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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 8,591,626 people in Togo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 8,873,660 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 2.46 times bigger than Togo's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 102nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.11% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +1.96% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Togo has grown from 5.57M to 8.87M (59.3% growth).

Chad vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Togo
2100 70,311,013 23,426,426
2099 69,986,866 23,284,304
2098 69,662,155 23,142,242
2097 69,277,239 22,996,845
2096 68,889,445 22,848,978
2095 68,502,128 22,702,297
2094 68,110,775 22,543,427
2093 67,684,792 22,395,941
2092 67,233,921 22,243,621
2091 66,781,244 22,083,590
2090 66,290,702 21,924,631
2089 65,798,812 21,761,057
2088 65,317,154 21,592,941
2087 64,800,745 21,431,785
2086 64,278,192 21,252,236
2085 63,727,856 21,073,697
2084 63,168,104 20,894,251
2083 62,596,574 20,708,859
2082 62,040,380 20,520,204
2081 61,434,119 20,325,061
2080 60,826,765 20,126,833
2079 60,198,617 19,927,036
2078 59,555,772 19,738,820
2077 58,918,103 19,547,568
2076 58,275,388 19,348,296
2075 57,618,555 19,141,211
2074 56,965,122 18,936,045
2073 56,292,259 18,729,441
2072 55,597,279 18,525,904
2071 54,903,565 18,321,024
2070 54,214,047 18,116,069
2069 53,520,311 17,905,429
2068 52,818,046 17,689,344
2067 52,125,908 17,477,786
2066 51,388,975 17,262,406
2065 50,658,129 17,049,758
2064 49,900,784 16,836,991
2063 49,155,513 16,618,806
2062 48,403,186 16,404,475
2061 47,648,039 16,190,814
2060 46,859,349 15,976,939
2059 46,066,772 15,767,690
2058 45,285,757 15,556,151
2057 44,507,961 15,341,629
2056 43,722,007 15,125,918
2055 42,925,488 14,903,207
2054 42,142,940 14,687,272
2053 41,351,412 14,471,467
2052 40,559,038 14,253,335
2051 39,768,198 14,030,311
2050 38,981,624 13,812,790
2049 38,210,212 13,588,431
2048 37,418,176 13,367,245
2047 36,648,598 13,148,252
2046 35,880,269 12,927,000
2045 35,104,973 12,705,654
2044 34,352,050 12,484,181
2043 33,590,931 12,261,788
2042 32,837,006 12,044,285
2041 32,086,067 11,827,268
2040 31,362,066 11,614,781
2039 30,621,558 11,398,360
2038 29,886,177 11,185,757
2037 29,155,330 10,975,322
2036 28,422,010 10,767,990
2035 27,709,891 10,559,369
2034 27,003,635 10,353,764
2033 26,292,134 10,148,738
2032 25,581,739 9,944,247
2031 24,875,542 9,741,001
2030 24,183,856 9,541,309
2029 23,494,522 9,347,000
2028 22,809,219 9,155,475
2027 22,131,874 8,965,572
2026 21,562,855 8,776,585
2025 21,003,705 8,591,626
2024 20,299,123 8,406,558
2023 19,319,064 8,223,850
2022 18,455,316 8,068,616
2021 17,828,273 7,936,176
2020 17,224,679 7,788,054
2019 16,685,223 7,619,925
2018 16,156,531 7,458,206
2017 15,622,759 7,324,386
2016 15,114,655 7,200,884
2015 14,647,621 7,071,502
2014 14,188,678 6,937,644
2013 13,691,079 6,798,848
2012 13,210,998 6,653,718
2011 12,754,997 6,500,582
2010 12,312,575 6,325,788
2009 11,893,754 6,130,946
2008 11,476,296 5,936,138
2007 11,081,660 5,748,443
2006 10,706,424 5,569,664
2005 10,328,092 5,413,154
2004 9,920,036 5,281,320
2003 9,487,833 5,154,112
2002 9,116,192 5,027,130
2001 8,804,124 4,904,144
2000 8,512,093 4,783,722
1999 8,222,705 4,665,754
1998 7,938,840 4,551,635
1997 7,670,366 4,438,794
1996 7,410,108 4,291,136
1995 7,089,064 4,110,450
1994 6,783,450 3,904,183
1993 6,629,146 3,887,974
1992 6,474,656 3,932,581
1991 6,205,676 3,822,636
1990 5,982,833 3,714,021
1989 5,819,586 3,606,918
1988 5,625,602 3,501,545
1987 5,438,309 3,397,614
1986 5,251,069 3,296,340
1985 5,096,269 3,194,539
1984 5,045,145 3,105,743
1983 4,979,130 3,033,077
1982 4,738,483 2,961,652
1981 4,520,959 2,879,440
1980 4,515,453 2,791,408
1979 4,505,384 2,714,349
1978 4,411,366 2,646,501
1977 4,331,667 2,583,984
1976 4,251,297 2,523,488
1975 4,167,234 2,463,796
1974 4,078,356 2,404,292
1973 3,985,909 2,344,510
1972 3,893,252 2,283,863
1971 3,807,316 2,219,826
1970 3,727,828 2,149,478
1969 3,651,113 2,043,416
1968 3,578,231 1,953,523
1967 3,508,512 1,912,764
1966 3,440,903 1,873,489
1965 3,374,220 1,835,588
1964 3,307,479 1,799,410
1963 3,240,905 1,765,072
1962 3,175,598 1,732,959
1961 3,111,947 1,702,717
1960 3,049,838 1,673,110

