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Population in Chad compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 1,367,764 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 1,370,916 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 15.9 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +0.15% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.62% growth).

Chad vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Trinidad
2100 70,311,013 817,597
2099 69,986,866 825,167
2098 69,662,155 832,755
2097 69,277,239 840,398
2096 68,889,445 848,105
2095 68,502,128 855,896
2094 68,110,775 863,688
2093 67,684,792 871,563
2092 67,233,921 879,479
2091 66,781,244 887,507
2090 66,290,702 895,594
2089 65,798,812 903,792
2088 65,317,154 912,036
2087 64,800,745 920,411
2086 64,278,192 928,916
2085 63,727,856 937,549
2084 63,168,104 946,328
2083 62,596,574 955,303
2082 62,040,380 964,428
2081 61,434,119 973,767
2080 60,826,765 983,215
2079 60,198,617 992,890
2078 59,555,772 1,002,707
2077 58,918,103 1,012,724
2076 58,275,388 1,022,846
2075 57,618,555 1,033,103
2074 56,965,122 1,043,451
2073 56,292,259 1,053,862
2072 55,597,279 1,064,397
2071 54,903,565 1,074,937
2070 54,214,047 1,085,508
2069 53,520,311 1,096,081
2068 52,818,046 1,106,619
2067 52,125,908 1,117,029
2066 51,388,975 1,127,377
2065 50,658,129 1,137,666
2064 49,900,784 1,147,820
2063 49,155,513 1,157,795
2062 48,403,186 1,167,602
2061 47,648,039 1,177,258
2060 46,859,349 1,186,727
2059 46,066,772 1,196,052
2058 45,285,757 1,205,157
2057 44,507,961 1,214,148
2056 43,722,007 1,222,923
2055 42,925,488 1,231,559
2054 42,142,940 1,240,041
2053 41,351,412 1,248,279
2052 40,559,038 1,256,354
2051 39,768,198 1,264,264
2050 38,981,624 1,271,946
2049 38,210,212 1,279,479
2048 37,418,176 1,286,792
2047 36,648,598 1,293,925
2046 35,880,269 1,300,799
2045 35,104,973 1,307,495
2044 34,352,050 1,313,930
2043 33,590,931 1,320,145
2042 32,837,006 1,326,058
2041 32,086,067 1,331,703
2040 31,362,066 1,337,031
2039 30,621,558 1,342,067
2038 29,886,177 1,346,734
2037 29,155,330 1,351,096
2036 28,422,010 1,355,110
2035 27,709,891 1,358,761
2034 27,003,635 1,362,044
2033 26,292,134 1,364,882
2032 25,581,739 1,367,356
2031 24,875,542 1,369,304
2030 24,183,856 1,370,777
2029 23,494,522 1,371,753
2028 22,809,219 1,372,048
2027 22,131,874 1,371,592
2026 21,562,855 1,370,204
2025 21,003,705 1,367,764
2024 20,299,123 1,368,333
2023 19,319,064 1,367,510
2022 18,455,316 1,365,805
2021 17,828,273 1,367,558
2020 17,224,679 1,366,725
2019 16,685,223 1,363,985
2018 16,156,531 1,359,193
2017 15,622,759 1,356,633
2016 15,114,655 1,353,895
2015 14,647,621 1,349,667
2014 14,188,678 1,345,343
2013 13,691,079 1,340,557
2012 13,210,998 1,335,194
2011 12,754,997 1,328,019
2010 12,312,575 1,317,714
2009 11,893,754 1,310,106
2008 11,476,296 1,308,587
2007 11,081,660 1,303,188
2006 10,706,424 1,297,944
2005 10,328,092 1,294,494
2004 9,920,036 1,345,380
2003 9,487,833 1,338,709
2002 9,116,192 1,332,011
2001 8,804,124 1,325,567
2000 8,512,093 1,319,774
1999 8,222,705 1,314,708
1998 7,938,840 1,310,225
1997 7,670,366 1,305,836
1996 7,410,108 1,300,928
1995 7,089,064 1,295,169
