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Population in Chad compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 15.7 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.41% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Chad vs United States: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad United States
2100 70,884,357 415,429,771
2099 70,557,567 414,829,167
2098 70,230,207 414,231,720
2097 69,842,152 413,576,381
2096 69,451,196 412,927,393
2095 69,060,721 412,225,379
2094 68,666,177 411,498,749
2093 68,236,720 410,785,729
2092 67,782,173 410,051,921
2091 67,325,804 409,320,183
2090 66,831,262 408,613,732
2089 66,335,362 407,885,645
2088 65,849,776 407,129,733
2087 65,329,155 406,421,298
2086 64,802,341 405,715,343
2085 64,247,517 405,059,379
2084 63,683,201 404,343,130
2083 63,107,011 403,612,785
2082 62,546,281 402,871,293
2081 61,935,077 402,054,554
2080 61,322,770 401,319,194
2079 60,689,500 400,554,914
2078 60,041,413 399,737,968
2077 59,398,544 398,906,565
2076 58,750,589 398,035,750
2075 58,088,399 397,109,170
2074 57,429,638 396,226,412
2073 56,751,288 395,307,725
2072 56,050,641 394,393,561
2071 55,351,270 393,415,363
2070 54,656,129 392,469,727
2069 53,956,737 391,479,981
2068 53,248,745 390,517,695
2067 52,550,963 389,543,856
2066 51,808,021 388,597,719
2065 51,071,215 387,685,327
2064 50,307,695 386,805,026
2063 49,556,347 385,911,917
2062 48,797,884 385,032,627
2061 48,036,580 384,170,837
2060 47,241,459 383,361,269
2059 46,442,418 382,542,030
2058 45,655,034 381,704,804
2057 44,870,896 380,907,023
2056 44,078,534 380,159,777
2055 43,275,519 379,430,756
2054 42,486,590 378,682,851
2053 41,688,608 377,878,421
2052 40,889,772 377,073,303
2051 40,092,484 376,229,840
2050 39,299,495 375,373,155
2049 38,521,793 374,493,150
2048 37,723,298 373,590,762
2047 36,947,445 372,626,259
2046 36,172,851 371,644,809
2045 35,391,232 370,602,914
2044 34,632,170 369,518,897
2043 33,864,845 368,375,680
2042 33,104,772 367,158,772
2041 32,347,709 365,937,822
2040 31,617,805 364,671,837
2039 30,871,258 363,367,337
2038 30,129,880 361,997,023
2037 29,393,074 360,606,236
2036 28,653,774 359,193,245
2035 27,935,849 357,750,686
2034 27,223,833 356,266,726
2033 26,506,530 354,775,032
2032 25,790,343 353,259,037
2031 25,078,386 351,721,511
2030 24,381,060 350,155,042
2029 23,686,105 348,564,667
2028 22,995,214 346,906,294
2027 22,312,346 345,257,605
2026 21,738,687 343,565,426
2025 21,174,977 341,784,857
2024 20,299,123 340,110,988
2023 19,319,064 334,914,895
2022 18,455,316 333,271,411
2021 17,828,273 331,893,745
2020 17,224,679 331,526,933
2019 16,685,223 328,329,953
2018 16,156,531 326,838,199
2017 15,622,759 325,122,128
2016 15,114,655 323,071,755
2015 14,647,621 320,738,994
2014 14,188,678 318,386,329
2013 13,691,079 316,059,947
2012 13,210,998 313,877,662
2011 12,754,997 311,583,481
2010 12,312,575 309,327,143
2009 11,893,754 306,771,529
2008 11,476,296 304,093,966
2007 11,081,660 301,231,207
2006 10,706,424 298,379,912
2005 10,328,092 295,516,599
2004 9,920,036 292,805,298
2003 9,487,833 290,107,933
2002 9,116,192 287,625,193
2001 8,804,124 284,968,955
2000 8,512,093 282,162,411
1999 8,222,705 279,294,713
1998 7,938,840 276,115,288
1997 7,670,366 272,911,760
1996 7,410,108 269,667,391
1995 7,089,064 266,557,091
1994 6,783,450 263,435,673
1993 6,629,146 260,255,352
1992 6,474,656 256,894,189
