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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 6,500,256 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 3.36 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 +3.63% per year vs -0.77% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.5M (12.3% decline).

Chad vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Serbia
2100 70,311,013 3,624,616
2099 69,986,866 3,652,806
2098 69,662,155 3,681,036
2097 69,277,239 3,709,552
2096 68,889,445 3,738,231
2095 68,502,128 3,767,093
2094 68,110,775 3,796,201
2093 67,684,792 3,825,522
2092 67,233,921 3,855,267
2091 66,781,244 3,885,260
2090 66,290,702 3,915,419
2089 65,798,812 3,946,052
2088 65,317,154 3,976,782
2087 64,800,745 4,008,021
2086 64,278,192 4,039,630
2085 63,727,856 4,071,614
2084 63,168,104 4,104,024
2083 62,596,574 4,137,041
2082 62,040,380 4,170,603
2081 61,434,119 4,204,520
2080 60,826,765 4,239,046
2079 60,198,617 4,274,213
2078 59,555,772 4,310,048
2077 58,918,103 4,346,216
2076 58,275,388 4,382,620
2075 57,618,555 4,419,404
2074 56,965,122 4,456,820
2073 56,292,259 4,494,554
2072 55,597,279 4,532,671
2071 54,903,565 4,571,200
2070 54,214,047 4,610,279
2069 53,520,311 4,649,626
2068 52,818,046 4,689,227
2067 52,125,908 4,728,969
2066 51,388,975 4,768,652
2065 50,658,129 4,808,648
2064 49,900,784 4,848,712
2063 49,155,513 4,888,888
2062 48,403,186 4,929,248
2061 47,648,039 4,969,370
2060 46,859,349 5,009,557
2059 46,066,772 5,049,580
2058 45,285,757 5,089,783
2057 44,507,961 5,130,427
2056 43,722,007 5,171,093
2055 42,925,488 5,211,735
2054 42,142,940 5,252,427
2053 41,351,412 5,293,039
2052 40,559,038 5,334,193
2051 39,768,198 5,376,024
2050 38,981,624 5,417,847
2049 38,210,212 5,460,219
2048 37,418,176 5,502,886
2047 36,648,598 5,546,051
2046 35,880,269 5,589,756
2045 35,104,973 5,634,078
2044 34,352,050 5,678,918
2043 33,590,931 5,724,337
2042 32,837,006 5,770,492
2041 32,086,067 5,817,068
2040 31,362,066 5,863,637
2039 30,621,558 5,910,619
2038 29,886,177 5,957,363
2037 29,155,330 6,004,061
2036 28,422,010 6,050,436
2035 27,709,891 6,096,764
2034 27,003,635 6,142,866
2033 26,292,134 6,188,997
2032 25,581,739 6,234,637
2031 24,875,542 6,279,936
2030 24,183,856 6,325,002
2029 23,494,522 6,369,418
2028 22,809,219 6,413,572
2027 22,131,874 6,457,306
2026 21,562,855 6,500,256
2025 21,003,705 6,549,143
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 558,066 people (a 7.91% 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 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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 3.47% -0.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/serbia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Chad Serbia
Current population
21855137
6500256
Population rank 64/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.08%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
14.1 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
8.67 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
5.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 -102
Annual growth/decline +704,582 -37,333
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% -0.57%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 187/197
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 653,307 204,040 -37,543 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/serbia | 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 Serbia 85.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 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 (1960–2025, 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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