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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.53 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.98% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Chad vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Russia
2100 70,311,013 125,631,984
2099 69,986,866 125,735,285
2098 69,662,155 125,835,990
2097 69,277,239 125,914,480
2096 68,889,445 126,004,709
2095 68,502,128 126,072,890
2094 68,110,775 126,125,529
2093 67,684,792 126,181,074
2092 67,233,921 126,256,091
2091 66,781,244 126,304,823
2090 66,290,702 126,360,262
2089 65,798,812 126,412,664
2088 65,317,154 126,463,022
2087 64,800,745 126,511,263
2086 64,278,192 126,579,534
2085 63,727,856 126,655,806
2084 63,168,104 126,730,694
2083 62,596,574 126,805,713
2082 62,040,380 126,889,471
2081 61,434,119 126,973,300
2080 60,826,765 127,070,546
2079 60,198,617 127,191,346
2078 59,555,772 127,331,975
2077 58,918,103 127,489,152
2076 58,275,388 127,641,749
2075 57,618,555 127,825,235
2074 56,965,122 128,023,096
2073 56,292,259 128,238,922
2072 55,597,279 128,465,870
2071 54,903,565 128,745,681
2070 54,214,047 129,020,076
2069 53,520,311 129,309,803
2068 52,818,046 129,589,275
2067 52,125,908 129,873,991
2066 51,388,975 130,184,092
2065 50,658,129 130,515,828
2064 49,900,784 130,852,649
2063 49,155,513 131,199,458
2062 48,403,186 131,530,725
2061 47,648,039 131,881,030
2060 46,859,349 132,209,377
2059 46,066,772 132,568,882
2058 45,285,757 132,933,515
2057 44,507,961 133,272,997
2056 43,722,007 133,615,325
2055 42,925,488 133,963,055
2054 42,142,940 134,288,366
2053 41,351,412 134,609,198
2052 40,559,038 134,876,558
2051 39,768,198 135,141,211
2050 38,981,624 135,386,454
2049 38,210,212 135,609,441
2048 37,418,176 135,818,840
2047 36,648,598 136,013,698
2046 35,880,269 136,185,098
2045 35,104,973 136,368,416
2044 34,352,050 136,568,234
2043 33,590,931 136,791,498
2042 32,837,006 137,015,033
2041 32,086,067 137,266,491
2040 31,362,066 137,531,851
2039 30,621,558 137,833,822
2038 29,886,177 138,146,863
2037 29,155,330 138,485,780
2036 28,422,010 138,835,731
2035 27,709,891 139,197,452
2034 27,003,635 139,573,272
2033 26,292,134 139,960,175
2032 25,581,739 140,359,785
2031 24,875,542 140,785,026
2030 24,183,856 141,182,418
2029 23,494,522 141,571,268
2028 22,809,219 141,946,979
2027 22,131,874 142,315,155
2026 21,562,855 142,643,173
2025 21,003,705 143,513,328
2024 20,299,123 143,669,648
2023 19,319,064 143,826,130
2022 18,455,316 144,236,933
2021 17,828,273 144,746,762
2020 17,224,679 145,245,148
2019 16,685,223 145,453,291
2018 16,156,531 145,398,106
2017 15,622,759 145,293,260
2016 15,114,655 145,015,460
2015 14,647,621 144,640,716
2014 14,188,678 144,237,223
2013 13,691,079 143,805,638
2012 13,210,998 143,378,447
2011 12,754,997 143,018,195
2010 12,312,575 142,849,468
2009 11,893,754 142,785,348
2008 11,476,296 142,742,366
2007 11,081,660 142,805,114
2006 10,706,424 143,049,637
2005 10,328,092 143,518,814
2004 9,920,036 144,067,316
2003 9,487,833 144,648,618
2002 9,116,192 145,306,497
2001 8,804,124 145,976,482
2000 8,512,093 146,596,869
1999 8,222,705 147,214,776
1998 7,938,840 147,670,784
1997 7,670,366 147,915,361
1996 7,410,108 148,160,129
1995 7,089,064 148,375,787
1994 6,783,450 148,407,912
1993 6,629,146 148,458,777
1992 6,474,656 148,538,197
