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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.37 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Chad vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Serbia
2100 70,884,357 3,621,418
2099 70,557,567 3,649,584
2098 70,230,207 3,677,789
2097 69,842,152 3,706,279
2096 69,451,196 3,734,933
2095 69,060,721 3,763,769
2094 68,666,177 3,792,851
2093 68,236,720 3,822,147
2092 67,782,173 3,851,865
2091 67,325,804 3,881,833
2090 66,831,262 3,911,964
2089 66,335,362 3,942,571
2088 65,849,776 3,973,274
2087 65,329,155 4,004,485
2086 64,802,341 4,036,066
2085 64,247,517 4,068,021
2084 63,683,201 4,100,403
2083 63,107,011 4,133,391
2082 62,546,281 4,166,924
2081 61,935,077 4,200,811
2080 61,322,770 4,235,306
2079 60,689,500 4,270,442
2078 60,041,413 4,306,246
2077 59,398,544 4,342,382
2076 58,750,589 4,378,754
2075 58,088,399 4,415,505
2074 57,429,638 4,452,888
2073 56,751,288 4,490,589
2072 56,050,641 4,528,672
2071 55,351,270 4,567,167
2070 54,656,129 4,606,212
2069 53,956,737 4,645,524
2068 53,248,745 4,685,090
2067 52,550,963 4,724,796
2066 51,808,021 4,764,445
2065 51,071,215 4,804,405
2064 50,307,695 4,844,434
2063 49,556,347 4,884,574
2062 48,797,884 4,924,899
2061 48,036,580 4,964,985
2060 47,241,459 5,005,138
2059 46,442,418 5,045,125
2058 45,655,034 5,085,292
2057 44,870,896 5,125,901
2056 44,078,534 5,166,530
2055 43,275,519 5,207,137
2054 42,486,590 5,247,793
2053 41,688,608 5,288,369
2052 40,889,772 5,329,487
2051 40,092,484 5,371,281
2050 39,299,495 5,413,067
2049 38,521,793 5,455,402
2048 37,723,298 5,498,031
2047 36,947,445 5,541,158
2046 36,172,851 5,584,824
2045 35,391,232 5,629,108
2044 34,632,170 5,673,908
2043 33,864,845 5,719,287
2042 33,104,772 5,765,400
2041 32,347,709 5,811,936
2040 31,617,805 5,858,464
2039 30,871,258 5,905,404
2038 30,129,880 5,952,107
2037 29,393,074 5,998,763
2036 28,653,774 6,045,097
2035 27,935,849 6,091,385
2034 27,223,833 6,137,447
2033 26,506,530 6,183,536
2032 25,790,343 6,229,136
2031 25,078,386 6,274,395
2030 24,381,060 6,319,422
2029 23,686,105 6,363,799
2028 22,995,214 6,407,914
2027 22,312,346 6,451,609
2026 21,738,687 6,494,521
2025 21,174,977 6,543,364
2024 20,299,123 6,586,476
2023 19,319,064 6,623,183
2022 18,455,316 6,664,449
2021 17,828,273 6,834,326
2020 17,224,679 6,899,126
2019 16,685,223 6,945,235
2018 16,156,531 6,982,604
2017 15,622,759 7,020,858
2016 15,114,655 7,058,322
2015 14,647,621 7,095,383
2014 14,188,678 7,131,787
2013 13,691,079 7,166,553
2012 13,210,998 7,201,497
2011 12,754,997 7,236,519
2010 12,312,575 7,291,436
2009 11,893,754 7,320,807
2008 11,476,296 7,350,222
2007 11,081,660 7,381,579
2006 10,706,424 7,411,569
2005 10,328,092 7,440,769
2004 9,920,036 7,463,157
2003 9,487,833 7,480,591
2002 9,116,192 7,500,031
2001 8,804,124 7,503,433
2000 8,512,093 7,516,346
1999 8,222,705 7,540,401
1998 7,938,840 7,567,745
1997 7,670,366 7,598,538
1996 7,410,108 7,622,185
1995 7,089,064 7,628,264
1994 6,783,450 7,622,711
1993 6,629,146 7,614,328
1992 6,474,656 7,604,063
1991 6,205,676 7,595,636
1990 5,982,833 7,897,937
1989 5,819,586 7,893,787
1988 5,625,602 7,884,218
1987 5,438,309 7,868,027
