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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 2.05 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Chad vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Sweden
2100 70,884,357 11,357,586
2099 70,557,567 11,361,443
2098 70,230,207 11,365,725
2097 69,842,152 11,366,889
2096 69,451,196 11,368,572
2095 69,060,721 11,371,525
2094 68,666,177 11,374,169
2093 68,236,720 11,376,054
2092 67,782,173 11,378,099
2091 67,325,804 11,379,549
2090 66,831,262 11,381,475
2089 66,335,362 11,384,408
2088 65,849,776 11,387,073
2087 65,329,155 11,390,874
2086 64,802,341 11,398,223
2085 64,247,517 11,403,279
2084 63,683,201 11,408,050
2083 63,107,011 11,411,588
2082 62,546,281 11,416,796
2081 61,935,077 11,418,438
2080 61,322,770 11,420,629
2079 60,689,500 11,420,158
2078 60,041,413 11,418,032
2077 59,398,544 11,415,948
2076 58,750,589 11,412,112
2075 58,088,399 11,407,978
2074 57,429,638 11,404,682
2073 56,751,288 11,401,754
2072 56,050,641 11,398,056
2071 55,351,270 11,393,134
2070 54,656,129 11,389,416
2069 53,956,737 11,385,560
2068 53,248,745 11,384,165
2067 52,550,963 11,383,331
2066 51,808,021 11,383,335
2065 51,071,215 11,382,611
2064 50,307,695 11,381,643
2063 49,556,347 11,381,489
2062 48,797,884 11,382,109
2061 48,036,580 11,379,849
2060 47,241,459 11,378,661
2059 46,442,418 11,376,317
2058 45,655,034 11,372,527
2057 44,870,896 11,367,109
2056 44,078,534 11,361,843
2055 43,275,519 11,354,884
2054 42,486,590 11,347,343
2053 41,688,608 11,336,678
2052 40,889,772 11,322,876
2051 40,092,484 11,306,983
2050 39,299,495 11,287,973
2049 38,521,793 11,268,461
2048 37,723,298 11,247,615
2047 36,947,445 11,225,655
2046 36,172,851 11,202,749
2045 35,391,232 11,178,920
2044 34,632,170 11,153,887
2043 33,864,845 11,128,417
2042 33,104,772 11,102,505
2041 32,347,709 11,078,898
2040 31,617,805 11,054,498
2039 30,871,258 11,031,322
2038 30,129,880 11,008,943
2037 29,393,074 10,987,323
2036 28,653,774 10,964,438
2035 27,935,849 10,941,953
2034 27,223,833 10,919,289
2033 26,506,530 10,895,104
2032 25,790,343 10,869,796
2031 25,078,386 10,844,434
2030 24,381,060 10,815,888
2029 23,686,105 10,784,274
2028 22,995,214 10,749,191
2027 22,312,346 10,710,226
2026 21,738,687 10,668,870
2025 21,174,977 10,621,495
2024 20,299,123 10,569,709
2023 19,319,064 10,536,632
2022 18,455,316 10,486,941
2021 17,828,273 10,415,811
2020 17,224,679 10,353,442
2019 16,685,223 10,278,887
2018 16,156,531 10,175,214
2017 15,622,759 10,057,698
2016 15,114,655 9,923,085
2015 14,647,621 9,799,186
2014 14,188,678 9,696,110
2013 13,691,079 9,600,379
2012 13,210,998 9,519,374
2011 12,754,997 9,449,213
2010 12,312,575 9,378,126
2009 11,893,754 9,298,515
2008 11,476,296 9,219,637
2007 11,081,660 9,148,092
2006 10,706,424 9,080,505
2005 10,328,092 9,029,572
2004 9,920,036 8,993,531
2003 9,487,833 8,958,229
2002 9,116,192 8,924,958
2001 8,804,124 8,895,960
2000 8,512,093 8,872,109
1999 8,222,705 8,857,874
1998 7,938,840 8,850,974
1997 7,670,366 8,846,062