1991 6,205,676 253,492,503
1990 5,982,833 250,131,894
1989 5,819,586 246,819,222
1988 5,625,602 244,499,004
1987 5,438,309 242,288,936
1986 5,251,069 240,132,831
1985 5,096,269 237,923,734
1984 5,045,145 235,824,908
1983 4,979,130 233,792,014
1982 4,738,483 231,664,432
1981 4,520,959 229,465,744
1980 4,515,453 226,542,250
1979 4,505,384 225,055,487
1978 4,411,366 222,584,545
1977 4,331,667 220,239,425
1976 4,251,297 218,035,164
1975 4,167,234 215,973,199
1974 4,078,356 213,853,928
1973 3,985,909 211,908,788
1972 3,893,252 209,896,021
1971 3,807,316 207,660,677
1970 3,727,828 205,052,174
1969 3,651,113 202,676,946
1968 3,578,231 200,706,052
1967 3,508,512 198,712,056
1966 3,440,903 196,560,338
1965 3,374,220 194,302,963
1964 3,307,479 191,888,791
1963 3,240,905 189,241,798
1962 3,175,598 186,537,737
1961 3,111,947 183,691,481
1960 3,049,838 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad United States
2100 0.46% 0.14%
2099 0.47% 0.14%
2098 0.56% 0.16%
2097 0.56% 0.16%
2096 0.57% 0.17%
2095 0.57% 0.18%
2094 0.63% 0.17%
2093 0.67% 0.18%
2092 0.68% 0.18%
2091 0.74% 0.17%
2090 0.75% 0.18%
2089 0.74% 0.19%
2088 0.8% 0.17%
2087 0.81% 0.17%
2086 0.86% 0.16%
2085 0.89% 0.18%
2084 0.91% 0.18%
2083 0.9% 0.18%
2082 0.99% 0.2%
2081 1% 0.18%
2080 1.04% 0.19%
2079 1.08% 0.2%
2078 1.08% 0.21%
2077 1.1% 0.22%
2076 1.14% 0.23%
2075 1.15% 0.22%
2074 1.2% 0.23%
2073 1.25% 0.23%
2072 1.26% 0.25%
2071 1.27% 0.24%
2070 1.3% 0.25%
2069 1.33% 0.25%
2068 1.33% 0.25%
2067 1.43% 0.24%
2066 1.44% 0.24%
2065 1.52% 0.23%
2064 1.52% 0.23%
2063 1.55% 0.23%
2062 1.58% 0.22%
2061 1.68% 0.21%
2060 1.72% 0.21%
2059 1.72% 0.22%
2058 1.75% 0.21%
2057 1.8% 0.2%
2056 1.86% 0.19%
2055 1.86% 0.2%
2054 1.91% 0.21%
2053 1.95% 0.21%
2052 1.99% 0.22%
2051 2.02% 0.23%
2050 2.02% 0.23%
2049 2.12% 0.24%
2048 2.1% 0.26%
2047 2.14% 0.26%
2046 2.21% 0.28%
2045 2.19% 0.29%
2044 2.27% 0.31%
2043 2.3% 0.33%
2042 2.34% 0.33%
2041 2.31% 0.35%
2040 2.42% 0.36%
2039 2.46% 0.38%
2038 2.51% 0.39%
2037 2.58% 0.39%
2036 2.57% 0.4%
2035 2.62% 0.42%
2034 2.71% 0.42%
2033 2.78% 0.43%
2032 2.84% 0.44%
2031 2.86% 0.45%
2030 2.93% 0.46%
2029 3% 0.48%
2028 3.06% 0.48%
2027 2.64% 0.49%
2026 2.66% 0.52%
2025 4.31% 0.49%
2024 5.07% 1.55%
2023 4.68% 0.49%
2022 3.52% 0.42%
2021 3.5% 0.11%
2020 3.23% 0.97%
2019 3.27% 0.46%
2018 3.42% 0.53%
2017 3.36% 0.63%
2016 3.19% 0.73%
2015 3.23% 0.74%
2014 3.63% 0.74%
2013 3.63% 0.7%
2012 3.58% 0.74%
2011 3.59% 0.73%
2010 3.52% 0.83%
2009 3.64% 0.88%
2008 3.56% 0.95%
2007 3.5% 0.96%
2006 3.66% 0.97%
2005 4.11% 0.93%
2004 4.56% 0.93%
2003 4.08% 0.86%
2002 3.54% 0.93%
2001 3.43% 0.99%
2000 3.52% 1.03%
1999 3.58% 1.15%
1998 3.5% 1.17%
1997 3.51% 1.2%
1996 4.53% 1.17%
1995 4.51% 1.18%
1994 2.33% 1.22%
1993 2.39% 1.31%
1992 4.33% 1.34%
1991 3.72% 1.34%
1990 2.81% 1.34%
1989 3.45% 0.95%
1988 3.44% 0.91%
1987 3.57% 0.9%
1986 3.04% 0.93%
1985 1.01% 0.89%
1984 1.33% 0.87%
1983 5.08% 0.92%
1982 4.81% 0.96%
1981 0.12% 1.29%
1980 0.22% 0.66%
1979 2.13% 1.11%
1978 1.84% 1.06%
1977 1.89% 1.01%
1976 2.02% 0.95%
1975 2.18% 0.99%
1974 2.32% 0.92%
1973 2.38% 0.96%
1972 2.26% 1.08%
1971 2.13% 1.27%
1970 2.1% 1.17%
1969 2.04% 0.98%
1968 1.99% 1%
1967 1.96% 1.09%
1966 1.98% 1.16%
1965 2.02% 1.26%
1964 2.05% 1.4%
1963 2.06% 1.45%
1962 2.05% 1.55%
1961 2.04% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Chad United States
Current population
21893857
