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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 3.27 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Chad vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Thailand
2100 70,884,357 45,712,111
2099 70,557,567 46,056,854
2098 70,230,207 46,406,925
2097 69,842,152 46,761,683
2096 69,451,196 47,122,446
2095 69,060,721 47,487,866
2094 68,666,177 47,857,414
2093 68,236,720 48,230,566
2092 67,782,173 48,609,149
2091 67,325,804 48,988,448
2090 66,831,262 49,372,024
2089 66,335,362 49,760,635
2088 65,849,776 50,146,313
2087 65,329,155 50,536,233
2086 64,802,341 50,929,394
2085 64,247,517 51,326,092
2084 63,683,201 51,728,619
2083 63,107,011 52,131,789
2082 62,546,281 52,537,598
2081 61,935,077 52,942,608
2080 61,322,770 53,352,029
2079 60,689,500 53,766,821
2078 60,041,413 54,181,891
2077 59,398,544 54,599,508
2076 58,750,589 55,019,721
2075 58,088,399 55,442,571
2074 57,429,638 55,872,412
2073 56,751,288 56,304,891
2072 56,050,641 56,739,842
2071 55,351,270 57,177,118
2070 54,656,129 57,621,370
2069 53,956,737 58,066,637
2068 53,248,745 58,516,959
2067 52,550,963 58,967,738
2066 51,808,021 59,418,676
2065 51,071,215 59,878,082
2064 50,307,695 60,336,709
2063 49,556,347 60,797,201
2062 48,797,884 61,262,000
2061 48,036,580 61,724,999
2060 47,241,459 62,192,387
2059 46,442,418 62,656,203
2058 45,655,034 63,118,413
2057 44,870,896 63,577,864
2056 44,078,534 64,032,675
2055 43,275,519 64,478,337
2054 42,486,590 64,917,436
2053 41,688,608 65,343,383
2052 40,889,772 65,763,356
2051 40,092,484 66,167,939
2050 39,299,495 66,558,274
2049 38,521,793 66,936,876
2048 37,723,298 67,296,897
2047 36,947,445 67,641,907
2046 36,172,851 67,972,603
2045 35,391,232 68,287,399
2044 34,632,170 68,585,177
2043 33,864,845 68,870,333
2042 33,104,772 69,139,548
2041 32,347,709 69,396,419
2040 31,617,805 69,632,464
2039 30,871,258 69,854,146
2038 30,129,880 70,062,543
2037 29,393,074 70,256,027
2036 28,653,774 70,435,348
2035 27,935,849 70,604,705
2034 27,223,833 70,756,791
2033 26,506,530 70,897,217
2032 25,790,343 71,025,384
2031 25,078,386 71,140,609
2030 24,381,060 71,247,320
2029 23,686,105 71,342,891
2028 22,995,214 71,428,869
2027 22,312,346 71,505,168
2026 21,738,687 71,571,743
2025 21,174,977 71,625,629
2024 20,299,123 71,668,011
2023 19,319,064 71,702,435
2022 18,455,316 71,735,329
2021 17,828,273 71,727,332
2020 17,224,679 71,641,484
2019 16,685,223 71,522,271
2018 16,156,531 71,376,079
2017 15,622,759 71,160,187
2016 15,114,655 70,859,841
2015 14,647,621 70,540,795
2014 14,188,678 70,216,367
2013 13,691,079 69,845,114
2012 13,210,998 69,436,098
2011 12,754,997 69,007,208
2010 12,312,575 68,579,447
2009 11,893,754 68,121,080
2008 11,476,296 67,619,830
2007 11,081,660 67,102,394
2006 10,706,424 66,567,687
2005 10,328,092 66,017,420
2004 9,920,036 65,452,047
2003 9,487,833 64,868,166
2002 9,116,192 64,266,437
2001 8,804,124 63,651,141
2000 8,512,093 63,007,815
1999 8,222,705 62,299,043
1998 7,938,840 61,522,630
1997 7,670,366 60,724,584
1996 7,410,108 59,920,064
1995 7,089,064 59,098,232
1994 6,783,450 58,260,854
