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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 2.26 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 0.86% 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 +3.63% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Chad vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Spain
2100 70,311,013 34,221,514
2099 69,986,866 34,400,373
2098 69,662,155 34,577,450
2097 69,277,239 34,751,199
2096 68,889,445 34,917,831
2095 68,502,128 35,087,012
2094 68,110,775 35,251,362
2093 67,684,792 35,415,082
2092 67,233,921 35,577,396
2091 66,781,244 35,741,351
2090 66,290,702 35,912,083
2089 65,798,812 36,086,009
2088 65,317,154 36,257,546
2087 64,800,745 36,424,826
2086 64,278,192 36,594,101
2085 63,727,856 36,771,456
2084 63,168,104 36,951,760
2083 62,596,574 37,138,777
2082 62,040,380 37,327,720
2081 61,434,119 37,527,142
2080 60,826,765 37,732,838
2079 60,198,617 37,949,144
2078 59,555,772 38,171,047
2077 58,918,103 38,405,329
2076 58,275,388 38,654,221
2075 57,618,555 38,913,733
2074 56,965,122 39,188,284
2073 56,292,259 39,469,767
2072 55,597,279 39,765,059
2071 54,903,565 40,062,070
2070 54,214,047 40,372,388
2069 53,520,311 40,682,818
2068 52,818,046 41,005,148
2067 52,125,908 41,326,772
2066 51,388,975 41,654,672
2065 50,658,129 41,983,104
2064 49,900,784 42,321,736
2063 49,155,513 42,655,212
2062 48,403,186 42,993,328
2061 47,648,039 43,328,037
2060 46,859,349 43,648,753
2059 46,066,772 43,967,376
2058 45,285,757 44,273,756
2057 44,507,961 44,579,723
2056 43,722,007 44,885,952
2055 42,925,488 45,164,935
2054 42,142,940 45,434,986
2053 41,351,412 45,702,038
2052 40,559,038 45,951,973
2051 39,768,198 46,179,119
2050 38,981,624 46,397,620
2049 38,210,212 46,616,167
2048 37,418,176 46,812,693
2047 36,648,598 47,002,591
2046 35,880,269 47,182,235
2045 35,104,973 47,354,908
2044 34,352,050 47,514,076
2043 33,590,931 47,657,627
2042 32,837,006 47,801,904
2041 32,086,067 47,936,819
2040 31,362,066 48,066,825
2039 30,621,558 48,190,225
2038 29,886,177 48,304,880
2037 29,155,330 48,418,168
2036 28,422,010 48,528,778
2035 27,709,891 48,633,960
2034 27,003,635 48,730,594
2033 26,292,134 48,823,356
2032 25,581,739 48,914,944
2031 24,875,542 49,008,735
2030 24,183,856 49,094,273
2029 23,494,522 49,163,780
2028 22,809,219 49,223,677
2027 22,131,874 49,274,441
2026 21,562,855 49,323,658
2025 21,003,705 49,355,143
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% 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 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M 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 3.47% 1.04%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Chad Spain
Current population
21855137
49323658
Population rank 64/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.59%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
1.04 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
1.66 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 98/197
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 653,307 204,040 -117,237 111,674
2023 605,924 496,830 -116,046 119,099
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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/spain | 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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 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 (1960–2025, 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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