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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 2.43 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Chad vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Uganda
2100 70,884,357 122,497,526
2099 70,557,567 122,436,109
2098 70,230,207 122,364,302
2097 69,842,152 122,266,255
2096 69,451,196 122,146,810
2095 69,060,721 121,976,411
2094 68,666,177 121,799,752
2093 68,236,720 121,584,860
2092 67,782,173 121,336,796
2091 67,325,804 121,070,447
2090 66,831,262 120,767,412
2089 66,335,362 120,427,771
2088 65,849,776 120,064,594
2087 65,329,155 119,668,549
2086 64,802,341 119,256,686
2085 64,247,517 118,815,763
2084 63,683,201 118,339,179
2083 63,107,011 117,821,938
2082 62,546,281 117,274,958
2081 61,935,077 116,707,394
2080 61,322,770 116,096,095
2079 60,689,500 115,474,153
2078 60,041,413 114,805,376
2077 59,398,544 114,118,687
2076 58,750,589 113,390,189
2075 58,088,399 112,637,851
2074 57,429,638 111,863,410
2073 56,751,288 111,070,771
2072 56,050,641 110,240,940
2071 55,351,270 109,392,890
2070 54,656,129 108,505,633
2069 53,956,737 107,607,659
2068 53,248,745 106,677,578
2067 52,550,963 105,722,829
2066 51,808,021 104,739,111
2065 51,071,215 103,737,893
2064 50,307,695 102,701,560
2063 49,556,347 101,646,533
2062 48,797,884 100,561,859
2061 48,036,580 99,450,764
2060 47,241,459 98,334,788
2059 46,442,418 97,187,498
2058 45,655,034 96,014,439
2057 44,870,896 94,821,765
2056 44,078,534 93,613,209
2055 43,275,519 92,385,049
2054 42,486,590 91,132,827
2053 41,688,608 89,857,705
2052 40,889,772 88,568,311
2051 40,092,484 87,270,603
2050 39,299,495 85,957,376
2049 38,521,793 84,632,277
2048 37,723,298 83,284,965
2047 36,947,445 81,928,165
2046 36,172,851 80,569,225
2045 35,391,232 79,208,662
2044 34,632,170 77,834,944
2043 33,864,845 76,453,982
2042 33,104,772 75,075,287
2041 32,347,709 73,701,695
2040 31,617,805 72,333,375
2039 30,871,258 70,963,211
2038 30,129,880 69,580,447
2037 29,393,074 68,186,136
2036 28,653,774 66,804,746
2035 27,935,849 65,411,934
2034 27,223,833 64,023,352
2033 26,506,530 62,634,483
2032 25,790,343 61,235,174
2031 25,078,386 59,825,075
2030 24,381,060 58,415,479
2029 23,686,105 57,006,283
2028 22,995,214 55,596,520
2027 22,312,346 54,191,271
2026 21,738,687 52,792,624
2025 21,174,977 51,400,003
2024 20,299,123 50,015,092
2023 19,319,064 48,656,601
2022 18,455,316 47,312,719
2021 17,828,273 45,910,930
2020 17,224,679 44,457,152
2019 16,685,223 42,999,637
2018 16,156,531 41,565,831
2017 15,622,759 40,177,388
2016 15,114,655 38,799,152
2015 14,647,621 37,531,446
2014 14,188,678 36,395,539
2013 13,691,079 35,337,042
2012 13,210,998 34,337,438
2011 12,754,997 33,354,543
2010 12,312,575 32,390,802
2009 11,893,754 31,451,151
2008 11,476,296 30,539,553
2007 11,081,660 29,653,430
2006 10,706,424 28,794,003
2005 10,328,092 27,963,289
2004 9,920,036 27,154,515
2003 9,487,833 26,352,124
2002 9,116,192 25,532,870
2001 8,804,124 24,745,676
2000 8,512,093 24,000,150
1999 8,222,705 23,257,281
1998 7,938,840 22,515,806
1997 7,670,366 21,856,046
1996 7,410,108 21,231,550
1995 7,089,064 20,665,667
1994 6,783,450 20,108,801
1993 6,629,146 19,445,161
1992 6,474,656 18,785,032
