The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,450,865 people compared to 220,288 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 97.4 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2005, the population of Chad has increased from 10.3M people to 21.5M (107.7% growth), while Samoa has grown from 187K to 220K (17.8% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.
Chad vs Samoa: live population counter
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| Current population |
21450865
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220288
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| Population rank | 64/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
32.2 seconds
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6.46 hours
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| One birth every |
38.5 seconds
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1.59 hours
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| One death every |
2.47 minutes
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6.57 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.58 minutes
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3.18 hours
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| Annual migration change | +204,040 | -2,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 126/197 |
Chad and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 112,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 115,496 | 2.04% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 118,597 | 2.05% | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 121,764 | 2.06% | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 124,894 | 2.05% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 127,978 | 2.02% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 131,073 | 1.98% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 133,764 | 1.96% | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 136,020 | 1.99% | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 138,233 | 2.04% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 140,400 | 2.1% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 142,503 | 2.13% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 144,538 | 2.26% | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 146,516 | 2.38% | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 149,431 | 2.32% | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 153,344 | 2.18% | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 157,113 | 2.02% | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 159,753 | 1.89% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 161,375 | 1.84% | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 162,882 | 2.13% | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 164,322 | 0.22% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 165,678 | 0.12% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 166,484 | 4.81% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 166,714 | 5.08% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 166,796 | 1.33% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 166,849 | 1.01% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 167,061 | 3.04% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 167,661 | 3.57% | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 168,346 | 3.44% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 168,768 | 3.45% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 169,042 | 2.81% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 169,368 | 3.72% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 170,331 | 4.33% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 171,774 | 2.39% | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 173,159 | 2.33% | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 174,571 | 4.51% | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 176,071 | 4.53% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 177,547 | 3.51% | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 178,905 | 3.5% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 180,275 | 3.58% | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 181,685 | 3.52% | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 183,166 | 3.43% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 184,471 | 3.54% | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 185,430 | 4.08% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 186,249 | 4.56% | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 186,978 | 4.11% | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 187,709 | 3.66% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 188,753 | 3.5% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 190,107 | 3.56% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 191,513 | 3.64% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 193,023 | 3.52% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 194,713 | 3.59% | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 196,498 | 3.58% | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 198,268 | 3.63% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 200,037 | 3.63% | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 201,782 | 3.23% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 203,499 | 3.19% | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 205,415 | 3.36% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 207,582 | 3.42% | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 209,780 | 3.27% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 211,944 | 3.23% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 213,779 | 3.5% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 215,261 | 3.52% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 216,663 | 4.68% | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 218,019 | 5.07% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 219,302 | 3.47% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 220,530 | 2.65% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 221,772 | 2.85% | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 223,104 | 3.03% | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 224,504 | 2.97% | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 225,968 | 2.9% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 227,581 | 2.85% | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 229,298 | 2.81% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 231,110 | 2.74% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 233,061 | 2.66% | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 235,172 | 2.59% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 237,415 | 2.58% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 239,730 | 2.54% | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 242,155 | 2.48% | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 244,653 | 2.44% | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 247,196 | 2.36% | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 249,796 | 2.32% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 252,427 | 2.32% | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 255,023 | 2.28% | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 257,609 | 2.23% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 260,250 | 2.2% | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 262,849 | 2.17% | 1% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 265,365 | 2.12% | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 267,836 | 2.11% | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 270,291 | 2.07% | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 272,711 | 2.02% | 0.9% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Chad increased by 4,319,529 people (a 41.8% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Chad gained 6,803,244 (a 46.4% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).
Chad was ranked 78th most populous country in 2005 and is 64th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 81.1% to 38,857,671 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
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Population differences between Chad and Samoa
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| Life expectancy | 55.4 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
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