1993 6,629,146 57,408,198
1992 6,474,656 56,528,834
1991 6,205,676 55,637,434
1990 5,982,833 54,738,329
1989 5,819,586 53,848,956
1988 5,625,602 52,969,595
1987 5,438,309 52,074,105
1986 5,251,069 51,177,834
1985 5,096,269 50,270,753
1984 5,045,145 49,351,708
1983 4,979,130 48,423,309
1982 4,738,483 47,494,577
1981 4,520,959 46,575,855
1980 4,515,453 45,650,022
1979 4,505,384 44,718,434
1978 4,411,366 43,788,976
1977 4,331,667 42,843,974
1976 4,251,297 41,896,504
1975 4,167,234 40,940,005
1974 4,078,356 39,952,891
1973 3,985,909 38,947,787
1972 3,893,252 37,933,929
1971 3,807,316 36,937,387
1970 3,727,828 35,954,408
1969 3,651,113 34,973,782
1968 3,578,231 34,002,560
1967 3,508,512 33,037,801
1966 3,440,903 32,086,071
1965 3,374,220 31,149,337
1964 3,307,479 30,232,141
1963 3,240,905 29,342,322
1962 3,175,598 28,481,040
1961 3,111,947 27,650,334
1960 3,049,838 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Thailand
2100 0.46% -0.75%
2099 0.47% -0.75%
2098 0.56% -0.76%
2097 0.56% -0.77%
2096 0.57% -0.77%
2095 0.57% -0.77%
2094 0.63% -0.77%
2093 0.67% -0.78%
2092 0.68% -0.77%
2091 0.74% -0.78%
2090 0.75% -0.78%
2089 0.74% -0.77%
2088 0.8% -0.77%
2087 0.81% -0.77%
2086 0.86% -0.77%
2085 0.89% -0.78%
2084 0.91% -0.77%
2083 0.9% -0.77%
2082 0.99% -0.76%
2081 1% -0.77%
2080 1.04% -0.77%
2079 1.08% -0.77%
2078 1.08% -0.76%
2077 1.1% -0.76%
2076 1.14% -0.76%
2075 1.15% -0.77%
2074 1.2% -0.77%
2073 1.25% -0.77%
2072 1.26% -0.76%
2071 1.27% -0.77%
2070 1.3% -0.77%
2069 1.33% -0.77%
2068 1.33% -0.76%
2067 1.43% -0.76%
2066 1.44% -0.77%
2065 1.52% -0.76%
2064 1.52% -0.76%
2063 1.55% -0.76%
2062 1.58% -0.75%
2061 1.68% -0.75%
2060 1.72% -0.74%
2059 1.72% -0.73%
2058 1.75% -0.72%
2057 1.8% -0.71%
2056 1.86% -0.69%
2055 1.86% -0.68%
2054 1.91% -0.65%
2053 1.95% -0.64%
2052 1.99% -0.61%
2051 2.02% -0.59%
2050 2.02% -0.57%
2049 2.12% -0.53%
2048 2.1% -0.51%
2047 2.14% -0.49%
2046 2.21% -0.46%
2045 2.19% -0.43%
2044 2.27% -0.41%
2043 2.3% -0.39%
2042 2.34% -0.37%
2041 2.31% -0.34%
2040 2.42% -0.32%
2039 2.46% -0.3%
2038 2.51% -0.28%
2037 2.58% -0.25%
2036 2.57% -0.24%
2035 2.62% -0.21%
2034 2.71% -0.2%
2033 2.78% -0.18%
2032 2.84% -0.16%
2031 2.86% -0.15%
2030 2.93% -0.13%
2029 3% -0.12%
2028 3.06% -0.11%
2027 2.64% -0.09%
2026 2.66% -0.08%
2025 4.31% -0.06%
2024 5.07% -0.05%
2023 4.68% -0.05%
2022 3.52% 0.01%
2021 3.5% 0.12%
2020 3.23% 0.17%
2019 3.27% 0.2%
2018 3.42% 0.3%
2017 3.36% 0.42%
2016 3.19% 0.45%
2015 3.23% 0.46%
2014 3.63% 0.53%
2013 3.63% 0.59%
2012 3.58% 0.62%
2011 3.59% 0.62%
2010 3.52% 0.67%
2009 3.64% 0.74%
2008 3.56% 0.77%
2007 3.5% 0.8%
2006 3.66% 0.83%
2005 4.11% 0.86%
2004 4.56% 0.9%
2003 4.08% 0.94%
2002 3.54% 0.97%
2001 3.43% 1.02%
2000 3.52% 1.14%
1999 3.58% 1.26%
1998 3.5% 1.31%
1997 3.51% 1.34%
1996 4.53% 1.39%
1995 4.51% 1.44%
1994 2.33% 1.49%
1993 2.39% 1.56%
1992 4.33% 1.6%
1991 3.72% 1.64%
1990 2.81% 1.65%
1989 3.45% 1.66%
1988 3.44% 1.72%
1987 3.57% 1.75%
1986 3.04% 1.8%
1985 1.01% 1.86%
1984 1.33% 1.92%
1983 5.08% 1.96%
1982 4.81% 1.97%
1981 0.12% 2.03%
1980 0.22% 2.08%
1979 2.13% 2.12%
1978 1.84% 2.21%
1977 1.89% 2.26%