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/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Togo gained 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Togo's population increased by 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Togo was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Togo will increase by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people and rank change from 102nd to 88th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 23.4M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Togo
2100 0.46% 0.61%
2099 0.47% 0.61%
2098 0.56% 0.63%
2097 0.56% 0.65%
2096 0.57% 0.65%
2095 0.57% 0.7%
2094 0.63% 0.66%
2093 0.67% 0.68%
2092 0.68% 0.72%
2091 0.74% 0.73%
2090 0.75% 0.75%
2089 0.74% 0.78%
2088 0.8% 0.75%
2087 0.81% 0.84%
2086 0.86% 0.85%
2085 0.89% 0.86%
2084 0.91% 0.9%
2083 0.9% 0.92%
2082 0.99% 0.96%
2081 1% 0.98%
2080 1.04% 1%
2079 1.08% 0.95%
2078 1.08% 0.98%
2077 1.1% 1.03%
2076 1.14% 1.08%
2075 1.15% 1.08%
2074 1.2% 1.1%
2073 1.25% 1.1%
2072 1.26% 1.12%
2071 1.27% 1.13%
2070 1.3% 1.18%
2069 1.33% 1.22%
2068 1.33% 1.21%
2067 1.43% 1.25%
2066 1.44% 1.25%
2065 1.52% 1.26%
2064 1.52% 1.31%
2063 1.55% 1.31%
2062 1.58% 1.32%
2061 1.68% 1.34%
2060 1.72% 1.33%
2059 1.72% 1.36%
2058 1.75% 1.4%
2057 1.8% 1.43%
2056 1.86% 1.49%
2055 1.86% 1.47%
2054 1.91% 1.49%
2053 1.95% 1.53%
2052 1.99% 1.59%
2051 2.02% 1.57%
2050 2.02% 1.65%
2049 2.12% 1.65%
2048 2.1% 1.67%
2047 2.14% 1.71%
2046 2.21% 1.74%
2045 2.19% 1.77%
2044 2.27% 1.81%
2043 2.3% 1.81%
2042 2.34% 1.83%
2041 2.31% 1.83%
2040 2.42% 1.9%
2039 2.46% 1.9%
2038 2.51% 1.92%
2037 2.58% 1.93%
2036 2.57% 1.98%
2035 2.62% 1.99%
2034 2.71% 2.02%
2033 2.78% 2.06%
2032 2.84% 2.09%
2031 2.86% 2.09%
2030 2.93% 2.08%
2029 3% 2.09%
2028 3.06% 2.12%
2027 2.64% 2.15%
2026 2.66% 2.15%
2025 3.47% 2.2%
2024 5.07% 2.22%
2023 4.68% 1.92%
2022 3.52% 1.67%
2021 3.5% 1.9%
2020 3.23% 2.21%
2019 3.27% 2.17%
2018 3.42% 1.83%
2017 3.36% 1.72%
2016 3.19% 1.83%
2015 3.23% 1.93%
2014 3.63% 2.04%
2013 3.63% 2.18%
2012 3.58% 2.36%
2011 3.59% 2.76%
2010 3.52% 3.18%
2009 3.64% 3.28%
2008 3.56% 3.27%
2007 3.5% 3.21%
2006 3.66% 2.89%
2005 4.11% 2.5%
2004 4.56% 2.47%
2003 4.08% 2.53%
2002 3.54% 2.51%
2001 3.43% 2.52%
2000 3.52% 2.53%
1999 3.58% 2.51%
1998 3.5% 2.54%
1997 3.51% 3.44%
1996 4.53% 4.4%
1995 4.51% 5.28%
1994 2.33% 0.42%
1993 2.39% -1.13%
1992 4.33% 2.88%
1991 3.72% 2.92%
1990 2.81% 2.97%
1989 3.45% 3.01%
1988 3.44% 3.06%
1987 3.57% 3.07%
1986 3.04% 3.19%
1985 1.01% 2.86%
1984 1.33% 2.4%
1983 5.08% 2.41%
1982 4.81% 2.86%
1981 0.12% 3.15%
1980 0.22% 2.84%
1979 2.13% 2.56%
1978 1.84% 2.42%
1977 1.89% 2.4%
1976 2.02% 2.42%
1975 2.18% 2.47%
1974 2.32% 2.55%
1973 2.38% 2.66%
1972 2.26% 2.88%
1971 2.13% 3.27%
1970 2.1% 5.19%
1969 2.04% 4.6%
1968 1.99% 2.13%
1967 1.96% 2.1%
1966 1.98% 2.06%
1965 2.02% 2.01%
1964 2.05% 1.95%
1963 2.06% 1.85%
1962 2.05% 1.78%
1961 2.04% 1.77%

