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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.83 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Chad vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Ukraine
2100 70,884,357 15,493,960
2099 70,557,567 15,751,557
2098 70,230,207 16,012,938
2097 69,842,152 16,278,602
2096 69,451,196 16,547,938
2095 69,060,721 16,820,897
2094 68,666,177 17,098,910
2093 68,236,720 17,381,822
2092 67,782,173 17,669,049
2091 67,325,804 17,960,681
2090 66,831,262 18,257,867
2089 66,335,362 18,559,027
2088 65,849,776 18,865,031
2087 65,329,155 19,176,483
2086 64,802,341 19,492,606
2085 64,247,517 19,812,584
2084 63,683,201 20,138,855
2083 63,107,011 20,468,747
2082 62,546,281 20,803,241
2081 61,935,077 21,140,953
2080 61,322,770 21,482,498
2079 60,689,500 21,827,152
2078 60,041,413 22,175,099
2077 59,398,544 22,525,846
2076 58,750,589 22,879,896
2075 58,088,399 23,236,521
2074 57,429,638 23,596,095
2073 56,751,288 23,957,807
2072 56,050,641 24,319,928
2071 55,351,270 24,685,370
2070 54,656,129 25,053,352
2069 53,956,737 25,423,272
2068 53,248,745 25,794,560
2067 52,550,963 26,168,072
2066 51,808,021 26,543,206
2065 51,071,215 26,920,121
2064 50,307,695 27,298,592
2063 49,556,347 27,677,528
2062 48,797,884 28,056,960
2061 48,036,580 28,437,884
2060 47,241,459 28,818,343
2059 46,442,418 29,198,891
2058 45,655,034 29,580,044
2057 44,870,896 29,958,884
2056 44,078,534 30,335,136
2055 43,275,519 30,710,041
2054 42,486,590 31,080,334
2053 41,688,608 31,447,868
2052 40,889,772 31,811,171
2051 40,092,484 32,170,929
2050 39,299,495 32,525,262
2049 38,521,793 32,875,483
2048 37,723,298 33,217,836
2047 36,947,445 33,556,749
2046 36,172,851 33,892,646
2045 35,391,232 34,221,999
2044 34,632,170 34,547,153
2043 33,864,845 34,869,270
2042 33,104,772 35,189,550
2041 32,347,709 35,507,946
2040 31,617,805 35,823,225
2039 30,871,258 36,141,658
2038 30,129,880 36,457,134
2037 29,393,074 36,772,578
2036 28,653,774 37,084,252
2035 27,935,849 37,396,243
2034 27,223,833 37,706,533
2033 26,506,530 38,015,585
2032 25,790,343 38,322,554
2031 25,078,386 38,630,259
2030 24,381,060 38,935,791
2029 23,686,105 39,238,099
2028 22,995,214 39,537,815
2027 22,312,346 39,830,895
2026 21,738,687 40,125,599
2025 21,174,977 38,707,520
2024 20,299,123 37,860,221
2023 19,319,064 37,732,836
2022 18,455,316 41,048,766
2021 17,828,273 44,298,640
2020 17,224,679 44,680,014
2019 16,685,223 44,957,458
2018 16,156,531 45,208,907
2017 15,622,759 45,436,041
2016 15,114,655 45,616,832
2015 14,647,621 45,784,896
2014 14,188,678 45,972,380
2013 13,691,079 46,126,770
2012 13,210,998 46,210,056
2011 12,754,997 46,307,853
2010 12,312,575 46,456,003
2009 11,893,754 46,623,731
2008 11,476,296 46,819,175
2007 11,081,660 47,062,798
2006 10,706,424 47,278,694
2005 10,328,092 47,585,556
2004 9,920,036 47,979,507
2003 9,487,833 48,315,136
2002 9,116,192 48,677,281
2001 8,804,124 49,106,855
2000 8,512,093 49,556,660
1999 8,222,705 49,976,446
1998 7,938,840 50,379,731
1997 7,670,366 50,786,885
1996 7,410,108 51,226,109
1995 7,089,064 51,665,539
1994 6,783,450 52,075,998
1993 6,629,146 52,350,126
1992 6,474,656 52,323,671