1991 6,205,676 18,155,901
1990 5,982,833 17,569,897
1989 5,819,586 17,010,698
1988 5,625,602 16,470,483
1987 5,438,309 15,954,170
1986 5,251,069 15,467,579
1985 5,096,269 15,023,681
1984 5,045,145 14,607,677
1983 4,979,130 14,221,881
1982 4,738,483 13,873,631
1981 4,520,959 13,556,452
1980 4,515,453 13,275,741
1979 4,505,384 13,002,163
1978 4,411,366 12,692,113
1977 4,331,667 12,359,669
1976 4,251,297 12,037,294
1975 4,167,234 11,725,240
1974 4,078,356 11,424,846
1973 3,985,909 11,144,236
1972 3,893,252 10,885,796
1971 3,807,316 10,618,206
1970 3,727,828 10,321,603
1969 3,651,113 10,014,858
1968 3,578,231 9,708,632
1967 3,508,512 9,408,924
1966 3,440,903 9,122,864
1965 3,374,220 8,849,203
1964 3,307,479 8,586,363
1963 3,240,905 8,333,663
1962 3,175,598 8,092,231
1961 3,111,947 7,862,217
1960 3,049,838 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Uganda
2100 0.46% 0.05%
2099 0.47% 0.06%
2098 0.56% 0.08%
2097 0.56% 0.1%
2096 0.57% 0.14%
2095 0.57% 0.15%
2094 0.63% 0.18%
2093 0.67% 0.2%
2092 0.68% 0.22%
2091 0.74% 0.25%
2090 0.75% 0.28%
2089 0.74% 0.3%
2088 0.8% 0.33%
2087 0.81% 0.35%
2086 0.86% 0.37%
2085 0.89% 0.4%
2084 0.91% 0.44%
2083 0.9% 0.47%
2082 0.99% 0.49%
2081 1% 0.53%
2080 1.04% 0.54%
2079 1.08% 0.58%
2078 1.08% 0.6%
2077 1.1% 0.64%
2076 1.14% 0.67%
2075 1.15% 0.69%
2074 1.2% 0.71%
2073 1.25% 0.75%
2072 1.26% 0.78%
2071 1.27% 0.82%
2070 1.3% 0.83%
2069 1.33% 0.87%
2068 1.33% 0.9%
2067 1.43% 0.94%
2066 1.44% 0.97%
2065 1.52% 1.01%
2064 1.52% 1.04%
2063 1.55% 1.08%
2062 1.58% 1.12%
2061 1.68% 1.13%
2060 1.72% 1.18%
2059 1.72% 1.22%
2058 1.75% 1.26%
2057 1.8% 1.29%
2056 1.86% 1.33%
2055 1.86% 1.37%
2054 1.91% 1.42%
2053 1.95% 1.46%
2052 1.99% 1.49%
2051 2.02% 1.53%
2050 2.02% 1.57%
2049 2.12% 1.62%
2048 2.1% 1.66%
2047 2.14% 1.69%
2046 2.21% 1.72%
2045 2.19% 1.76%
2044 2.27% 1.81%
2043 2.3% 1.84%
2042 2.34% 1.86%
2041 2.31% 1.89%
2040 2.42% 1.93%
2039 2.46% 1.99%
2038 2.51% 2.04%
2037 2.58% 2.07%
2036 2.57% 2.13%
2035 2.62% 2.17%
2034 2.71% 2.22%
2033 2.78% 2.29%
2032 2.84% 2.36%
2031 2.86% 2.41%
2030 2.93% 2.47%
2029 3% 2.54%
2028 3.06% 2.59%
2027 2.64% 2.65%
2026 2.66% 2.71%
2025 4.31% 2.77%
2024 5.07% 2.79%
2023 4.68% 2.84%
2022 3.52% 3.05%
2021 3.5% 3.27%
2020 3.23% 3.39%
2019 3.27% 3.45%
2018 3.42% 3.46%
2017 3.36% 3.55%
2016 3.19% 3.38%
2015 3.23% 3.12%
2014 3.63% 3%
2013 3.63% 2.91%
2012 3.58% 2.95%
2011 3.59% 2.98%
2010 3.52% 2.99%
2009 3.64% 2.98%
2008 3.56% 2.99%
2007 3.5% 2.98%
2006 3.66% 2.97%
2005 4.11% 2.98%
2004 4.56% 3.04%
2003 4.08% 3.21%
2002 3.54% 3.18%
2001 3.43% 3.11%
2000 3.52% 3.19%
1999 3.58% 3.29%
1998 3.5% 3.02%
1997 3.51% 2.94%
1996 4.53% 2.74%
1995 4.51% 2.77%
1994 2.33% 3.41%
1993 2.39% 3.51%
1992 4.33% 3.47%
1991 3.72% 3.34%
1990 2.81% 3.29%
1989 3.45% 3.28%
1988 3.44% 3.24%
1987 3.57% 3.15%
1986 3.04% 2.95%
1985 1.01% 2.85%
1984 1.33% 2.71%
1983 5.08% 2.51%
1982 4.81% 2.34%
1981 0.12% 2.11%
1980 0.22% 2.1%
1979 2.13% 2.44%
1978 1.84% 2.69%
1977 1.89% 2.68%
1976 2.02% 2.66%
1975 2.18% 2.63%
1974 2.32% 2.52%
1973 2.38% 2.37%
1972 2.26% 2.52%
1971 2.13% 2.87%
1970 2.1% 3.06%
1969 2.04% 3.15%
1968 1.99% 3.19%
1967 1.96% 3.14%
1966 1.98% 3.09%
1965 2.02% 3.06%
1964 2.05% 3.03%
1963 2.06% 2.98%
