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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 1.12 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Chad vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Senegal
2100 70,884,357 47,481,703
2099 70,557,567 47,309,204
2098 70,230,207 47,131,505
2097 69,842,152 46,942,831
2096 69,451,196 46,749,318
2095 69,060,721 46,548,519
2094 68,666,177 46,338,777
2093 68,236,720 46,124,372
2092 67,782,173 45,903,819
2091 67,325,804 45,676,277
2090 66,831,262 45,442,218
2089 66,335,362 45,197,486
2088 65,849,776 44,949,158
2087 65,329,155 44,692,601
2086 64,802,341 44,425,160
2085 64,247,517 44,150,556
2084 63,683,201 43,871,406
2083 63,107,011 43,579,072
2082 62,546,281 43,285,560
2081 61,935,077 42,984,866
2080 61,322,770 42,679,614
2079 60,689,500 42,366,808
2078 60,041,413 42,044,826
2077 59,398,544 41,716,837
2076 58,750,589 41,379,705
2075 58,088,399 41,030,232
2074 57,429,638 40,674,683
2073 56,751,288 40,312,726
2072 56,050,641 39,943,067
2071 55,351,270 39,568,028
2070 54,656,129 39,187,711
2069 53,956,737 38,795,322
2068 53,248,745 38,398,147
2067 52,550,963 37,996,983
2066 51,808,021 37,584,328
2065 51,071,215 37,167,637
2064 50,307,695 36,744,279
2063 49,556,347 36,318,015
2062 48,797,884 35,884,713
2061 48,036,580 35,448,776
2060 47,241,459 35,010,231
2059 46,442,418 34,571,669
2058 45,655,034 34,122,702
2057 44,870,896 33,673,448
2056 44,078,534 33,219,406
2055 43,275,519 32,765,741
2054 42,486,590 32,313,613
2053 41,688,608 31,859,051
2052 40,889,772 31,405,418
2051 40,092,484 30,949,633
2050 39,299,495 30,490,614
2049 38,521,793 30,032,811
2048 37,723,298 29,570,773
2047 36,947,445 29,111,688
2046 36,172,851 28,648,672
2045 35,391,232 28,187,838
2044 34,632,170 27,724,585
2043 33,864,845 27,260,926
2042 33,104,772 26,796,927
2041 32,347,709 26,332,270
2040 31,617,805 25,866,240
2039 30,871,258 25,398,425
2038 30,129,880 24,928,471
2037 29,393,074 24,457,649
2036 28,653,774 23,986,892
2035 27,935,849 23,515,497
2034 27,223,833 23,046,885
2033 26,506,530 22,578,286
2032 25,790,343 22,110,230
2031 25,078,386 21,643,047
2030 24,381,060 21,178,414
2029 23,686,105 20,719,234
2028 22,995,214 20,263,713
2027 22,312,346 19,814,138
2026 21,738,687 19,372,006
2025 21,174,977 18,934,809
2024 20,299,123 18,501,984
2023 19,319,064 18,077,573
2022 18,455,316 17,651,103
2021 17,828,273 17,220,867
2020 17,224,679 16,789,219
2019 16,685,223 16,352,922
2018 16,156,531 15,914,498
2017 15,622,759 15,475,002
2016 15,114,655 15,034,521
2015 14,647,621 14,593,331
2014 14,188,678 14,152,102
2013 13,691,079 13,710,849
2012 13,210,998 13,310,495
2011 12,754,997 12,958,897
2010 12,312,575 12,635,413
2009 11,893,754 12,337,389
2008 11,476,296 12,048,959
2007 11,081,660 11,770,344
2006 10,706,424 11,500,094
2005 10,328,092 11,235,472
2004 9,920,036 10,975,704
2003 9,487,833 10,721,176
2002 9,116,192 10,466,214
2001 8,804,124 10,212,942
2000 8,512,093 9,968,260
1999 8,222,705 9,730,887
1998 7,938,840 9,502,952
1997 7,670,366 9,283,495
1996 7,410,108 9,067,014
1995 7,089,064 8,848,101