1996 7,410,108 8,840,998
1995 7,089,064 8,826,939
1994 6,783,450 8,780,745
1993 6,629,146 8,718,561
1992 6,474,656 8,668,067
1991 6,205,676 8,617,375
1990 5,982,833 8,558,835
1989 5,819,586 8,492,964
1988 5,625,602 8,436,489
1987 5,438,309 8,397,804
1986 5,251,069 8,369,829
1985 5,096,269 8,350,386
1984 5,045,145 8,336,605
1983 4,979,130 8,329,033
1982 4,738,483 8,325,263
1981 4,520,959 8,320,503
1980 4,515,453 8,310,531
1979 4,505,384 8,293,678
1978 4,411,366 8,275,599
1977 4,331,667 8,251,540
1976 4,251,297 8,222,286
1975 4,167,234 8,192,437
1974 4,078,356 8,159,955
1973 3,985,909 8,136,312
1972 3,893,252 8,122,300
1971 3,807,316 8,098,334
1970 3,727,828 8,042,801
1969 3,651,113 7,968,072
1968 3,578,231 7,912,273
1967 3,508,512 7,867,931
1966 3,440,903 7,807,797
1965 3,374,220 7,733,853
1964 3,307,479 7,661,354
1963 3,240,905 7,604,328
1962 3,175,598 7,561,588
1961 3,111,947 7,519,998
1960 3,049,838 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Sweden
2100 0.46% -0.03%
2099 0.47% -0.04%
2098 0.56% -0.01%
2097 0.56% -0.01%
2096 0.57% -0.03%
2095 0.57% -0.02%
2094 0.63% -0.02%
2093 0.67% -0.02%
2092 0.68% -0.01%
2091 0.74% -0.02%
2090 0.75% -0.03%
2089 0.74% -0.02%
2088 0.8% -0.03%
2087 0.81% -0.06%
2086 0.86% -0.04%
2085 0.89% -0.04%
2084 0.91% -0.03%
2083 0.9% -0.05%
2082 0.99% -0.01%
2081 1% -0.02%
2080 1.04% 0.004%
2079 1.08% 0.02%
2078 1.08% 0.02%
2077 1.1% 0.03%
2076 1.14% 0.04%
2075 1.15% 0.03%
2074 1.2% 0.03%
2073 1.25% 0.03%
2072 1.26% 0.04%
2071 1.27% 0.03%
2070 1.3% 0.03%
2069 1.33% 0.01%
2068 1.33% 0.007%
2067 1.43% -0%
2066 1.44% 0.006%
2065 1.52% 0.009%
2064 1.52% 0.001%
2063 1.55% -0.005%
2062 1.58% 0.02%
2061 1.68% 0.01%
2060 1.72% 0.02%
2059 1.72% 0.03%
2058 1.75% 0.05%
2057 1.8% 0.05%
2056 1.86% 0.06%
2055 1.86% 0.07%
2054 1.91% 0.09%
2053 1.95% 0.12%
2052 1.99% 0.14%
2051 2.02% 0.17%
2050 2.02% 0.17%
2049 2.12% 0.19%
2048 2.1% 0.2%
2047 2.14% 0.2%
2046 2.21% 0.21%
2045 2.19% 0.22%
2044 2.27% 0.23%
2043 2.3% 0.23%
2042 2.34% 0.21%
2041 2.31% 0.22%
2040 2.42% 0.21%
2039 2.46% 0.2%
2038 2.51% 0.2%
2037 2.58% 0.21%
2036 2.57% 0.21%
2035 2.62% 0.21%
2034 2.71% 0.22%
2033 2.78% 0.23%
2032 2.84% 0.23%
2031 2.86% 0.26%
2030 2.93% 0.29%
2029 3% 0.33%
2028 3.06% 0.36%
2027 2.64% 0.39%
2026 2.66% 0.45%
2025 4.31% 0.49%
2024 5.07% 0.31%
2023 4.68% 0.47%
2022 3.52% 0.68%
2021 3.5% 0.6%
2020 3.23% 0.73%
2019 3.27% 1.02%
2018 3.42% 1.17%
2017 3.36% 1.36%
2016 3.19% 1.26%
2015 3.23% 1.06%
2014 3.63% 1%
2013 3.63% 0.85%
2012 3.58% 0.74%
2011 3.59% 0.76%
2010 3.52% 0.86%
2009 3.64% 0.86%
2008 3.56% 0.78%
2007 3.5% 0.74%
2006 3.66% 0.56%
2005 4.11% 0.4%
2004 4.56% 0.39%
2003 4.08% 0.37%
2002 3.54% 0.33%
2001 3.43% 0.27%
2000 3.52% 0.16%
1999 3.58% 0.08%
1998 3.5% 0.06%
1997 3.51% 0.06%
1996 4.53% 0.16%
1995 4.51% 0.53%
1994 2.33% 0.71%
1993 2.39% 0.58%
1992 4.33% 0.59%
1991 3.72% 0.68%
1990 2.81% 0.78%
1989 3.45% 0.67%
1988 3.44% 0.46%
1987 3.57% 0.33%
1986 3.04% 0.23%
1985 1.01% 0.17%
1984 1.33% 0.09%
1983 5.08% 0.05%
1982 4.81% 0.06%
1981 0.12% 0.12%