1976 2.02% 2.34%
1975 2.18% 2.47%
1974 2.32% 2.58%
1973 2.38% 2.67%
1972 2.26% 2.7%
1971 2.13% 2.73%
1970 2.1% 2.8%
1969 2.04% 2.86%
1968 1.99% 2.92%
1967 1.96% 2.97%
1966 1.98% 3.01%
1965 2.02% 3.03%
1964 2.05% 3.03%
1963 2.06% 3.02%
1962 2.05% 3%
1961 2.04% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Chad Thailand
Current population
21893857
71571743
Population rank 64/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.86%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,685 -94
Annual growth/decline +980,059 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 168/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +27,509
Net migration rank 184/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 27,509
2024 - 204,040 - 23,321
2023 605,924 496,830 -46,105 19,648
2022 588,060 36,670 -61,046 21,683
2021 554,851 74,509 57,382 -2,093
2020 541,234 36,605 84,107 32,277
2019 530,540 -29,451 116,867 5,221
2018 509,642 46,661 159,383 10,984
2017 494,304 16,916 194,695 66,805
2016 483,442 21,540 226,255 112,978
2015 478,010 -48,918 266,362 32,500
2014 467,957 20,842 294,628 55,358
2013 454,517 51,887 325,059 67,452
2012 444,246 9,514 351,485 74,033
2011 428,989 29,256 365,670 66,607
2010 416,177 10,427 370,466 52,791
2009 401,937 9,108 382,636 110,883
2008 387,439 36,446 401,730 107,333
2007 376,732 -11,339 425,362 100,486
2006 362,027 23,052 441,211 102,362
2005 352,302 19,281 456,378 100,542
2004 334,136 110,387 466,542 107,199
2003 314,740 105,140 488,003 105,917
2002 302,995 20,400 504,299 105,215
2001 297,254 3,484 524,230 96,817
2000 287,173 -3,845 543,884 121,640
1999 278,264 17,175 578,073 173,924
1998 270,055 2,232 617,318 183,471
1997 261,030 3,631 644,834 150,411
1996 254,589 1,259 661,397 152,397
1995 234,010 152,232 682,703 147,226
1994 223,996 986 712,589 132,271
1993 229,984 -146,386 737,696 122,746
1992 219,348 6,013 754,999 143,318
1991 200,102 112,492 760,508 124,034
1990 191,959 -58,884 760,808 152,916
1989 188,485 4,924 774,563 90,497
1988 178,489 16,085 765,252 128,469
1987 156,797 23,220 774,498 122,791
1986 152,360 42,093 783,430 111,820
1985 145,845 -30,686 776,935 141,963
1984 151,511 -164,489 779,856 139,345
1983 144,684 247 794,239 143,393
1982 119,121 217,242 817,951 101,885
1981 111,907 -13,232 839,297 78,337
1980 122,468 -210,126 845,575 88,478
1979 117,780 -9,974 843,434 85,693
1978 115,084 -34,856 847,799 82,011
1977 113,498 -34,318 871,232 88,937
1976 111,324 -29,755 894,072 40,656
1975 109,315 -22,768 911,980 66,306
1974 106,898 -15,686 923,151 72,801
1973 104,418 -10,737 933,540 80,704
1972 101,142 -9,526 940,420 73,082
1971 89,404 -9,153 936,215 43,400
1970 87,660 -8,931 937,116 49,221
1969 83,413 -8,714 948,314 26,551
1968 79,465 -8,396 953,806 13,718
1967 76,142 -7,771 944,980 17,005
1966 73,123 -6,283 929,469 12,016
1965 70,913 -4,384 909,000 22,995
1964 69,483 -2,518 885,137 17,249
1963 67,414 -1,228 860,728 16,494
1962 65,312 -890 828,741 16,605
1961 63,639 -760 801,140 14,968
1960 62,003 -672 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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