1991 6,205,676 52,170,961
1990 5,982,833 52,054,092
1989 5,819,586 51,917,817
1988 5,625,602 51,724,853
1987 5,438,309 51,515,732
1986 5,251,069 51,318,745
1985 5,096,269 51,108,770
1984 5,045,145 50,887,599
1983 4,979,130 50,637,029
1982 4,738,483 50,402,724
1981 4,520,959 50,189,281
1980 4,515,453 49,955,152
1979 4,505,384 49,721,381
1978 4,411,366 49,521,243
1977 4,331,667 49,336,481
1976 4,251,297 49,120,842
1975 4,167,234 48,865,229
1974 4,078,356 48,576,570
1973 3,985,909 48,277,121
1972 3,893,252 47,946,893
1971 3,807,316 47,573,287
1970 3,727,828 47,261,306
1969 3,651,113 46,976,256
1968 3,578,231 46,614,325
1967 3,508,512 46,215,988
1966 3,440,903 45,802,519
1965 3,374,220 45,386,892
1964 3,307,479 44,951,156
1963 3,240,905 44,462,372
1962 3,175,598 43,943,674
1961 3,111,947 43,399,766
1960 3,049,838 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Ukraine
2100 0.46% -1.64%
2099 0.47% -1.63%
2098 0.56% -1.63%
2097 0.56% -1.63%
2096 0.57% -1.62%
2095 0.57% -1.63%
2094 0.63% -1.63%
2093 0.67% -1.63%
2092 0.68% -1.62%
2091 0.74% -1.63%
2090 0.75% -1.62%
2089 0.74% -1.62%
2088 0.8% -1.62%
2087 0.81% -1.62%
2086 0.86% -1.62%
2085 0.89% -1.62%
2084 0.91% -1.61%
2083 0.9% -1.61%
2082 0.99% -1.6%
2081 1% -1.59%
2080 1.04% -1.58%
2079 1.08% -1.57%
2078 1.08% -1.56%
2077 1.1% -1.55%
2076 1.14% -1.53%
2075 1.15% -1.52%
2074 1.2% -1.51%
2073 1.25% -1.49%
2072 1.26% -1.48%
2071 1.27% -1.47%
2070 1.3% -1.46%
2069 1.33% -1.44%
2068 1.33% -1.43%
2067 1.43% -1.41%
2066 1.44% -1.4%
2065 1.52% -1.39%
2064 1.52% -1.37%
2063 1.55% -1.35%
2062 1.58% -1.34%
2061 1.68% -1.32%
2060 1.72% -1.3%
2059 1.72% -1.29%
2058 1.75% -1.26%
2057 1.8% -1.24%
2056 1.86% -1.22%
2055 1.86% -1.19%
2054 1.91% -1.17%
2053 1.95% -1.14%
2052 1.99% -1.12%
2051 2.02% -1.09%
2050 2.02% -1.07%
2049 2.12% -1.03%
2048 2.1% -1.01%
2047 2.14% -0.99%
2046 2.21% -0.96%
2045 2.19% -0.94%
2044 2.27% -0.92%
2043 2.3% -0.91%
2042 2.34% -0.9%
2041 2.31% -0.88%
2040 2.42% -0.88%
2039 2.46% -0.87%
2038 2.51% -0.86%
2037 2.58% -0.84%
2036 2.57% -0.83%
2035 2.62% -0.82%
2034 2.71% -0.81%
2033 2.78% -0.8%
2032 2.84% -0.8%
2031 2.86% -0.78%
2030 2.93% -0.77%
2029 3% -0.76%
2028 3.06% -0.74%
2027 2.64% -0.73%
2026 2.66% 3.66%
2025 4.31% 2.24%
2024 5.07% 0.34%
2023 4.68% -8.08%
2022 3.52% -7.34%
2021 3.5% -0.85%
2020 3.23% -0.62%
2019 3.27% -0.56%
2018 3.42% -0.5%
2017 3.36% -0.4%
2016 3.19% -0.37%
2015 3.23% -0.41%
2014 3.63% -0.33%
2013 3.63% -0.18%
2012 3.58% -0.21%
2011 3.59% -0.32%
2010 3.52% -0.36%
2009 3.64% -0.42%
2008 3.56% -0.52%
2007 3.5% -0.46%
2006 3.66% -0.64%
2005 4.11% -0.82%
2004 4.56% -0.69%
2003 4.08% -0.74%
2002 3.54% -0.87%
2001 3.43% -0.91%
2000 3.52% -0.84%
1999 3.58% -0.8%
1998 3.5% -0.8%
1997 3.51% -0.86%
1996 4.53% -0.85%
1995 4.51% -0.79%
1994 2.33% -0.52%
1993 2.39% 0.05%
1992 4.33% 0.29%
1991 3.72% 0.22%
1990 2.81% 0.26%
1989 3.45% 0.37%
1988 3.44% 0.41%
1987 3.57% 0.38%
1986 3.04% 0.41%
1985 1.01% 0.43%
1984 1.33% 0.49%
1983 5.08% 0.46%
1982 4.81% 0.43%
1981 0.12% 0.47%
1980 0.22% 0.47%
1979 2.13% 0.4%
1978 1.84% 0.37%
1977 1.89% 0.44%
1976 2.02% 0.52%
1975 2.18% 0.59%
1974 2.32% 0.62%
1973 2.38% 0.69%
1972 2.26% 0.79%
