9,093,470
1974 4,078,356 8,754,365
1973 3,985,909 8,633,100
1972 3,893,252 8,630,430
1971 3,807,316 8,643,756
1970 3,727,828 8,680,431
1969 3,651,113 8,757,705
1968 3,578,231 8,836,650
1967 3,508,512 8,874,520
1966 3,440,903 8,930,990
1965 3,374,220 8,998,595
1964 3,307,479 9,035,365
1963 3,240,905 9,030,355
1962 3,175,598 8,993,985
1961 3,111,947 8,929,316
1960 3,049,838 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Portugal
2100 0.46% -0.06%
2099 0.47% -0.05%
2098 0.56% -0.06%
2097 0.56% -0.07%
2096 0.57% -0.09%
2095 0.57% -0.05%
2094 0.63% -0.05%
2093 0.67% -0.06%
2092 0.68% -0.05%
2091 0.74% -0.05%
2090 0.75% -0.05%
2089 0.74% -0.05%
2088 0.8% -0.07%
2087 0.81% -0.05%
2086 0.86% -0.06%
2085 0.89% -0.08%
2084 0.91% -0.07%
2083 0.9% -0.09%
2082 0.99% -0.11%
2081 1% -0.12%
2080 1.04% -0.14%
2079 1.08% -0.15%
2078 1.08% -0.16%
2077 1.1% -0.2%
2076 1.14% -0.21%
2075 1.15% -0.25%
2074 1.2% -0.26%
2073 1.25% -0.25%
2072 1.26% -0.29%
2071 1.27% -0.3%
2070 1.3% -0.32%
2069 1.33% -0.35%
2068 1.33% -0.34%
2067 1.43% -0.35%
2066 1.44% -0.36%
2065 1.52% -0.39%
2064 1.52% -0.39%
2063 1.55% -0.39%
2062 1.58% -0.38%
2061 1.68% -0.4%
2060 1.72% -0.39%
2059 1.72% -0.42%
2058 1.75% -0.39%
2057 1.8% -0.39%
2056 1.86% -0.4%
2055 1.86% -0.39%
2054 1.91% -0.4%
2053 1.95% -0.38%
2052 1.99% -0.36%
2051 2.02% -0.36%
2050 2.02% -0.37%
2049 2.12% -0.33%
2048 2.1% -0.33%
2047 2.14% -0.33%
2046 2.21% -0.32%
2045 2.19% -0.3%
2044 2.27% -0.3%
2043 2.3% -0.27%
2042 2.34% -0.26%
2041 2.31% -0.28%
2040 2.42% -0.27%
2039 2.46% -0.25%
2038 2.51% -0.23%
2037 2.58% -0.24%
2036 2.57% -0.23%
2035 2.62% -0.23%
2034 2.71% -0.22%
2033 2.78% -0.22%
2032 2.84% -0.2%
2031 2.86% -0.18%
2030 2.93% -0.2%
2029 3% -0.21%
2028 3.06% -0.17%
2027 2.64% -0.16%
2026 2.66% -0.16%
2025 4.31% -0.1%
2024 5.07% 1.1%
2023 4.68% 1.38%
2022 3.52% 0.7%
2021 3.5% 0.63%
2020 3.23% 0.11%
2019 3.27% 0.02%
2018 3.42% -0.16%
2017 3.36% -0.24%
2016 3.19% -0.31%
2015 3.23% -0.41%
2014 3.63% -0.54%
2013 3.63% -0.55%
2012 3.58% -0.4%
2011 3.59% -0.15%
2010 3.52% 0.05%
2009 3.64% 0.1%
2008 3.56% 0.14%
2007 3.5% 0.2%
2006 3.66% 0.18%
2005 4.11% 0.19%
2004 4.56% 0.24%
2003 4.08% 0.38%
2002 3.54% 0.55%
2001 3.43% 0.71%
2000 3.52% 0.71%
1999 3.58% 0.57%
1998 3.5% 0.51%
1997 3.51% 0.45%
1996 4.53% 0.38%
1995 4.51% 0.35%
1994 2.33% 0.27%
1993 2.39% 0.12%
1992 4.33% -0.08%
1991 3.72% -0.23%
1990 2.81% -0.22%
1989 3.45% -0.15%
1988 3.44% -0.1%
1987 3.57% -0.03%
1986 3.04% 0.09%
1985 1.01% 0.27%
1984 1.33% 0.39%
1983 5.08% 0.47%
1982 4.81% 0.61%
1981 0.12% 0.87%
1980 0.22% 1.09%
1979 2.13% 1.08%
1978 1.84% 1.08%
1977 1.89% 1.07%
1976 2.02% 2.88%
1975 2.18% 3.87%
1974 2.32% 1.4%
1973 2.38% 0.03%
1972 2.26% -0.15%
1971 2.13% -0.42%
1970 2.1% -0.88%
1969 2.04% -0.89%
1968 1.99% -0.43%
1967 1.96% -0.63%
1966 1.98% -0.75%
1965 2.02% -0.41%
1964 2.05% 0.06%
1963 2.06% 0.4%
1962 2.05% 0.72%