1994 6,783,450 1,288,341
1993 6,629,146 1,280,466
1992 6,474,656 1,271,674
1991 6,205,676 1,262,171
1990 5,982,833 1,252,208
1989 5,819,586 1,241,600
1988 5,625,602 1,230,069
1987 5,438,309 1,217,364
1986 5,251,069 1,203,124
1985 5,096,269 1,187,366
1984 5,045,145 1,172,984
1983 4,979,130 1,160,534
1982 4,738,483 1,147,927
1981 4,520,959 1,135,132
1980 4,515,453 1,121,744
1979 4,505,384 1,107,639
1978 4,411,366 1,093,380
1977 4,331,667 1,079,554
1976 4,251,297 1,066,311
1975 4,167,234 1,053,469
1974 4,078,356 1,040,761
1973 3,985,909 1,027,851
1972 3,893,252 1,014,921
1971 3,807,316 1,002,585
1970 3,727,828 991,471
1969 3,651,113 980,706
1968 3,578,231 969,006
1967 3,508,512 956,418
1966 3,440,903 942,937
1965 3,374,220 928,425
1964 3,307,479 912,963
1963 3,240,905 896,804
1962 3,175,598 880,194
1961 3,111,947 863,144
1960 3,049,838 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 17,021 people (a 1.26% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.22% to 1,271,946 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Trinidad
2100 0.46% -0.92%
2099 0.47% -0.91%
2098 0.56% -0.91%
2097 0.56% -0.91%
2096 0.57% -0.91%
2095 0.57% -0.9%
2094 0.63% -0.9%
2093 0.67% -0.9%
2092 0.68% -0.9%
2091 0.74% -0.9%
2090 0.75% -0.91%
2089 0.74% -0.9%
2088 0.8% -0.91%
2087 0.81% -0.92%
2086 0.86% -0.92%
2085 0.89% -0.93%
2084 0.91% -0.94%
2083 0.9% -0.95%
2082 0.99% -0.96%
2081 1% -0.96%
2080 1.04% -0.97%
2079 1.08% -0.98%
2078 1.08% -0.99%
2077 1.1% -0.99%
2076 1.14% -0.99%
2075 1.15% -0.99%
2074 1.2% -0.99%
2073 1.25% -0.99%
2072 1.26% -0.98%
2071 1.27% -0.97%
2070 1.3% -0.96%
2069 1.33% -0.95%
2068 1.33% -0.93%
2067 1.43% -0.92%
2066 1.44% -0.9%
2065 1.52% -0.88%
2064 1.52% -0.86%
2063 1.55% -0.84%
2062 1.58% -0.82%
2061 1.68% -0.8%
2060 1.72% -0.78%
2059 1.72% -0.76%
2058 1.75% -0.74%
2057 1.8% -0.72%
2056 1.86% -0.7%
2055 1.86% -0.68%
2054 1.91% -0.66%
2053 1.95% -0.64%
2052 1.99% -0.63%
2051 2.02% -0.6%
2050 2.02% -0.59%
2049 2.12% -0.57%
2048 2.1% -0.55%
2047 2.14% -0.53%
2046 2.21% -0.51%
2045 2.19% -0.49%
2044 2.27% -0.47%
2043 2.3% -0.45%
2042 2.34% -0.42%
2041 2.31% -0.4%
2040 2.42% -0.38%
2039 2.46% -0.35%
2038 2.51% -0.32%
2037 2.58% -0.3%
2036 2.57% -0.27%
2035 2.62% -0.24%
2034 2.71% -0.21%
2033 2.78% -0.18%
2032 2.84% -0.14%
2031 2.86% -0.11%
2030 2.93% -0.07%
2029 3% -0.02%
2028 3.06% 0.03%
2027 2.64% 0.1%
2026 2.66% 0.18%
2025 3.47% -0.04%
2024 5.07% 0.06%
2023 4.68% 0.12%
2022 3.52% -0.13%
2021 3.5% 0.06%
2020 3.23% 0.2%
2019 3.27% 0.35%
2018 3.42% 0.19%
2017 3.36% 0.2%
2016 3.19% 0.31%
2015 3.23% 0.32%
2014 3.63% 0.36%
2013 3.63% 0.4%
2012 3.58% 0.54%
2011 3.59% 0.78%
2010 3.52% 0.58%
2009 3.64% 0.12%
2008 3.56% 0.41%
2007 3.5% 0.4%
2006 3.66% 0.27%
2005 4.11% -3.78%
2004 4.56% 0.5%
2003 4.08% 0.5%
2002 3.54% 0.49%
2001 3.43% 0.44%
2000 3.52% 0.39%
1999 3.58% 0.34%
1998 3.5% 0.34%
1997 3.51% 0.38%
1996 4.53% 0.44%
1995 4.51% 0.53%
1994 2.33% 0.62%
1993 2.39% 0.69%
1992 4.33% 0.75%
1991 3.72% 0.8%
1990 2.81% 0.85%
1989 3.45% 0.94%
1988 3.44% 1.04%
1987 3.57% 1.18%
1986 3.04% 1.33%
1985 1.01% 1.23%
1984 1.33% 1.07%
1983 5.08% 1.1%
1982 4.81% 1.13%
1981 0.12% 1.19%
1980 0.22% 1.27%
1979 2.13% 1.3%
