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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 2.82 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Chad vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Turkmenistan
2100 70,884,357 10,046,945
2099 70,557,567 10,075,740
2098 70,230,207 10,103,319
2097 69,842,152 10,129,577
2096 69,451,196 10,154,338
2095 69,060,721 10,178,163
2094 68,666,177 10,200,371
2093 68,236,720 10,221,349
2092 67,782,173 10,240,959
2091 67,325,804 10,259,026
2090 66,831,262 10,276,261
2089 66,335,362 10,291,819
2088 65,849,776 10,306,303
2087 65,329,155 10,319,501
2086 64,802,341 10,331,090
2085 64,247,517 10,341,183
2084 63,683,201 10,349,710
2083 63,107,011 10,356,602
2082 62,546,281 10,362,422
2081 61,935,077 10,366,587
2080 61,322,770 10,369,293
2079 60,689,500 10,370,130
2078 60,041,413 10,369,013
2077 59,398,544 10,366,366
2076 58,750,589 10,361,975
2075 58,088,399 10,355,755
2074 57,429,638 10,348,384
2073 56,751,288 10,339,415
2072 56,050,641 10,328,653
2071 55,351,270 10,316,618
2070 54,656,129 10,303,565
2069 53,956,737 10,289,578
2068 53,248,745 10,274,625
2067 52,550,963 10,258,518
2066 51,808,021 10,241,362
2065 51,071,215 10,223,420
2064 50,307,695 10,204,034
2063 49,556,347 10,183,241
2062 48,797,884 10,160,903
2061 48,036,580 10,136,928
2060 47,241,459 10,111,369
2059 46,442,418 10,083,631
2058 45,655,034 10,052,905
2057 44,870,896 10,019,547
2056 44,078,534 9,983,379
2055 43,275,519 9,943,931
2054 42,486,590 9,901,473
2053 41,688,608 9,854,931
2052 40,889,772 9,804,909
2051 40,092,484 9,751,221
2050 39,299,495 9,693,713
2049 38,521,793 9,632,600
2048 37,723,298 9,567,946
2047 36,947,445 9,500,139
2046 36,172,851 9,429,355
2045 35,391,232 9,356,194
2044 34,632,170 9,280,988
2043 33,864,845 9,204,466
2042 33,104,772 9,126,898
2041 32,347,709 9,048,356
2040 31,617,805 8,969,478
2039 30,871,258 8,890,225
2038 30,129,880 8,810,850
2037 29,393,074 8,731,367
2036 28,653,774 8,651,719
2035 27,935,849 8,572,231
2034 27,223,833 8,492,483
2033 26,506,530 8,412,113
2032 25,790,343 8,330,912
2031 25,078,386 8,248,129
2030 24,381,060 8,163,024
2029 23,686,105 8,070,023
2028 22,995,214 7,969,080
2027 22,312,346 7,860,774
2026 21,738,687 7,745,331
2025 21,174,977 7,623,184
2024 20,299,123 7,494,498
2023 19,319,064 7,364,438
2022 18,455,316 7,230,193
2021 17,828,273 7,092,043
2020 17,224,679 6,949,912
2019 16,685,223 6,803,944
2018 16,156,531 6,655,524
2017 15,622,759 6,507,061
2016 15,114,655 6,360,041
2015 14,647,621 6,215,770
2014 14,188,678 6,075,283
2013 13,691,079 5,939,341
2012 13,210,998 5,808,546
2011 12,754,997 5,683,417
2010 12,312,575 5,564,356
2009 11,893,754 5,451,592
2008 11,476,296 5,345,029
2007 11,081,660 5,244,046
2006 10,706,424 5,147,105
2005 10,328,092 5,052,257
2004 9,920,036 4,958,093
2003 9,487,833 4,863,865
2002 9,116,192 4,769,465
2001 8,804,124 4,675,409
2000 8,512,093 4,582,677
1999 8,222,705 4,492,170
1998 7,938,840 4,410,507
1997 7,670,366 4,336,730
1996 7,410,108 4,263,819
