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Population in Chad compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 2.36 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Chad vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad South Korea
2100 70,311,013 22,001,649
2099 69,986,866 22,324,514
2098 69,662,155 22,657,541
2097 69,277,239 22,998,315
2096 68,889,445 23,348,632
2095 68,502,128 23,711,049
2094 68,110,775 24,081,510
2093 67,684,792 24,460,970
2092 67,233,921 24,848,715
2091 66,781,244 25,242,926
2090 66,290,702 25,642,926
2089 65,798,812 26,048,094
2088 65,317,154 26,457,020
2087 64,800,745 26,871,556
2086 64,278,192 27,288,450
2085 63,727,856 27,710,065
2084 63,168,104 28,133,600
2083 62,596,574 28,564,090
2082 62,040,380 28,998,646
2081 61,434,119 29,441,497
2080 60,826,765 29,887,135
2079 60,198,617 30,337,095
2078 59,555,772 30,793,984
2077 58,918,103 31,258,278
2076 58,275,388 31,728,826
2075 57,618,555 32,205,338
2074 56,965,122 32,689,892
2073 56,292,259 33,180,187
2072 55,597,279 33,679,874
2071 54,903,565 34,187,068
2070 54,214,047 34,702,204
2069 53,520,311 35,224,472
2068 52,818,046 35,745,164
2067 52,125,908 36,274,411
2066 51,388,975 36,808,495
2065 50,658,129 37,349,660
2064 49,900,784 37,897,742
2063 49,155,513 38,450,082
2062 48,403,186 39,009,227
2061 47,648,039 39,565,102
2060 46,859,349 40,130,032
2059 46,066,772 40,692,438
2058 45,285,757 41,256,780
2057 44,507,961 41,813,259
2056 43,722,007 42,356,530
2055 42,925,488 42,888,143
2054 42,142,940 43,405,840
2053 41,351,412 43,917,075
2052 40,559,038 44,419,192
2051 39,768,198 44,901,452
2050 38,981,624 45,362,931
2049 38,210,212 45,809,553
2048 37,418,176 46,235,718
2047 36,648,598 46,645,885
2046 35,880,269 47,033,200
2045 35,104,973 47,409,815
2044 34,352,050 47,773,842
2043 33,590,931 48,120,989
2042 32,837,006 48,455,085
2041 32,086,067 48,782,206
2040 31,362,066 49,091,438
2039 30,621,558 49,388,464
2038 29,886,177 49,669,835
2037 29,155,330 49,932,869
2036 28,422,010 50,175,947
2035 27,709,891 50,401,135
2034 27,003,635 50,607,994
2033 26,292,134 50,796,030
2032 25,581,739 50,961,878
2031 24,875,542 51,109,725
2030 24,183,856 51,242,628
2029 23,494,522 51,360,529
2028 22,809,219 51,461,403
2027 22,131,874 51,551,313
2026 21,562,855 51,624,449
2025 21,003,705 51,684,564
2024 20,299,123 51,751,065
2023 19,319,064 51,712,619
2022 18,455,316 51,672,569
2021 17,828,273 51,769,539
2020 17,224,679 51,836,239
2019 16,685,223 51,764,822
2018 16,156,531 51,585,058
2017 15,622,759 51,361,911
2016 15,114,655 51,217,803
2015 14,647,621 51,014,947
2014 14,188,678 50,746,659
2013 13,691,079 50,428,893
2012 13,210,998 50,199,853
2011 12,754,997 49,936,638
2010 12,312,575 49,554,112
2009 11,893,754 49,307,835
2008 11,476,296 49,054,708
2007 11,081,660 48,683,638
2006 10,706,424 48,438,292
2005 10,328,092 48,184,561
2004 9,920,036 48,082,519
2003 9,487,833 47,892,330
2002 9,116,192 47,644,736
2001 8,804,124 47,370,164
2000 8,512,093 47,008,111
1999 8,222,705 46,616,677
1998 7,938,840 46,286,503
1997 7,670,366 45,953,580
1996 7,410,108 45,524,681
1995 7,089,064 45,092,991
1994 6,783,450 44,641,540
1993 6,629,146 44,194,628