1994 6,783,450 8,624,078
1993 6,629,146 8,396,288
1992 6,474,656 8,168,395
1991 6,205,676 7,943,085
1990 5,982,833 7,720,523
1989 5,819,586 7,502,207
1988 5,625,602 7,289,618
1987 5,438,309 7,081,530
1986 5,251,069 6,878,192
1985 5,096,269 6,683,287
1984 5,045,145 6,499,364
1983 4,979,130 6,324,504
1982 4,738,483 6,156,961
1981 4,520,959 5,997,160
1980 4,515,453 5,845,638
1979 4,505,384 5,702,895
1978 4,411,366 5,568,096
1977 4,331,667 5,439,549
1976 4,251,297 5,308,564
1975 4,167,234 5,170,810
1974 4,078,356 5,029,437
1973 3,985,909 4,885,181
1972 3,893,252 4,741,631
1971 3,807,316 4,601,864
1970 3,727,828 4,466,328
1969 3,651,113 4,334,974
1968 3,578,231 4,207,587
1967 3,508,512 4,083,870
1966 3,440,903 3,964,299
1965 3,374,220 3,849,788
1964 3,307,479 3,740,535
1963 3,240,905 3,635,876
1962 3,175,598 3,534,686
1961 3,111,947 3,436,375
1960 3,049,838 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Senegal
2100 0.46% 0.36%
2099 0.47% 0.38%
2098 0.56% 0.4%
2097 0.56% 0.41%
2096 0.57% 0.43%
2095 0.57% 0.45%
2094 0.63% 0.46%
2093 0.67% 0.48%
2092 0.68% 0.5%
2091 0.74% 0.52%
2090 0.75% 0.54%
2089 0.74% 0.55%
2088 0.8% 0.57%
2087 0.81% 0.6%
2086 0.86% 0.62%
2085 0.89% 0.64%
2084 0.91% 0.67%
2083 0.9% 0.68%
2082 0.99% 0.7%
2081 1% 0.72%
2080 1.04% 0.74%
2079 1.08% 0.77%
2078 1.08% 0.79%
2077 1.1% 0.81%
2076 1.14% 0.85%
2075 1.15% 0.87%
2074 1.2% 0.9%
2073 1.25% 0.93%
2072 1.26% 0.95%
2071 1.27% 0.97%
2070 1.3% 1.01%
2069 1.33% 1.03%
2068 1.33% 1.06%
2067 1.43% 1.1%
2066 1.44% 1.12%
2065 1.52% 1.15%
2064 1.52% 1.17%
2063 1.55% 1.21%
2062 1.58% 1.23%
2061 1.68% 1.25%
2060 1.72% 1.27%
2059 1.72% 1.32%
2058 1.75% 1.33%
2057 1.8% 1.37%
2056 1.86% 1.38%
2055 1.86% 1.4%
2054 1.91% 1.43%
2053 1.95% 1.44%
2052 1.99% 1.47%
2051 2.02% 1.51%
2050 2.02% 1.52%
2049 2.12% 1.56%
2048 2.1% 1.58%
2047 2.14% 1.62%
2046 2.21% 1.63%
2045 2.19% 1.67%
2044 2.27% 1.7%
2043 2.3% 1.73%
2042 2.34% 1.76%
2041 2.31% 1.8%
2040 2.42% 1.84%
2039 2.46% 1.89%
2038 2.51% 1.93%
2037 2.58% 1.96%
2036 2.57% 2%
2035 2.62% 2.03%
2034 2.71% 2.08%
2033 2.78% 2.12%
2032 2.84% 2.16%
2031 2.86% 2.19%
2030 2.93% 2.22%
2029 3% 2.25%
2028 3.06% 2.27%
2027 2.64% 2.28%
2026 2.66% 2.31%
2025 4.31% 2.34%
2024 5.07% 2.35%
2023 4.68% 2.42%
2022 3.52% 2.5%
2021 3.5% 2.57%
2020 3.23% 2.67%
2019 3.27% 2.75%
2018 3.42% 2.84%
2017 3.36% 2.93%
2016 3.19% 3.02%
2015 3.23% 3.12%
2014 3.63% 3.22%
2013 3.63% 3.01%
2012 3.58% 2.71%
2011 3.59% 2.56%
2010 3.52% 2.42%
2009 3.64% 2.39%
2008 3.56% 2.37%
2007 3.5% 2.35%
2006 3.66% 2.36%
2005 4.11% 2.37%
2004 4.56% 2.37%
2003 4.08% 2.44%
2002 3.54% 2.48%
2001 3.43% 2.45%
2000 3.52% 2.44%
1999 3.58% 2.4%
1998 3.5% 2.36%
1997 3.51% 2.39%
1996 4.53% 2.47%
1995 4.51% 2.6%
1994 2.33% 2.71%
1993 2.39% 2.79%
1992 4.33% 2.84%
1991 3.72% 2.88%
1990 2.81% 2.91%
1989 3.45% 2.92%
1988 3.44% 2.94%
1987 3.57% 2.96%
1986 3.04% 2.92%
1985 1.01% 2.83%
1984 1.33% 2.76%
1983 5.08% 2.72%
1982 4.81% 2.66%
1981 0.12% 2.59%
1980 0.22% 2.5%
1979 2.13% 2.42%
1978 1.84% 2.36%
1977 1.89% 2.47%
1976 2.02% 2.66%
1975 2.18% 2.81%
1974 2.32% 2.95%
1973 2.38% 3.03%