1995 7,089,064 4,191,203
1994 6,783,450 4,116,662
1993 6,629,146 4,032,407
1992 6,474,656 3,944,689
1991 6,205,676 3,855,894
1990 5,982,833 3,760,562
1989 5,819,586 3,662,459
1988 5,625,602 3,559,363
1987 5,438,309 3,452,731
1986 5,251,069 3,347,809
1985 5,096,269 3,247,534
1984 5,045,145 3,154,079
1983 4,979,130 3,067,534
1982 4,738,483 2,985,557
1981 4,520,959 2,907,187
1980 4,515,453 2,832,203
1979 4,505,384 2,760,358
1978 4,411,366 2,691,088
1977 4,331,667 2,623,948
1976 4,251,297 2,558,521
1975 4,167,234 2,494,570
1974 4,078,356 2,432,028
1973 3,985,909 2,370,919
1972 3,893,252 2,311,430
1971 3,807,316 2,253,119
1970 3,727,828 2,195,616
1969 3,651,113 2,139,024
1968 3,578,231 2,083,069
1967 3,508,512 2,027,403
1966 3,440,903 1,971,737
1965 3,374,220 1,915,916
1964 3,307,479 1,859,997
1963 3,240,905 1,804,272
1962 3,175,598 1,749,214
1961 3,111,947 1,695,400
1960 3,049,838 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Turkmenistan
2100 0.46% -0.29%
2099 0.47% -0.27%
2098 0.56% -0.26%
2097 0.56% -0.24%
2096 0.57% -0.23%
2095 0.57% -0.22%
2094 0.63% -0.21%
2093 0.67% -0.19%
2092 0.68% -0.18%
2091 0.74% -0.17%
2090 0.75% -0.15%
2089 0.74% -0.14%
2088 0.8% -0.13%
2087 0.81% -0.11%
2086 0.86% -0.1%
2085 0.89% -0.08%
2084 0.91% -0.07%
2083 0.9% -0.06%
2082 0.99% -0.04%
2081 1% -0.03%
2080 1.04% -0.008%
2079 1.08% 0.01%
2078 1.08% 0.03%
2077 1.1% 0.04%
2076 1.14% 0.06%
2075 1.15% 0.07%
2074 1.2% 0.09%
2073 1.25% 0.1%
2072 1.26% 0.12%
2071 1.27% 0.13%
2070 1.3% 0.14%
2069 1.33% 0.15%
2068 1.33% 0.16%
2067 1.43% 0.17%
2066 1.44% 0.18%
2065 1.52% 0.19%
2064 1.52% 0.2%
2063 1.55% 0.22%
2062 1.58% 0.24%
2061 1.68% 0.25%
2060 1.72% 0.28%
2059 1.72% 0.31%
2058 1.75% 0.33%
2057 1.8% 0.36%
2056 1.86% 0.4%
2055 1.86% 0.43%
2054 1.91% 0.47%
2053 1.95% 0.51%
2052 1.99% 0.55%
2051 2.02% 0.59%
2050 2.02% 0.63%
2049 2.12% 0.68%
2048 2.1% 0.71%
2047 2.14% 0.75%
2046 2.21% 0.78%
2045 2.19% 0.81%
2044 2.27% 0.83%
2043 2.3% 0.85%
2042 2.34% 0.87%
2041 2.31% 0.88%
2040 2.42% 0.89%
2039 2.46% 0.9%
2038 2.51% 0.91%
2037 2.58% 0.92%
2036 2.57% 0.93%
2035 2.62% 0.94%
2034 2.71% 0.96%
2033 2.78% 0.97%
2032 2.84% 1%
2031 2.86% 1.04%
2030 2.93% 1.15%
2029 3% 1.27%
2028 3.06% 1.38%
2027 2.64% 1.49%
2026 2.66% 1.6%
2025 4.31% 1.72%
2024 5.07% 1.77%
2023 4.68% 1.86%
2022 3.52% 1.95%
2021 3.5% 2.05%
2020 3.23% 2.15%
2019 3.27% 2.23%
2018 3.42% 2.28%
2017 3.36% 2.31%
2016 3.19% 2.32%
2015 3.23% 2.31%
2014 3.63% 2.29%
2013 3.63% 2.25%
2012 3.58% 2.2%
2011 3.59% 2.14%
2010 3.52% 2.07%
2009 3.64% 1.99%
2008 3.56% 1.93%
2007 3.5% 1.88%
2006 3.66% 1.88%
2005 4.11% 1.9%
2004 4.56% 1.94%
2003 4.08% 1.98%
2002 3.54% 2.01%
2001 3.43% 2.02%
2000 3.52% 2.01%
1999 3.58% 1.85%
1998 3.5% 1.7%
1997 3.51% 1.71%
1996 4.53% 1.73%
1995 4.51% 1.81%
1994 2.33% 2.09%
1993 2.39% 2.22%
1992 4.33% 2.3%
1991 3.72% 2.54%
1990 2.81% 2.68%
1989 3.45% 2.9%
1988 3.44% 3.09%
1987 3.57% 3.13%
1986 3.04% 3.09%
1985 1.01% 2.96%
1984 1.33% 2.82%
1983 5.08% 2.75%
1982 4.81% 2.7%
1981 0.12% 2.65%
1980 0.22% 2.6%
1979 2.13% 2.57%