1961 2.04% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Chad Portugal
Current population
21893857
10667081
Population rank 64/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.13%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
4.51 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
6.13 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +319
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 94/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +16,472
Net migration rank 184/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 16,472
2024 - 204,040 - 20,648
2023 605,924 496,830 -32,792 29,102
2022 588,060 36,670 -40,694 68,696
2021 554,851 74,509 -45,592 69,606
2020 541,234 36,605 -39,129 54,076
2019 530,540 -29,451 -24,687 63,031
2018 509,642 46,661 -25,709 22,495
2017 494,304 16,916 -23,691 13,979
2016 483,442 21,540 -23,749 -775
2015 478,010 -48,918 -23,823 -3,209
2014 467,957 20,842 -22,882 -26,447
2013 454,517 51,887 -24,052 -36,342
2012 444,246 9,514 -17,875 -37,083
2011 428,989 29,256 -5,279 -31,513
2010 416,177 10,427 -4,230 -5,627
2009 401,937 9,108 -5,284 14,532
2008 387,439 36,446 0 9,478
2007 376,732 -11,339 -1,055 21,064
2006 362,027 23,052 3,156 16,754
2005 352,302 19,281 2,101 15,537
2004 334,136 110,387 7,339 13,928
2003 314,740 105,140 4,184 24,740
2002 302,995 20,400 8,335 42,169
2001 297,254 3,484 8,290 55,565
2000 287,173 -3,845 15,435 60,586
1999 278,264 17,175 8,175 49,572
1998 270,055 2,232 7,112 40,931
1997 261,030 3,631 8,087 36,922
1996 254,589 1,259 4,026 32,640
1995 234,010 152,232 4,011 26,971
1994 223,996 986 9,991 20,761
1993 229,984 -146,386 7,972 8,561
1992 219,348 6,013 13,933 -11,847
1991 200,102 112,492 12,948 -37,914
1990 191,959 -58,884 13,976 -34,855
1989 188,485 4,924 22,011 -30,615
1988 178,489 16,085 24,047 -26,595
1987 156,797 23,220 28,084 -23,142
1986 152,360 42,093 31,102 -20,000
1985 145,845 -30,686 33,077 -19,183
1984 151,511 -164,489 45,983 -16,658
1983 144,684 247 47,798 -16,568
1982 119,121 217,242 58,479 -15,006
1981 111,907 -13,232 56,152 -7,938
1980 122,468 -210,126 63,481 29,881
1979 117,780 -9,974 67,628 32,434
1978 115,084 -34,856 70,731 34,345
1977 113,498 -34,318 84,156 37,779
1976 111,324 -29,755 85,138 40,490
1975 109,315 -22,768 81,841 42,262
1974 106,898 -15,686 74,412 41,254
1973 104,418 -10,737 76,835 39,748
1972 101,142 -9,526 83,715 39,058
1971 89,404 -9,153 82,980 48,944
1970 87,660 -8,931 87,672 -191,862
1969 83,413 -8,714 89,329 -161,114
1968 79,465 -8,396 100,737 -145,200
1967 76,142 -7,771 106,495 -136,232
1966 73,123 -6,283 107,171 -129,233
1965 70,913 -4,384 115,182 -123,855
1964 69,483 -2,518 120,170 -118,763
1963 67,414 -1,228 113,783 -116,874
1962 65,312 -890 123,217 -113,947
1961 63,639 -760 117,867 -112,768
1960 62,003 -672 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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