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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 2.23 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Chad vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Spain
2100 70,884,357 33,862,981
2099 70,557,567 34,039,965
2098 70,230,207 34,215,187
2097 69,842,152 34,387,116
2096 69,451,196 34,552,002
2095 69,060,721 34,719,411
2094 68,666,177 34,882,039
2093 68,236,720 35,044,043
2092 67,782,173 35,204,657
2091 67,325,804 35,366,895
2090 66,831,262 35,535,838
2089 66,335,362 35,707,942
2088 65,849,776 35,877,681
2087 65,329,155 36,043,209
2086 64,802,341 36,210,710
2085 64,247,517 36,386,207
2084 63,683,201 36,564,622
2083 63,107,011 36,749,680
2082 62,546,281 36,936,644
2081 61,935,077 37,133,976
2080 61,322,770 37,337,517
2079 60,689,500 37,551,557
2078 60,041,413 37,771,135
2077 59,398,544 38,002,963
2076 58,750,589 38,249,247
2075 58,088,399 38,506,040
2074 57,429,638 38,777,715
2073 56,751,288 39,056,249
2072 56,050,641 39,348,447
2071 55,351,270 39,642,346
2070 54,656,129 39,949,413
2069 53,956,737 40,256,590
2068 53,248,745 40,575,543
2067 52,550,963 40,893,798
2066 51,808,021 41,218,263
2065 51,071,215 41,543,254
2064 50,307,695 41,878,338
2063 49,556,347 42,208,320
2062 48,797,884 42,542,893
2061 48,036,580 42,874,096
2060 47,241,459 43,191,452
2059 46,442,418 43,506,737
2058 45,655,034 43,809,907
2057 44,870,896 44,112,668
2056 44,078,534 44,415,689
2055 43,275,519 44,691,749
2054 42,486,590 44,958,971
2053 41,688,608 45,223,225
2052 40,889,772 45,470,541
2051 40,092,484 45,695,307
2050 39,299,495 45,911,520
2049 38,521,793 46,127,777
2048 37,723,298 46,322,244
2047 36,947,445 46,510,152
2046 36,172,851 46,687,914
2045 35,391,232 46,858,778
2044 34,632,170 47,016,278
2043 33,864,845 47,158,325
2042 33,104,772 47,301,091
2041 32,347,709 47,434,593
2040 31,617,805 47,563,236
2039 30,871,258 47,685,343
2038 30,129,880 47,798,797
2037 29,393,074 47,910,899
2036 28,653,774 48,020,350
2035 27,935,849 48,124,430
2034 27,223,833 48,220,051
2033 26,506,530 48,311,842
2032 25,790,343 48,402,470
2031 25,078,386 48,495,278
2030 24,381,060 48,579,920
2029 23,686,105 48,648,699
2028 22,995,214 48,707,969
2027 22,312,346 48,758,200
2026 21,738,687 48,806,901
2025 21,174,977 48,838,057
2024 20,299,123 48,848,840
2023 19,319,064 48,352,528
2022 18,455,316 47,786,102
2021 17,828,273 47,443,821
2020 17,224,679 47,359,424
2019 16,685,223 47,118,501
2018 16,156,531 46,782,011
2017 15,622,759 46,571,232
2016 15,114,655 46,458,139
2015 14,647,621 46,422,303
2014 14,188,678 46,460,733
2013 13,691,079 46,604,197
2012 13,210,998 46,773,055
2011 12,754,997 46,742,697
2010 12,312,575 46,576,897
2009 11,893,754 46,362,946
2008 11,476,296 45,954,106
2007 11,081,660 45,226,803
2006 10,706,424 44,397,319
2005 10,328,092 43,653,155
2004 9,920,036 42,921,895
2003 9,487,833 42,187,645
2002 9,116,192 41,431,558
2001 8,804,124 40,850,412
2000 8,512,093 40,567,864
1999 8,222,705 40,386,875
1998 7,938,840 40,223,509
1997 7,670,366 40,057,389
1996 7,410,108 39,889,852