1978 1.84% 1.28%
1977 1.89% 1.24%
1976 2.02% 1.22%
1975 2.18% 1.22%
1974 2.32% 1.26%
1973 2.38% 1.27%
1972 2.26% 1.23%
1971 2.13% 1.12%
1970 2.1% 1.1%
1969 2.04% 1.21%
1968 1.99% 1.32%
1967 1.96% 1.43%
1966 1.98% 1.56%
1965 2.02% 1.69%
1964 2.05% 1.8%
1963 2.06% 1.89%
1962 2.05% 1.98%
1961 2.04% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Chad Trinidad
Current population
21855137
1370916
Population rank 64/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.02%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
15.4 hours
One birth every
35.9 seconds
36.4 minutes
One death every
2.34 minutes
44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 -2
Annual growth/decline +704,582 -569
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 160/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 +691
Net migration rank 184/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 691
2024 653,307 204,040 2,469 1,334
2023 605,924 496,830 3,200 2,126
2022 588,060 36,670 3,773 4,247
2021 554,851 74,509 2,091 5,749
2020 541,234 36,605 4,558 427
2019 530,540 -29,451 5,647 -19,251
2018 509,642 46,661 5,869 35,502
2017 494,304 16,916 6,779 1,445
2016 483,442 21,540 7,436 -86
2015 478,010 -48,918 7,963 -575
2014 467,957 20,842 8,571 -799
2013 454,517 51,887 9,020 -796
2012 444,246 9,514 9,376 -880
2011 428,989 29,256 9,601 -1,410
2010 416,177 10,427 9,698 -2,230
2009 401,937 9,108 9,769 -3,056
2008 387,439 36,446 9,872 -3,624
2007 376,732 -11,339 9,939 -3,731
2006 362,027 23,052 9,889 -3,684
2005 352,302 19,281 9,822 -3,595
2004 334,136 110,387 10,149 -3,504
2003 314,740 105,140 10,169 -3,472
2002 302,995 20,400 10,316 -3,613
2001 297,254 3,484 10,438 -4,252
2000 287,173 -3,845 10,588 -5,185
1999 278,264 17,175 10,821 -6,103
1998 270,055 2,232 10,964 -6,730
1997 261,030 3,631 11,405 -6,865
1996 254,589 1,259 12,101 -6,827
1995 234,010 152,232 12,971 -6,723
1994 223,996 986 14,032 -6,615
1993 229,984 -146,386 14,878 -6,554
1992 219,348 6,013 15,910 -6,650
1991 200,102 112,492 16,903 -7,149
1990 191,959 -58,884 18,052 -7,878
1989 188,485 4,924 19,636 -8,588
1988 178,489 16,085 21,028 -9,023
1987 156,797 23,220 22,398 -9,002
1986 152,360 42,093 23,705 -8,620
1985 145,845 -30,686 24,487 -8,051
1984 151,511 -164,489 24,738 -12,413
1983 144,684 247 25,118 -12,544
1982 119,121 217,242 25,181 -12,529
1981 111,907 -13,232 25,015 -12,086
1980 122,468 -210,126 24,557 -10,709
1979 117,780 -9,974 23,475 -9,106
1978 115,084 -34,856 22,538 -8,397
1977 113,498 -34,318 21,660 -8,154
1976 111,324 -29,755 20,875 -7,895
1975 109,315 -22,768 20,468 -7,768
1974 106,898 -15,686 20,412 -7,683
1973 104,418 -10,737 20,617 -7,524
1972 101,142 -9,526 20,116 -7,346
1971 89,404 -9,153 19,400 -7,499
1970 87,660 -8,931 19,074 -8,751
1969 83,413 -8,714 19,652 -8,449
1968 79,465 -8,396 20,849 -8,647
1967 76,142 -7,771 21,992 -9,008
1966 73,123 -6,283 23,228 -9,254
1965 70,913 -4,384 24,349 -9,301
1964 69,483 -2,518 25,065 -9,193
1963 67,414 -1,228 25,507 -9,067
1962 65,312 -890 25,763 -8,982
1961 63,639 -760 25,518 -8,200
1960 62,003 -672 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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