1980 0.22% 0.2%
1979 2.13% 0.22%
1978 1.84% 0.29%
1977 1.89% 0.36%
1976 2.02% 0.36%
1975 2.18% 0.4%
1974 2.32% 0.29%
1973 2.38% 0.17%
1972 2.26% 0.3%
1971 2.13% 0.69%
1970 2.1% 0.94%
1969 2.04% 0.71%
1968 1.99% 0.56%
1967 1.96% 0.77%
1966 1.98% 0.96%
1965 2.02% 0.95%
1964 2.05% 0.75%
1963 2.06% 0.57%
1962 2.05% 0.55%
1961 2.04% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Chad Sweden
Current population
21893857
10680056
Population rank 64/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.13%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +91
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 149/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +47,079
Net migration rank 184/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 47,079
2024 - 204,040 - 50,115
2023 605,924 496,830 5,269 55,209
2022 588,060 36,670 10,487 58,955
2021 554,851 74,509 22,914 51,947
2020 541,234 36,605 14,495 37,302
2019 530,540 -29,451 25,697 72,619
2018 509,642 46,661 23,403 87,517
2017 494,304 16,916 24,138 102,671
2016 483,442 21,540 25,800 119,234
2015 478,010 -48,918 23,518 80,534
2014 467,957 20,842 26,179 77,654
2013 454,517 51,887 23,041 66,760
2012 444,246 9,514 20,943 52,879
2011 428,989 29,256 21,733 46,049
2010 416,177 10,427 25,320 51,175
2009 401,937 9,108 21,387 63,638
2008 387,439 36,446 18,439 56,452
2007 376,732 -11,339 15,552 54,907
2006 362,027 23,052 15,436 51,675
2005 352,302 19,281 9,030 27,030
2004 334,136 110,387 9,893 25,842
2003 314,740 105,140 6,271 29,161
2002 302,995 20,400 893 31,364
2001 297,254 3,484 -1,779 28,856
2000 287,173 -3,845 -2,662 24,900
1999 278,264 17,175 -6,201 13,940
1998 270,055 2,232 -3,541 11,325
1997 261,030 3,631 -3,539 6,047
1996 254,589 1,259 1,768 5,773
1995 234,010 152,232 9,710 11,621
1994 223,996 986 20,196 51,545
1993 229,984 -146,386 20,924 32,725
1992 219,348 6,013 28,605 20,507
1991 200,102 112,492 29,299 25,314
1990 191,959 -58,884 29,100 35,668
1989 188,485 4,924 24,629 44,565
1988 178,489 16,085 15,186 30,064
1987 156,797 23,220 11,757 21,335
1986 152,360 42,093 9,206 15,211
1985 145,845 -30,686 4,175 11,464
1984 151,511 -164,489 3,335 8,668
1983 144,684 247 833 2,105
1982 119,121 217,242 1,665 2,524
1981 111,907 -13,232 1,664 3,209
1980 122,468 -210,126 5,818 10,040
1979 117,780 -9,974 4,976 13,895
1978 115,084 -34,856 4,138 13,807
1977 113,498 -34,318 7,426 23,528
1976 111,324 -29,755 8,222 20,324
1975 109,315 -22,768 14,746 16,564
1974 106,898 -15,686 23,664 9,217
1973 104,418 -10,737 24,409 -9,551
1972 101,142 -9,526 28,428 -13,519
1971 89,404 -9,153 31,583 2,334
1970 87,660 -8,931 30,563 47,242
1969 83,413 -8,714 23,904 48,824
1968 79,465 -8,396 30,858 8,545
1967 76,142 -7,771 41,700 11,075
1966 73,123 -6,283 45,286 24,920
1965 70,913 -4,384 44,857 32,444
1964 69,483 -2,518 45,968 23,581
1963 67,414 -1,228 35,741 11,009
1962 65,312 -890 30,246 9,627
1961 63,639 -760 30,832 14,401
1960 62,003 -672 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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