1995 7,089,064 39,724,050
1994 6,783,450 39,549,108
1993 6,629,146 39,361,262
1992 6,474,656 39,157,685
1991 6,205,676 38,966,376
1990 5,982,833 38,867,322
1989 5,819,586 38,827,764
1988 5,625,602 38,766,939
1987 5,438,309 38,684,815
1986 5,251,069 38,584,624
1985 5,096,269 38,469,512
1984 5,045,145 38,330,364
1983 4,979,130 38,171,525
1982 4,738,483 37,986,012
1981 4,520,959 37,758,631
1980 4,515,453 37,491,165
1979 4,505,384 37,191,330
1978 4,411,366 36,864,898
1977 4,331,667 36,511,638
1976 4,251,297 36,137,812
1975 4,167,234 35,757,900
1974 4,078,356 35,373,335
1973 3,985,909 34,988,947
1972 3,893,252 34,604,469
1971 3,807,316 34,224,490
1970 3,727,828 33,814,531
1969 3,651,113 33,441,054
1968 3,578,231 33,113,134
1967 3,508,512 32,682,947
1966 3,440,903 32,283,194
1965 3,374,220 31,954,292
1964 3,307,479 31,609,195
1963 3,240,905 31,296,651
1962 3,175,598 31,023,366
1961 3,111,947 30,739,250
1960 3,049,838 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Spain
2100 0.46% -0.52%
2099 0.47% -0.51%
2098 0.56% -0.5%
2097 0.56% -0.48%
2096 0.57% -0.48%
2095 0.57% -0.47%
2094 0.63% -0.46%
2093 0.67% -0.46%
2092 0.68% -0.46%
2091 0.74% -0.48%
2090 0.75% -0.48%
2089 0.74% -0.47%
2088 0.8% -0.46%
2087 0.81% -0.46%
2086 0.86% -0.48%
2085 0.89% -0.49%
2084 0.91% -0.5%
2083 0.9% -0.51%
2082 0.99% -0.53%
2081 1% -0.55%
2080 1.04% -0.57%
2079 1.08% -0.58%
2078 1.08% -0.61%
2077 1.1% -0.64%
2076 1.14% -0.67%
2075 1.15% -0.7%
2074 1.2% -0.71%
2073 1.25% -0.74%
2072 1.26% -0.74%
2071 1.27% -0.77%
2070 1.3% -0.76%
2069 1.33% -0.79%
2068 1.33% -0.78%
2067 1.43% -0.79%
2066 1.44% -0.78%
2065 1.52% -0.8%
2064 1.52% -0.78%
2063 1.55% -0.79%
2062 1.58% -0.77%
2061 1.68% -0.73%
2060 1.72% -0.72%
2059 1.72% -0.69%
2058 1.75% -0.69%
2057 1.8% -0.68%
2056 1.86% -0.62%
2055 1.86% -0.59%
2054 1.91% -0.58%
2053 1.95% -0.54%
2052 1.99% -0.49%
2051 2.02% -0.47%
2050 2.02% -0.47%
2049 2.12% -0.42%
2048 2.1% -0.4%
2047 2.14% -0.38%
2046 2.21% -0.36%
2045 2.19% -0.33%
2044 2.27% -0.3%
2043 2.3% -0.3%
2042 2.34% -0.28%
2041 2.31% -0.27%
2040 2.42% -0.26%
2039 2.46% -0.24%
2038 2.51% -0.23%
2037 2.58% -0.23%
2036 2.57% -0.22%
2035 2.62% -0.2%
2034 2.71% -0.19%
2033 2.78% -0.19%
2032 2.84% -0.19%
2031 2.86% -0.17%
2030 2.93% -0.14%
2029 3% -0.12%
2028 3.06% -0.1%
2027 2.64% -0.1%
2026 2.66% -0.06%
2025 4.31% -0.02%
2024 5.07% 1.03%
2023 4.68% 1.19%
2022 3.52% 0.72%
2021 3.5% 0.18%
2020 3.23% 0.51%
2019 3.27% 0.72%
2018 3.42% 0.45%
2017 3.36% 0.24%
2016 3.19% 0.08%
2015 3.23% -0.08%
2014 3.63% -0.31%
2013 3.63% -0.36%
2012 3.58% 0.06%
2011 3.59% 0.36%
2010 3.52% 0.46%
2009 3.64% 0.89%
2008 3.56% 1.61%
2007 3.5% 1.87%
2006 3.66% 1.7%
2005 4.11% 1.7%
2004 4.56% 1.74%
2003 4.08% 1.82%
2002 3.54% 1.42%
2001 3.43% 0.7%
2000 3.52% 0.45%
1999 3.58% 0.41%
1998 3.5% 0.41%
1997 3.51% 0.42%
1996 4.53% 0.42%
1995 4.51% 0.44%
1994 2.33% 0.48%
1993 2.39% 0.52%
1992 4.33% 0.49%
1991 3.72% 0.25%
1990 2.81% 0.1%
1989 3.45% 0.16%
1988 3.44% 0.21%
1987 3.57% 0.26%
1986 3.04% 0.3%
1985 1.01% 0.36%
1984 1.33% 0.42%
1983 5.08% 0.49%
1982 4.81% 0.6%
1981 0.12% 0.71%
