The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,567,098 people compared to 245,039 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Chad's population is 88 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.6M (101.4% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 245K (47.9% growth).
- Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 69.5M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Chad vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Chad
|
Sao Tome
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
21567098
|
245039
|
| Population rank | 64/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.26% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
32.2 seconds
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
38.5 seconds
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
2.47 minutes
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
2.58 minutes
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +204,040 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,685 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +980,059 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +5.07% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 2/197 | 49/197 |
Chad and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chad
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Sao Tome
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Chad
|
Sao Tome
|
|
| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | 68,707 | 2.04% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | 69,403 | 2.05% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | 70,112 | 2.06% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | 70,865 | 2.05% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 71,680 | 2.02% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | 72,576 | 1.98% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | 73,596 | 1.96% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | 74,765 | 1.99% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | 76,083 | 2.04% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 77,626 | 2.1% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | 79,330 | 2.13% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | 81,041 | 2.26% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | 82,798 | 2.38% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | 84,672 | 2.32% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 86,708 | 2.18% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | 88,922 | 2.02% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | 91,301 | 1.89% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | 93,794 | 1.84% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | 96,252 | 2.13% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 98,544 | 0.22% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | 100,615 | 0.12% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | 102,508 | 4.81% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | 104,380 | 5.08% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | 106,394 | 1.33% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 108,658 | 1.01% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | 111,150 | 3.04% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | 113,919 | 3.57% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | 116,939 | 3.44% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | 119,979 | 3.45% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 122,980 | 2.81% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | 125,697 | 3.72% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | 128,110 | 4.33% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | 130,467 | 2.39% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | 132,732 | 2.33% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 134,895 | 4.51% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | 136,962 | 4.53% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | 138,922 | 3.51% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | 140,751 | 3.5% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | 142,442 | 3.58% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 144,018 | 3.52% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | 146,375 | 3.43% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | 149,922 | 3.54% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | 153,814 | 4.08% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | 157,705 | 4.56% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 161,639 | 4.11% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | 165,638 | 3.66% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | 169,700 | 3.5% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | 173,793 | 3.56% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | 177,853 | 3.64% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 181,802 | 3.52% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | 185,649 | 3.59% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | 189,439 | 3.58% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | 193,148 | 3.63% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | 196,767 | 3.63% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 200,291 | 3.23% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | 203,689 | 3.19% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 206,970 | 3.36% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 210,187 | 3.42% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 213,392 | 3.27% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 217,435 | 3.23% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | 221,961 | 3.5% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | 226,305 | 3.52% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | 230,871 | 4.68% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | 235,536 | 5.07% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 21,003,694 | 240,251 | 3.47% | 2% |
| 2026 | 21,560,377 | 244,987 | 2.65% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 22,175,373 | 249,783 | 2.85% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 22,847,740 | 254,657 | 3.03% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 23,526,035 | 259,597 | 2.97% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 24,207,481 | 264,560 | 2.9% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 24,897,231 | 269,566 | 2.85% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 25,596,224 | 274,643 | 2.81% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 26,297,830 | 279,761 | 2.74% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 26,997,395 | 284,911 | 2.66% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 27,697,268 | 290,082 | 2.59% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 28,410,489 | 295,269 | 2.58% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 29,132,961 | 300,439 | 2.54% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 29,856,451 | 305,590 | 2.48% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 30,584,696 | 310,729 | 2.44% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 31,307,329 | 315,833 | 2.36% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 32,035,111 | 320,875 | 2.32% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 32,777,662 | 325,888 | 2.32% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 33,525,238 | 330,908 | 2.28% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 34,272,313 | 335,919 | 2.23% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 35,026,384 | 340,911 | 2.2% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 35,788,056 | 345,883 | 2.17% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 36,546,910 | 350,758 | 2.12% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 37,317,460 | 355,569 | 2.11% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 38,088,916 | 360,353 | 2.07% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 38,857,671 | 365,103 | 2.02% | 1.32% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,452,443 (a 42.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).
Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 80.2% to 38,857,671 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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Population differences between Chad and Sao Tome and Principe
|
Chad
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 55.6 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 21.2 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 16.8 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 6.12 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 41.8 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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