1991 6,205,676 148,394,216
1990 5,982,833 147,969,406
1989 5,819,586 147,721,000
1988 5,625,602 146,857,000
1987 5,438,309 145,908,000
1986 5,251,069 144,894,000
1985 5,096,269 143,858,000
1984 5,045,145 142,745,000
1983 4,979,130 141,668,000
1982 4,738,483 140,823,000
1981 4,520,959 139,941,000
1980 4,515,453 139,010,000
1979 4,505,384 138,027,000
1978 4,411,366 137,060,000
1977 4,331,667 136,100,000
1976 4,251,297 135,147,000
1975 4,167,234 134,200,000
1974 4,078,356 133,432,000
1973 3,985,909 132,669,000
1972 3,893,252 131,909,000
1971 3,807,316 131,155,000
1970 3,727,828 130,404,000
1969 3,651,113 129,664,000
1968 3,578,231 128,928,000
1967 3,508,512 128,196,000
1966 3,440,903 127,468,000
1965 3,374,220 126,745,000
1964 3,307,479 125,345,000
1963 3,240,905 123,960,000
1962 3,175,598 122,591,000
1961 3,111,947 121,236,000
1960 3,049,838 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Russia
2100 0.46% -0.08%
2099 0.47% -0.08%
2098 0.56% -0.06%
2097 0.56% -0.07%
2096 0.57% -0.05%
2095 0.57% -0.04%
2094 0.63% -0.04%
2093 0.67% -0.06%
2092 0.68% -0.04%
2091 0.74% -0.04%
2090 0.75% -0.04%
2089 0.74% -0.04%
2088 0.8% -0.04%
2087 0.81% -0.05%
2086 0.86% -0.06%
2085 0.89% -0.06%
2084 0.91% -0.06%
2083 0.9% -0.07%
2082 0.99% -0.07%
2081 1% -0.08%
2080 1.04% -0.09%
2079 1.08% -0.11%
2078 1.08% -0.12%
2077 1.1% -0.12%
2076 1.14% -0.14%
2075 1.15% -0.15%
2074 1.2% -0.17%
2073 1.25% -0.18%
2072 1.26% -0.22%
2071 1.27% -0.21%
2070 1.3% -0.22%
2069 1.33% -0.22%
2068 1.33% -0.22%
2067 1.43% -0.24%
2066 1.44% -0.25%
2065 1.52% -0.26%
2064 1.52% -0.26%
2063 1.55% -0.25%
2062 1.58% -0.27%
2061 1.68% -0.25%
2060 1.72% -0.27%
2059 1.72% -0.27%
2058 1.75% -0.25%
2057 1.8% -0.26%
2056 1.86% -0.26%
2055 1.86% -0.24%
2054 1.91% -0.24%
2053 1.95% -0.2%
2052 1.99% -0.2%
2051 2.02% -0.18%
2050 2.02% -0.16%
2049 2.12% -0.15%
2048 2.1% -0.14%
2047 2.14% -0.13%
2046 2.21% -0.13%
2045 2.19% -0.15%
2044 2.27% -0.16%
2043 2.3% -0.16%
2042 2.34% -0.18%
2041 2.31% -0.19%
2040 2.42% -0.22%
2039 2.46% -0.23%
2038 2.51% -0.24%
2037 2.58% -0.25%
2036 2.57% -0.26%
2035 2.62% -0.27%
2034 2.71% -0.28%
2033 2.78% -0.28%
2032 2.84% -0.3%
2031 2.86% -0.28%
2030 2.93% -0.27%
2029 3% -0.26%
2028 3.06% -0.26%
2027 2.64% -0.23%
2026 2.66% -0.61%
2025 3.47% -0.11%
2024 5.07% -0.11%
2023 4.68% -0.28%
2022 3.52% -0.35%
2021 3.5% -0.34%
2020 3.23% -0.14%
2019 3.27% 0.04%
2018 3.42% 0.07%
2017 3.36% 0.19%
2016 3.19% 0.26%
2015 3.23% 0.28%
2014 3.63% 0.3%
2013 3.63% 0.3%
2012 3.58% 0.25%
2011 3.59% 0.12%
2010 3.52% 0.04%
2009 3.64% 0.03%
2008 3.56% -0.04%
2007 3.5% -0.17%
2006 3.66% -0.33%
2005 4.11% -0.38%
2004 4.56% -0.4%
2003 4.08% -0.45%
2002 3.54% -0.46%
2001 3.43% -0.42%
2000 3.52% -0.42%
1999 3.58% -0.31%
1998 3.5% -0.17%
1997 3.51% -0.17%
1996 4.53% -0.15%
1995 4.51% -0.02%
1994 2.33% -0.03%
1993 2.39% -0.05%
1992 4.33% 0.1%
1991 3.72% 0.29%
1990 2.81% 0.17%
1989 3.45% 0.59%
1988 3.44% 0.65%
1987 3.57% 0.7%
1986 3.04% 0.72%
1985 1.01% 0.78%
1984 1.33% 0.76%
1983 5.08% 0.6%
1982 4.81% 0.63%
1981 0.12% 0.67%
1980 0.22% 0.71%
1979 2.13% 0.71%
1978 1.84% 0.71%
1977 1.89% 0.71%
1976 2.02% 0.71%
1975 2.18% 0.58%
1974 2.32% 0.58%
1973 2.38% 0.58%
1972 2.26% 0.57%
1971 2.13% 0.58%
1970 2.1% 0.57%
1969 2.04% 0.57%
1968 1.99% 0.57%
1967 1.96% 0.57%
1966 1.98% 0.57%
1965 2.02% 1.12%
1964 2.05% 1.12%