1992 6,474,656 43,747,962
1991 6,205,676 43,295,704
1990 5,982,833 42,869,283
1989 5,819,586 42,449,038
1988 5,625,602 42,031,247
1987 5,438,309 41,621,690
1986 5,251,069 41,213,674
1985 5,096,269 40,805,744
1984 5,045,145 40,405,956
1983 4,979,130 39,910,403
1982 4,738,483 39,326,352
1981 4,520,959 38,723,248
1980 4,515,453 38,123,775
1979 4,505,384 37,534,236
1978 4,411,366 36,969,185
1977 4,331,667 36,411,795
1976 4,251,297 35,848,523
1975 4,167,234 35,280,725
1974 4,078,356 34,692,266
1973 3,985,909 34,103,149
1972 3,893,252 33,505,406
1971 3,807,316 32,882,704
1970 3,727,828 32,240,827
1969 3,651,113 31,544,266
1968 3,578,231 30,838,302
1967 3,508,512 30,130,983
1966 3,440,903 29,435,571
1965 3,374,220 28,704,674
1964 3,307,479 27,984,155
1963 3,240,905 27,261,747
1962 3,175,598 26,513,030
1961 3,111,947 25,765,673
1960 3,049,838 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad South Korea
2100 0.46% -1.45%
2099 0.47% -1.47%
2098 0.56% -1.48%
2097 0.56% -1.5%
2096 0.57% -1.53%
2095 0.57% -1.54%
2094 0.63% -1.55%
2093 0.67% -1.56%
2092 0.68% -1.56%
2091 0.74% -1.56%
2090 0.75% -1.56%
2089 0.74% -1.55%
2088 0.8% -1.54%
2087 0.81% -1.53%
2086 0.86% -1.52%
2085 0.89% -1.51%
2084 0.91% -1.51%
2083 0.9% -1.5%
2082 0.99% -1.5%
2081 1% -1.49%
2080 1.04% -1.48%
2079 1.08% -1.48%
2078 1.08% -1.49%
2077 1.1% -1.48%
2076 1.14% -1.48%
2075 1.15% -1.48%
2074 1.2% -1.48%
2073 1.25% -1.48%
2072 1.26% -1.48%
2071 1.27% -1.48%
2070 1.3% -1.48%
2069 1.33% -1.46%
2068 1.33% -1.46%
2067 1.43% -1.45%
2066 1.44% -1.45%
2065 1.52% -1.45%
2064 1.52% -1.44%
2063 1.55% -1.43%
2062 1.58% -1.4%
2061 1.68% -1.41%
2060 1.72% -1.38%
2059 1.72% -1.37%
2058 1.75% -1.33%
2057 1.8% -1.28%
2056 1.86% -1.24%
2055 1.86% -1.19%
2054 1.91% -1.16%
2053 1.95% -1.13%
2052 1.99% -1.07%
2051 2.02% -1.02%
2050 2.02% -0.97%
2049 2.12% -0.92%
2048 2.1% -0.88%
2047 2.14% -0.82%
2046 2.21% -0.79%
2045 2.19% -0.76%
2044 2.27% -0.72%
2043 2.3% -0.69%
2042 2.34% -0.67%
2041 2.31% -0.63%
2040 2.42% -0.6%
2039 2.46% -0.57%
2038 2.51% -0.53%
2037 2.58% -0.48%
2036 2.57% -0.45%
2035 2.62% -0.41%
2034 2.71% -0.37%
2033 2.78% -0.33%
2032 2.84% -0.29%
2031 2.86% -0.26%
2030 2.93% -0.23%
2029 3% -0.2%
2028 3.06% -0.17%
2027 2.64% -0.14%
2026 2.66% -0.12%
2025 3.47% -0.13%
2024 5.07% 0.07%
2023 4.68% 0.08%
2022 3.52% -0.19%
2021 3.5% -0.13%
2020 3.23% 0.14%
2019 3.27% 0.35%
2018 3.42% 0.43%
2017 3.36% 0.28%
2016 3.19% 0.4%
2015 3.23% 0.53%
2014 3.63% 0.63%
2013 3.63% 0.46%
2012 3.58% 0.53%
2011 3.59% 0.77%
2010 3.52% 0.5%
2009 3.64% 0.52%
2008 3.56% 0.76%
2007 3.5% 0.51%
2006 3.66% 0.53%
2005 4.11% 0.21%
2004 4.56% 0.4%
2003 4.08% 0.52%
2002 3.54% 0.58%
2001 3.43% 0.77%
2000 3.52% 0.84%
1999 3.58% 0.71%
1998 3.5% 0.72%
1997 3.51% 0.94%
1996 4.53% 0.96%
1995 4.51% 1.01%
1994 2.33% 1.01%
1993 2.39% 1.02%
1992 4.33% 1.04%
1991 3.72% 0.99%
1990 2.81% 0.99%
1989 3.45% 0.99%
1988 3.44% 0.98%
1987 3.57% 0.99%
1986 3.04% 1%
1985 1.01% 0.99%
1984 1.33% 1.24%
1983 5.08% 1.49%
1982 4.81% 1.56%
1981 0.12% 1.57%
1980 0.22% 1.57%
1979 2.13% 1.53%
1978 1.84% 1.53%
1977 1.89% 1.57%
1976 2.02% 1.61%
1975 2.18% 1.7%
1974 2.32% 1.73%
1973 2.38% 1.78%
1972 2.26% 1.89%
1971 2.13% 1.99%
