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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 10,665,077 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 93rd.
  • 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 +3.63% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Chad vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Sweden
2100 70,311,013 11,330,987
2099 69,986,866 11,334,835
2098 69,662,155 11,339,107
2097 69,277,239 11,340,268
2096 68,889,445 11,341,947
2095 68,502,128 11,344,893
2094 68,110,775 11,347,531
2093 67,684,792 11,349,412
2092 67,233,921 11,351,452
2091 66,781,244 11,352,899
2090 66,290,702 11,354,820
2089 65,798,812 11,357,746
2088 65,317,154 11,360,405
2087 64,800,745 11,364,197
2086 64,278,192 11,371,529
2085 63,727,856 11,376,573
2084 63,168,104 11,381,332
2083 62,596,574 11,384,862
2082 62,040,380 11,390,058
2081 61,434,119 11,391,696
2080 60,826,765 11,393,882
2079 60,198,617 11,393,412
2078 59,555,772 11,391,291
2077 58,918,103 11,389,212
2076 58,275,388 11,385,385
2075 57,618,555 11,381,261
2074 56,965,122 11,377,973
2073 56,292,259 11,375,051
2072 55,597,279 11,371,362
2071 54,903,565 11,366,451
2070 54,214,047 11,362,742
2069 53,520,311 11,358,895
2068 52,818,046 11,357,504
2067 52,125,908 11,356,672
2066 51,388,975 11,356,676
2065 50,658,129 11,355,953
2064 49,900,784 11,354,988
2063 49,155,513 11,354,834
2062 48,403,186 11,355,452
2061 47,648,039 11,353,198
2060 46,859,349 11,352,013
2059 46,066,772 11,349,674
2058 45,285,757 11,345,893
2057 44,507,961 11,340,487
2056 43,722,007 11,335,234
2055 42,925,488 11,328,291
2054 42,142,940 11,320,768
2053 41,351,412 11,310,127
2052 40,559,038 11,296,358
2051 39,768,198 11,280,503
2050 38,981,624 11,261,537
2049 38,210,212 11,242,070
2048 37,418,176 11,221,274
2047 36,648,598 11,199,365
2046 35,880,269 11,176,512
2045 35,104,973 11,152,739
2044 34,352,050 11,127,765
2043 33,590,931 11,102,354
2042 32,837,006 11,076,504
2041 32,086,067 11,052,951
2040 31,362,066 11,028,609
2039 30,621,558 11,005,487
2038 29,886,177 10,983,160
2037 29,155,330 10,961,591
2036 28,422,010 10,938,759
2035 27,709,891 10,916,327
2034 27,003,635 10,893,717
2033 26,292,134 10,869,588
2032 25,581,739 10,844,339
2031 24,875,542 10,819,037
2030 24,183,856 10,790,557
2029 23,494,522 10,759,017
2028 22,809,219 10,724,017
2027 22,131,874 10,685,143
2026 21,562,855 10,643,884
2025 21,003,705 10,596,620
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M 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 3.47% 0.25%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Chad Sweden
Current population
21855137
10665077
Population rank 64/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.13%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
19.6 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
5.35 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +74
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 148/197
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 653,307 204,040 7,399 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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 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 (1960–2025, 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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