1962 2.05% 2.93%
1961 2.04% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Chad Uganda
Current population
21893857
53170946
Population rank 64/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.64%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 22/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -119,059
Net migration rank 184/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -119,059
2024 - 204,040 - -117,924
2023 605,924 496,830 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 588,060 36,670 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 554,851 74,509 1,423,377 43,464
2020 541,234 36,605 1,397,288 43,464
2019 530,540 -29,451 1,367,044 107,210
2018 509,642 46,661 1,332,600 60,724
2017 494,304 16,916 1,290,658 92,879
2016 483,442 21,540 1,249,565 123,379
2015 478,010 -48,918 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 467,957 20,842 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 454,517 51,887 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 444,246 9,514 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 428,989 29,256 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 416,177 10,427 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 401,937 9,108 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 387,439 36,446 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 376,732 -11,339 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 362,027 23,052 999,958 -156,232
2005 352,302 19,281 969,096 -151,386
2004 334,136 110,387 938,623 -138,770
2003 314,740 105,140 901,374 -96,429
2002 302,995 20,400 868,756 -35,149
2001 297,254 3,484 836,751 -95,956
2000 287,173 -3,845 803,069 -52,824
1999 278,264 17,175 775,166 -39,695
1998 270,055 2,232 741,175 6,277
1997 261,030 3,631 727,523 -155,461
1996 254,589 1,259 699,707 -22,795
1995 234,010 152,232 697,218 -242,378
1994 223,996 986 675,092 -16,198
1993 229,984 -146,386 650,032 18,349
1992 219,348 6,013 627,139 24,723
1991 200,102 112,492 602,740 3,643
1990 191,959 -58,884 587,291 -21,688
1989 188,485 4,924 565,367 -12,576
1988 178,489 16,085 547,759 -20,113
1987 156,797 23,220 527,397 -22,415
1986 152,360 42,093 487,693 -19,485
1985 145,845 -30,686 462,534 -42,942
1984 151,511 -164,489 421,241 -8,818
1983 144,684 247 404,940 -45,776
1982 119,121 217,242 390,820 -53,497
1981 111,907 -13,232 380,028 -83,010
1980 122,468 -210,126 370,287 -105,900
1979 117,780 -9,974 381,626 -98,863
1978 115,084 -34,856 371,930 -34,606
1977 113,498 -34,318 365,216 -37,671
1976 111,324 -29,755 359,458 -42,259
1975 109,315 -22,768 354,278 -47,359
1974 106,898 -15,686 345,773 -51,910
1973 104,418 -10,737 340,780 -73,439
1972 101,142 -9,526 335,935 -86,409
1971 89,404 -9,153 328,294 -42,642
1970 87,660 -8,931 333,202 -25,646
1969 83,413 -8,714 320,486 -14,548
1968 79,465 -8,396 309,725 -3,214
1967 76,142 -7,771 296,692 -3,773
1966 73,123 -6,283 282,225 -3,021
1965 70,913 -4,384 271,830 -3,716
1964 69,483 -2,518 260,733 -3,169
1963 67,414 -1,228 250,885 -3,058
1962 65,312 -890 241,513 -6,470
1961 63,639 -760 232,894 -7,893
1960 62,003 -672 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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