1986 5,251,069 7,853,824
1985 5,096,269 7,835,902
1984 5,045,145 7,813,549
1983 4,979,130 7,788,100
1982 4,738,483 7,763,335
1981 4,520,959 7,736,787
1980 4,515,453 7,709,544
1979 4,505,384 7,541,997
1978 4,411,366 7,504,017
1977 4,331,667 7,462,783
1976 4,251,297 7,418,973
1975 4,167,234 7,368,717
1974 4,078,356 7,326,043
1973 3,985,909 7,283,902
1972 3,893,252 7,252,012
1971 3,807,316 7,211,716
1970 3,727,828 7,164,993
1969 3,651,113 7,123,249
1968 3,578,231 7,007,586
1967 3,508,512 6,966,522
1966 3,440,903 6,927,969
1965 3,374,220 6,876,624
1964 3,307,479 6,832,855
1963 3,240,905 6,787,950
1962 3,175,598 6,740,264
1961 3,111,947 6,689,077
1960 3,049,838 6,638,992

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/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Serbia
2100 0.46% -0.77%
2099 0.47% -0.77%
2098 0.56% -0.77%
2097 0.56% -0.77%
2096 0.57% -0.77%
2095 0.57% -0.77%
2094 0.63% -0.77%
2093 0.67% -0.77%
2092 0.68% -0.77%
2091 0.74% -0.77%
2090 0.75% -0.78%
2089 0.74% -0.77%
2088 0.8% -0.78%
2087 0.81% -0.78%
2086 0.86% -0.79%
2085 0.89% -0.79%
2084 0.91% -0.8%
2083 0.9% -0.8%
2082 0.99% -0.81%
2081 1% -0.81%
2080 1.04% -0.82%
2079 1.08% -0.83%
2078 1.08% -0.83%
2077 1.1% -0.83%
2076 1.14% -0.83%
2075 1.15% -0.84%
2074 1.2% -0.84%
2073 1.25% -0.84%
2072 1.26% -0.84%
2071 1.27% -0.85%
2070 1.3% -0.85%
2069 1.33% -0.84%
2068 1.33% -0.84%
2067 1.43% -0.83%
2066 1.44% -0.83%
2065 1.52% -0.83%
2064 1.52% -0.82%
2063 1.55% -0.82%
2062 1.58% -0.81%
2061 1.68% -0.8%
2060 1.72% -0.79%
2059 1.72% -0.79%
2058 1.75% -0.79%
2057 1.8% -0.79%
2056 1.86% -0.78%
2055 1.86% -0.77%
2054 1.91% -0.77%
2053 1.95% -0.77%
2052 1.99% -0.78%
2051 2.02% -0.77%
2050 2.02% -0.78%
2049 2.12% -0.78%
2048 2.1% -0.78%
2047 2.14% -0.78%
2046 2.21% -0.79%
2045 2.19% -0.79%
2044 2.27% -0.79%
2043 2.3% -0.8%
2042 2.34% -0.8%
2041 2.31% -0.79%
2040 2.42% -0.79%
2039 2.46% -0.78%
2038 2.51% -0.78%
2037 2.58% -0.77%
2036 2.57% -0.76%
2035 2.62% -0.75%
2034 2.71% -0.75%
2033 2.78% -0.73%
2032 2.84% -0.72%
2031 2.86% -0.71%
2030 2.93% -0.7%
2029 3% -0.69%
2028 3.06% -0.68%
2027 2.64% -0.66%
2026 2.66% -0.75%
2025 4.31% -0.65%
2024 5.07% -0.55%
2023 4.68% -0.62%
2022 3.52% -2.49%
2021 3.5% -0.94%
2020 3.23% -0.66%
2019 3.27% -0.54%
2018 3.42% -0.54%
2017 3.36% -0.53%
2016 3.19% -0.52%
2015 3.23% -0.51%
2014 3.63% -0.49%
2013 3.63% -0.49%
2012 3.58% -0.48%
2011 3.59% -0.75%
2010 3.52% -0.4%
2009 3.64% -0.4%
2008 3.56% -0.42%
2007 3.5% -0.4%
2006 3.66% -0.39%
2005 4.11% -0.3%
2004 4.56% -0.23%
2003 4.08% -0.26%
2002 3.54% -0.05%
2001 3.43% -0.17%
2000 3.52% -0.32%
1999 3.58% -0.36%
1998 3.5% -0.41%
1997 3.51% -0.31%
1996 4.53% -0.08%
1995 4.51% 0.07%
1994 2.33% 0.11%
1993 2.39% 0.13%
1992 4.33% 0.11%
1991 3.72% -3.83%
1990 2.81% 0.05%
1989 3.45% 0.12%
1988 3.44% 0.21%
1987 3.57% 0.18%
1986 3.04% 0.23%
1985 1.01% 0.29%
1984 1.33% 0.33%
1983 5.08% 0.32%
1982 4.81% 0.34%
1981 0.12% 0.35%
1980 0.22% 2.22%
1979 2.13% 0.51%
1978 1.84% 0.55%
1977 1.89% 0.59%
1976 2.02% 0.68%
1975 2.18% 0.58%
1974 2.32% 0.58%
1973 2.38% 0.44%
1972 2.26% 0.56%
1971 2.13% 0.65%
1970 2.1% 0.59%
1969 2.04% 1.65%
1968 1.99% 0.59%
1967 1.96% 0.56%
1966 1.98% 0.75%