1970 2.1% 2.21%
1969 2.04% 2.29%
1968 1.99% 2.35%
1967 1.96% 2.36%
1966 1.98% 2.55%
1965 2.02% 2.57%
1964 2.05% 2.65%
1963 2.06% 2.82%
1962 2.05% 2.9%
1961 2.04% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Chad South Korea
Current population
21855137
51624449
Population rank 64/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.62%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 -182
Annual growth/decline +704,582 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 169/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +65,731
Net migration rank 184/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 65,731
2024 653,307 204,040 -119,027 75,963
2023 605,924 496,830 -124,111 87,800
2022 588,060 36,670 -124,014 87,800
2021 554,851 74,509 -56,947 -16,778
2020 541,234 36,605 -31,101 112,631
2019 530,540 -29,451 10,353 128,622
2018 509,642 46,661 30,951 118,220
2017 494,304 16,916 71,907 104,029
2016 483,442 21,540 122,923 91,568
2015 478,010 -48,918 163,248 276,427
2014 467,957 20,842 167,464 308,037
2013 454,517 51,887 166,415 301,926
2012 444,246 9,514 215,859 281,866
2011 428,989 29,256 214,728 269,958
2010 416,177 10,427 213,083 52,042
2009 401,937 9,108 197,231 5,308
2008 387,439 36,446 215,841 -19,630
2007 376,732 -11,339 248,286 -42,293
2006 362,027 23,052 203,441 -28,434
2005 352,302 19,281 187,920 -47,821
2004 334,136 110,387 225,988 -42,549
2003 314,740 105,140 244,251 -31,994
2002 302,995 20,400 247,752 -18,105
2001 297,254 3,484 312,643 -28,006
2000 287,173 -3,845 390,167 -84,960
1999 278,264 17,175 368,272 -107,448
1998 270,055 2,232 393,436 -98,044
1997 261,030 3,631 422,773 -109,130
1996 254,589 1,259 446,142 -115,705
1995 234,010 152,232 468,967 -208,491
1994 223,996 986 473,200 -208,309
1993 229,984 -146,386 477,302 -222,802
1992 219,348 6,013 494,352 -265,849
1991 200,102 112,492 467,594 -270,754
1990 191,959 -58,884 411,546 79,294
1989 188,485 4,924 403,266 186,120
1988 178,489 16,085 399,297 192,534
1987 156,797 23,220 378,758 198,057
1986 152,360 42,093 395,651 189,782
1985 145,845 -30,686 416,219 97,949
1984 151,511 -164,489 436,384 101,394
1983 144,684 247 514,844 102,167
1982 119,121 217,242 605,626 48,638
1981 111,907 -13,232 631,189 18,442
1980 122,468 -210,126 583,294 -148,341
1979 117,780 -9,974 623,068 -139,566
1978 115,084 -34,856 499,084 -85,721
1977 113,498 -34,318 578,947 -90,737
1976 111,324 -29,755 530,558 -92,314
1975 109,315 -22,768 603,300 -52,332
1974 106,898 -15,686 673,030 27,005
1973 104,418 -10,737 699,115 35,779
1972 101,142 -9,526 740,469 25,382
1971 89,404 -9,153 789,185 -6,326
1970 87,660 -8,931 747,987 -27,999
1969 83,413 -8,714 694,227 -21,175
1968 79,465 -8,396 684,487 -16,868
1967 76,142 -7,771 692,169 -16,484
1966 73,123 -6,283 623,534 -16,688
1965 70,913 -4,384 641,090 -146,386
1964 69,483 -2,518 655,501 -102,284
1963 67,414 -1,228 685,824 -80,226
1962 65,312 -890 712,590 -94,606
1961 63,639 -760 730,173 -93,179
1960 62,003 -672 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/south-korea | 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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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