1972 2.26% 3.04%
1971 2.13% 3.03%
1970 2.1% 3.03%
1969 2.04% 3.03%
1968 1.99% 3.03%
1967 1.96% 3.02%
1966 1.98% 2.97%
1965 2.02% 2.92%
1964 2.05% 2.88%
1963 2.06% 2.86%
1962 2.05% 2.86%
1961 2.04% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Chad Senegal
Current population
21893857
19491599
Population rank 64/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.24%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
1.24 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
59.3 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 35/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -12,636
Net migration rank 184/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -12,636
2024 - 204,040 - -10,307
2023 605,924 496,830 431,006 -9,999
2022 588,060 36,670 415,507 16,425
2021 554,851 74,509 403,019 25,519
2020 541,234 36,605 400,910 33,848
2019 530,540 -29,451 399,436 38,386
2018 509,642 46,661 405,454 33,567
2017 494,304 16,916 410,366 29,605
2016 483,442 21,540 411,480 29,498
2015 478,010 -48,918 407,008 34,387
2014 467,957 20,842 405,019 36,030
2013 454,517 51,887 406,582 34,878
2012 444,246 9,514 402,243 -42,978
2011 428,989 29,256 387,290 -43,350
2010 416,177 10,427 372,934 -69,888
2009 401,937 9,108 362,238 -69,239
2008 387,439 36,446 351,661 -67,812
2007 376,732 -11,339 339,963 -66,580
2006 362,027 23,052 331,364 -64,254
2005 352,302 19,281 323,908 -61,781
2004 334,136 110,387 317,286 -59,879
2003 314,740 105,140 308,856 -57,213
2002 302,995 20,400 298,842 -40,554
2001 297,254 3,484 289,690 -41,422
2000 287,173 -3,845 283,946 -42,854
1999 278,264 17,175 277,944 -44,284
1998 270,055 2,232 267,404 -45,189
1997 261,030 3,631 261,200 -44,506
1996 254,589 1,259 255,418 -39,162
1995 234,010 152,232 252,552 -31,001
1994 223,996 986 249,115 -22,633
1993 229,984 -146,386 245,742 -16,649
1992 219,348 6,013 241,482 -14,796
1991 200,102 112,492 237,713 -13,783
1990 191,959 -58,884 234,155 -12,959
1989 188,485 4,924 227,797 -12,362
1988 178,489 16,085 221,772 -12,036
1987 156,797 23,220 218,522 -12,086
1986 152,360 42,093 212,887 -12,655
1985 145,845 -30,686 208,218 -18,644
1984 151,511 -164,489 203,125 -24,858
1983 144,684 247 197,673 -26,222
1982 119,121 217,242 191,309 -27,672
1981 111,907 -13,232 185,917 -29,959
1980 122,468 -210,126 179,707 -32,616
1979 117,780 -9,974 173,425 -35,022
1978 115,084 -34,856 167,744 -36,559
1977 113,498 -34,318 161,636 -35,731
1976 111,324 -29,755 154,776 -18,716
1975 109,315 -22,768 147,311 -7,870
1974 106,898 -15,686 139,974 3,347
1973 104,418 -10,737 133,834 11,382
1972 101,142 -9,526 128,024 13,852
1971 89,404 -9,153 122,511 15,131
1970 87,660 -8,931 117,264 16,168
1969 83,413 -8,714 112,393 16,887
1968 79,465 -8,396 108,240 17,264
1967 76,142 -7,771 104,824 17,107
1966 73,123 -6,283 101,359 15,849
1965 70,913 -4,384 97,912 13,913
1964 69,483 -2,518 94,797 11,892
1963 67,414 -1,228 92,264 10,371
1962 65,312 -890 89,937 9,809
1961 63,639 -760 87,322 9,549
1960 62,003 -672 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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