1980 0.22% 0.81%
1979 2.13% 0.89%
1978 1.84% 0.97%
1977 1.89% 1.03%
1976 2.02% 1.06%
1975 2.18% 1.09%
1974 2.32% 1.1%
1973 2.38% 1.11%
1972 2.26% 1.11%
1971 2.13% 1.21%
1970 2.1% 1.12%
1969 2.04% 0.99%
1968 1.99% 1.32%
1967 1.96% 1.24%
1966 1.98% 1.03%
1965 2.02% 1.09%
1964 2.05% 1%
1963 2.06% 0.88%
1962 2.05% 0.92%
1961 2.04% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Chad Spain
Current population
21893857
48806901
Population rank 64/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.59%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 100/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +96,630
Net migration rank 184/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 96,630
2024 - 204,040 - 111,674
2023 605,924 496,830 -111,211 119,099
2022 588,060 36,670 -133,801 299,779
2021 554,851 74,509 -113,865 144,385
2020 541,234 36,605 -151,551 236,854
2019 530,540 -29,451 -56,542 464,783
2018 509,642 46,661 -56,139 337,467
2017 494,304 16,916 -32,600 201,135
2016 483,442 21,540 0 106,474
2015 478,010 -48,918 -4,642 -1,979
2014 467,957 20,842 32,522 -97,870
2013 454,517 51,887 37,284 -250,741
2012 444,246 9,514 51,450 -153,486
2011 428,989 29,256 84,137 60,761
2010 416,177 10,427 102,469 69,406
2009 401,937 9,108 106,635 129,557
2008 387,439 36,446 133,267 434,135
2007 376,732 -11,339 108,545 772,317
2006 362,027 23,052 110,994 659,720
2005 352,302 19,281 78,576 629,803
2004 334,136 110,387 85,844 661,158
2003 314,740 105,140 54,844 658,428
2002 302,995 20,400 53,861 737,880
2001 297,254 3,484 44,936 181,307
2000 287,173 -3,845 36,512 176,269
1999 278,264 17,175 8,077 178,559
1998 270,055 2,232 4,022 182,926
1997 261,030 3,631 20,028 165,345
1996 254,589 1,259 11,967 162,704
1995 234,010 152,232 15,889 162,434
1994 223,996 986 31,639 160,407
1993 229,984 -146,386 47,234 160,907
1992 219,348 6,013 62,652 177,544
1991 200,102 112,492 58,450 122,841
1990 191,959 -58,884 66,075 -30,684
1989 188,485 4,924 81,538 -25,892
1988 178,489 16,085 100,794 -17,663
1987 156,797 23,220 116,054 -12,681
1986 152,360 42,093 131,188 -13,540
1985 145,845 -30,686 146,184 -589
1984 151,511 -164,489 172,487 2,754
1983 144,684 247 183,223 1,241
1982 119,121 217,242 231,714 -7,384
1981 111,907 -13,232 237,879 2,563
1980 122,468 -210,126 281,184 20,166
1979 117,780 -9,974 312,407 -5,929
1978 115,084 -34,856 339,157 -2,504
1977 113,498 -34,318 361,465 -1,332
1976 111,324 -29,755 375,834 2,804
1975 109,315 -22,768 371,882 -218
1974 106,898 -15,686 396,182 105,838
1973 104,418 -10,737 374,381 8,624
1972 101,142 -9,526 391,030 7,935
1971 89,404 -9,153 369,625 7,363
1970 87,660 -8,931 378,723 -60,580
1969 83,413 -8,714 367,851 -49,956
1968 79,465 -8,396 387,423 -46,088
1967 76,142 -7,771 402,001 -42,344
1966 73,123 -6,283 397,084 -41,467
1965 70,913 -4,384 405,819 -42,476
1964 69,483 -2,518 429,885 -41,461
1963 67,414 -1,228 394,338 -44,446
1962 65,312 -890 384,690 -45,211
1961 63,639 -760 396,537 -46,517
1960 62,003 -672 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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