1963 2.06% 1.12%
1962 2.05% 1.12%
1961 2.04% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Chad Russia
Current population
21855137
142643173
Population rank 64/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.72%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
3.37 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,930 -428
Annual growth/decline +704,582 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 166/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -251,822
Net migration rank 184/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -251,822
2024 653,307 204,040 -574,678 -178,042
2023 605,924 496,830 -503,392 27,807
2022 588,060 36,670 -576,948 765,629
2021 554,851 74,509 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 541,234 36,605 -697,177 334,094
2019 530,540 -29,451 -319,997 336,494
2018 509,642 46,661 -232,637 339,972
2017 494,304 16,916 -130,764 396,619
2016 483,442 21,540 0 447,645
2015 478,010 -48,918 43,392 384,756
2014 467,957 20,842 28,848 264,698
2013 454,517 51,887 28,761 289,872
2012 444,246 9,514 0 285,977
2011 428,989 29,256 -128,716 309,377
2010 416,177 10,427 -242,844 307,555
2009 401,937 9,108 -257,014 350,206
2008 387,439 36,446 -356,856 360,840
2007 376,732 -11,339 -471,257 365,717
2006 362,027 23,052 -686,638 308,370
2005 352,302 19,281 -846,761 263,541
2004 334,136 110,387 -792,370 261,519
2003 314,740 105,140 -896,822 256,804
2002 302,995 20,400 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 297,254 3,484 -963,445 259,614
2000 287,173 -3,845 -967,540 550,401
1999 278,264 17,175 -927,453 375,468
1998 270,055 2,232 -694,053 528,135
1997 261,030 3,631 -769,159 541,387
1996 254,589 1,259 -785,248 587,171
1995 234,010 152,232 -845,742 723,875
1994 223,996 986 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 229,984 -146,386 -757,140 507,229
1992 219,348 6,013 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 200,102 112,492 103,876 125,505
1990 191,959 -58,884 325,533 299,863
1989 188,485 4,924 576,112 89,400
1988 178,489 16,085 778,343 269,862
1987 156,797 23,220 977,583 275,611
1986 152,360 42,093 985,279 283,553
1985 145,845 -30,686 762,447 280,614
1984 151,511 -164,489 756,548 247,026
1983 144,684 247 906,676 200,159
1982 119,121 217,242 830,855 107,520
1981 111,907 -13,232 713,700 36,686
1980 122,468 -210,126 681,149 10,440
1979 117,780 -9,974 690,135 -5,791
1978 115,084 -34,856 812,766 108,882
1977 113,498 -34,318 832,932 122,316
1976 111,324 -29,755 852,237 113,851
1975 109,315 -22,768 843,850 80,069
1974 106,898 -15,686 883,186 -51,759
1973 104,418 -10,737 846,561 -107,568
1972 101,142 -9,526 872,050 -111,168
1971 89,404 -9,153 854,999 -134,968
1970 87,660 -8,931 785,554 -264,464
1969 83,413 -8,714 753,088 -64,643
1968 79,465 -8,396 787,621 -83,221
1967 76,142 -7,771 854,554 -116,029
1966 73,123 -6,283 989,279 -111,360
1965 70,913 -4,384 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 69,483 -2,518 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 67,414 -1,228 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 65,312 -890 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 63,639 -760 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 62,003 -672 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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