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/togo | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Togo's population grew by 2.2%.

Live population counters

Chad Togo
Current population
21855137
8873660
Population rank 64/197 102/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.11%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
2.85 minutes
One birth every
35.9 seconds
1.95 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
7.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +507
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +185,068
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +2.2%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 39/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -15,010
Net migration rank 184/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -15,010
2024 653,307 204,040 198,184 -14,014
2023 605,924 496,830 196,649 -15,406
2022 588,060 36,670 195,051 -65,826
2021 554,851 74,509 192,651 -56,991
2020 541,234 36,605 192,474 -31,892
2019 530,540 -29,451 192,990 -17,312
2018 509,642 46,661 191,482 -43,718
2017 494,304 16,916 189,386 -69,512
2016 483,442 21,540 187,007 -59,885
2015 478,010 -48,918 183,089 -51,459
2014 467,957 20,842 179,671 -43,591
2013 454,517 51,887 176,865 -35,346
2012 444,246 9,514 176,051 -27,315
2011 428,989 29,256 176,484 -18,960
2010 416,177 10,427 175,800 16,265
2009 401,937 9,108 170,740 26,886
2008 387,439 36,446 164,627 27,362
2007 376,732 -11,339 158,312 25,082
2006 362,027 23,052 150,821 23,346
2005 352,302 19,281 143,281 -4,415
2004 334,136 110,387 136,802 -11,998
2003 314,740 105,140 133,852 -4,237
2002 302,995 20,400 130,283 -5,939
2001 297,254 3,484 126,419 -4,802
2000 287,173 -3,845 122,712 -3,485
1999 278,264 17,175 119,331 -2,618
1998 270,055 2,232 116,918 -5,394
1997 261,030 3,631 116,559 -2,397
1996 254,589 1,259 111,887 69,276
1995 234,010 152,232 106,983 73,224
1994 223,996 986 100,045 132,276
1993 229,984 -146,386 112,013 -311,917
1992 219,348 6,013 110,828 -132
1991 200,102 112,492 109,267 -72
1990 191,959 -58,884 107,985 59
1989 188,485 4,924 106,166 0
1988 178,489 16,085 104,605 -29
1987 156,797 23,220 102,435 848
1986 152,360 42,093 99,698 -436
1985 145,845 -30,686 96,376 7,971
1984 151,511 -164,489 95,195 -21,949
1983 144,684 247 94,034 -21,948
1982 119,121 217,242 92,715 -21,958
1981 111,907 -13,232 90,144 3,519
1980 122,468 -210,126 87,404 -4,993
1979 117,780 -9,974 85,228 -13,519
1978 115,084 -34,856 83,151 -19,163
1977 113,498 -34,318 80,902 -19,856
1976 111,324 -29,755 78,770 -18,832
1975 109,315 -22,768 76,412 -16,973
1974 106,898 -15,686 74,055 -14,483
1973 104,418 -10,737 71,549 -11,555
1972 101,142 -9,526 68,966 -7,661
1971 89,404 -9,153 66,284 482
1970 87,660 -8,931 63,057 10,865
1969 83,413 -8,714 58,207 80,000
1968 79,465 -8,396 56,082 -14,504
1967 76,142 -7,771 54,359 -14,424
1966 73,123 -6,283 52,832 -14,216
1965 70,913 -4,384 51,096 -13,915
1964 69,483 -2,518 49,450 -14,266
1963 67,414 -1,228 47,869 -14,361
1962 65,312 -890 46,201 -15,486
1961 63,639 -760 44,623 -14,858
1960 62,003 -672 43,307 -13,868

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/togo | 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 Togo 81.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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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