1965 2.02% 0.64%
1964 2.05% 0.66%
1963 2.06% 0.71%
1962 2.05% 0.77%
1961 2.04% 0.75%

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/serbia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Chad Serbia
Current population
21893857
6494521
Population rank 64/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.08%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
14.3 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
8.63 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 -101
Annual growth/decline +980,059 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 189/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -13,086
Net migration rank 184/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -13,086
2024 - 204,040 - -8,132
2023 605,924 496,830 -36,427 4,348
2022 588,060 36,670 -46,651 40,118
2021 554,851 74,509 -74,494 -8,974
2020 541,234 36,605 -55,193 -10,220
2019 530,540 -29,451 -36,810 -18,891
2018 509,642 46,661 -37,707 -18,883
2017 494,304 16,916 -39,317 -18,651
2016 483,442 21,540 -35,998 -18,322
2015 478,010 -48,918 -37,605 -18,789
2014 467,957 20,842 -34,946 -18,846
2013 454,517 51,887 -34,399 -17,866
2012 444,246 9,514 -35,288 -18,513
2011 428,989 29,256 -36,906 611
2010 416,177 10,427 -34,999 3,632
2009 401,937 9,108 -33,676 6,043
2008 387,439 36,446 -33,590 7,070
2007 376,732 -11,339 -34,693 7,045
2006 362,027 23,052 -31,870 8,018
2005 352,302 19,281 -34,227 7,945
2004 334,136 110,387 -26,121 7,300
2003 314,740 105,140 -24,686 6,854
2002 302,995 20,400 -24,750 1,562
2001 297,254 3,484 -20,259 -12,007
2000 287,173 -3,845 -30,065 -14,368
1999 278,264 17,175 -29,408 -4,073
1998 270,055 2,232 -23,006 -5,665
1997 261,030 3,631 -18,389 -5,817
1996 254,589 1,259 -16,007 -5,598
1995 234,010 152,232 -7,628 -6,019
1994 223,996 986 -7,157 -5,934
1993 229,984 -146,386 -5,703 -5,972
1992 219,348 6,013 -3,779 -4,415
1991 200,102 112,492 2,210 -8,483
1990 191,959 -58,884 7,416 -16,260
1989 188,485 4,924 11,872 -16,360
1988 178,489 16,085 13,852 -15,715
1987 156,797 23,220 16,711 -16,686
1986 152,360 42,093 19,407 -17,990
1985 145,845 -30,686 22,090 -17,646
1984 151,511 -164,489 23,815 -15,567
1983 144,684 247 27,515 -15,301
1982 119,121 217,242 30,603 -13,550
1981 111,907 -13,232 34,304 -8,531
1980 122,468 -210,126 36,273 287
1979 117,780 -9,974 39,022 -960
1978 115,084 -34,856 43,636 -1,481
1977 113,498 -34,318 48,105 -1,953
1976 111,324 -29,755 51,399 -2,744
1975 109,315 -22,768 52,502 -3,490
1974 106,898 -15,686 51,583 -3,525
1973 104,418 -10,737 49,596 -2,396
1972 101,142 -9,526 48,248 -348
1971 89,404 -9,153 47,424 1,655
1970 87,660 -8,931 48,343 1,861
1969 83,413 -8,714 50,304 4,112
1968 79,465 -8,396 51,653 5,430
1967 76,142 -7,771 53,120 6,114
1966 73,123 -6,283 53,338 7,037
1965 70,913 -4,384 53,383 7,957
1964 69,483 -2,518 54,185 8,045
1963 67,414 -1,228 55,580 8,276
1962 65,312 -890 59,307 6,064
1961 63,639 -760 61,065 6,422
1960 62,003 -672 63,642 4,377

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/serbia | 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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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