1978 1.84% 2.56%
1977 1.89% 2.56%
1976 2.02% 2.56%
1975 2.18% 2.57%
1974 2.32% 2.58%
1973 2.38% 2.57%
1972 2.26% 2.59%
1971 2.13% 2.62%
1970 2.1% 2.65%
1969 2.04% 2.69%
1968 1.99% 2.75%
1967 1.96% 2.82%
1966 1.98% 2.91%
1965 2.02% 3.01%
1964 2.05% 3.09%
1963 2.06% 3.15%
1962 2.05% 3.17%
1961 2.04% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Chad Turkmenistan
Current population
21893857
7776557
Population rank 64/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.09%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +356
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 61/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 +13,268
Net migration rank 184/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 13,268
2024 - 204,040 - 14,646
2023 605,924 496,830 117,529 15,005
2022 588,060 36,670 121,814 14,141
2021 554,851 74,509 122,721 17,617
2020 541,234 36,605 124,014 19,913
2019 530,540 -29,451 128,275 19,735
2018 509,642 46,661 129,537 19,293
2017 494,304 16,916 131,417 16,678
2016 483,442 21,540 132,581 13,365
2015 478,010 -48,918 132,663 9,936
2014 467,957 20,842 129,677 8,696
2013 454,517 51,887 126,217 7,287
2012 444,246 9,514 120,957 7,125
2011 428,989 29,256 115,197 6,992
2010 416,177 10,427 109,318 6,621
2009 401,937 9,108 102,931 6,656
2008 387,439 36,446 96,815 6,734
2007 376,732 -11,339 92,038 6,388
2006 362,027 23,052 87,840 7,613
2005 352,302 19,281 83,968 10,263
2004 334,136 110,387 79,850 14,242
2003 314,740 105,140 76,737 17,625
2002 302,995 20,400 75,639 18,803
2001 297,254 3,484 76,682 16,982
2000 287,173 -3,845 76,875 14,925
1999 278,264 17,175 76,362 12,859
1998 270,055 2,232 77,342 -3,239
1997 261,030 3,631 79,045 -5,600
1996 254,589 1,259 80,996 -8,627
1995 234,010 152,232 86,289 -13,423
1994 223,996 986 89,319 -13,094
1993 229,984 -146,386 92,596 -312
1992 219,348 6,013 96,668 -13,517
1991 200,102 112,492 99,297 -4,864
1990 191,959 -58,884 101,099 -4,864
1989 188,485 4,924 103,553 -3,576
1988 178,489 16,085 104,802 1,408
1987 156,797 23,220 103,885 3,161
1986 152,360 42,093 100,930 1,878
1985 145,845 -30,686 95,890 1,861
1984 151,511 -164,489 90,591 -1,427
1983 144,684 247 85,183 -1,264
1982 119,121 217,242 80,989 -961
1981 111,907 -13,232 77,829 -1,102
1980 122,468 -210,126 74,394 -1,152
1979 117,780 -9,974 71,135 -677
1978 115,084 -34,856 68,437 -350
1977 113,498 -34,318 66,318 -132
1976 111,324 -29,755 64,513 160
1975 109,315 -22,768 62,681 550
1974 106,898 -15,686 60,925 924
1973 104,418 -10,737 59,169 1,194
1972 101,142 -9,526 57,326 1,293
1971 89,404 -9,153 56,666 1,348
1970 87,660 -8,931 55,617 1,376
1969 83,413 -8,714 54,791 1,397
1968 79,465 -8,396 54,324 1,401
1967 76,142 -7,771 54,209 1,397
1966 73,123 -6,283 54,353 1,377
1965 70,913 -4,384 54,558 1,366
1964 69,483 -2,518 54,574 1,340
1963 67,414 -1,228 54,203 1,332
1962 65,312 -890 53,248 1,337
1961 63,639 -760 51,659 1,372
1960 62,003 -672 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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