1971 2.13% 0.66%
1970 2.1% 0.61%
1969 2.04% 0.78%
1968 1.99% 0.86%
1967 1.96% 0.9%
1966 1.98% 0.92%
1965 2.02% 0.97%
1964 2.05% 1.1%
1963 2.06% 1.18%
1962 2.05% 1.25%
1961 2.04% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Chad Ukraine
Current population
21893857
40125599
Population rank 64/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.48%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
38.5 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +349
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 147/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -123,104 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 184/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 1,702,358
2024 - 204,040 - 1,146,012
2023 605,924 496,830 -283,185 -299,961
2022 588,060 36,670 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 554,851 74,509 -449,941 -1,129
2020 541,234 36,605 -307,533 -4,167
2019 530,540 -29,451 -236,296 -6,908
2018 509,642 46,661 -227,491 -32,220
2017 494,304 16,916 -158,390 -36,155
2016 483,442 21,540 -135,710 -31,340
2015 478,010 -48,918 -147,107 -21,992
2014 467,957 20,842 -140,216 -65,678
2013 454,517 51,887 -129,662 26,781
2012 444,246 9,514 -130,451 66,768
2011 428,989 29,256 -158,372 26,457
2010 416,177 10,427 -180,388 16,030
2009 401,937 9,108 -197,918 26,796
2008 387,439 36,446 -229,086 9,312
2007 376,732 -11,339 -282,659 15,237
2006 362,027 23,052 -300,787 136,442
2005 352,302 19,281 -337,857 -111,493
2004 334,136 110,387 -344,157 5,644
2003 314,740 105,140 -351,299 18,540
2002 302,995 20,400 -364,544 -26,991
2001 297,254 3,484 -374,734 -92,847
2000 287,173 -3,845 -364,143 -67,865
1999 278,264 17,175 -348,286 -59,247
1998 270,055 2,232 -318,299 -80,684
1997 261,030 3,631 -306,549 -108,735
1996 254,589 1,259 -305,154 -158,008
1995 234,010 152,232 -281,629 -134,053
1994 223,996 986 -238,820 -166,380
1993 229,984 -146,386 -169,405 26,357
1992 219,348 6,013 -95,857 291,788
1991 200,102 112,492 -16,486 125,962
1990 191,959 -58,884 48,463 75,760
1989 188,485 4,924 106,431 36,978
1988 178,489 16,085 162,002 75,637
1987 156,797 23,220 198,850 -18,275
1986 152,360 42,093 225,751 -12,369
1985 145,845 -30,686 201,011 5,546
1984 151,511 -164,489 222,430 13,340
1983 144,684 247 241,741 23,608
1982 119,121 217,242 194,101 9,096
1981 111,907 -13,232 182,839 40,807
1980 122,468 -210,126 197,223 47,406
1979 117,780 -9,974 197,294 25,635
1978 115,084 -34,856 206,554 -29,180
1977 113,498 -34,318 216,932 -24,745
1976 111,324 -29,755 247,323 -8,219
1975 109,315 -22,768 256,787 15,336
1974 106,898 -15,686 273,486 31,725
1973 104,418 -10,737 274,938 18,777
1972 101,142 -9,526 309,785 56,928
1971 89,404 -9,153 305,849 74,604
1970 87,660 -8,931 291,839 -48,335
1969 83,413 -8,714 274,858 51,763
1968 79,465 -8,396 295,162 102,096
1967 76,142 -7,771 313,899 85,527
1966 73,123 -6,283 337,794 89,737
1965 70,913 -4,384 334,365 69,354
1964 69,483 -2,518 391,120 76,650
1963 67,414 -1,228 449,648 60,178
1962 65,312 -890 481,887 45,712
1961 63,639 -760 508,602 51,625
1960 62,003 -672 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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