344023146
Population rank 64/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 4.15%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 134/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -123,104 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 184/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - 1,230,663
2024 - 204,040 - 1,286,132
2023 605,924 496,830 502,372 1,322,668
2022 588,060 36,670 399,926 1,319,009
2021 554,851 74,509 199,137 674,787
2020 541,234 36,605 208,862 329,769
2019 530,540 -29,451 887,476 1,774,500
2018 509,642 46,661 955,022 1,764,961
2017 494,304 16,916 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 483,442 21,540 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 478,010 -48,918 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 467,957 20,842 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 454,517 51,887 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 444,246 9,514 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 428,989 29,256 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 416,177 10,427 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 401,937 9,108 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 387,439 36,446 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 376,732 -11,339 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 362,027 23,052 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 352,302 19,281 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 334,136 110,387 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 314,740 105,140 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 302,995 20,400 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 297,254 3,484 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 287,173 -3,845 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 278,264 17,175 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 270,055 2,232 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 261,030 3,631 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 254,589 1,259 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 234,010 152,232 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 223,996 986 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 229,984 -146,386 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 219,348 6,013 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 200,102 112,492 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 191,959 -58,884 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 188,485 4,924 1,875,826 400,998
1988 178,489 16,085 1,735,943 460,778
1987 156,797 23,220 1,720,252 480,815
1986 152,360 42,093 1,656,917 493,082
1985 145,845 -30,686 1,689,258 598,777
1984 151,511 -164,489 1,627,192 622,793
1983 144,684 247 1,636,544 662,840
1982 119,121 217,242 1,714,317 600,149
1981 111,907 -13,232 1,652,153 583,070
1980 122,468 -210,126 1,608,450 595,916
1979 117,780 -9,974 1,597,894 503,559
1978 115,084 -34,856 1,402,283 556,521
1977 113,498 -34,318 1,431,556 577,060
1976 111,324 -29,755 1,264,604 635,590
1975 109,315 -22,768 1,252,644 655,078
1974 106,898 -15,686 1,218,968 706,978
1973 104,418 -10,737 1,165,499 783,163
1972 101,142 -9,526 1,301,355 833,543
1971 89,404 -9,153 1,640,519 833,549
1970 87,660 -8,931 1,824,965 744,902
1969 83,413 -8,714 1,702,487 523,740
1968 79,465 -8,396 1,565,507 594,514
1967 76,142 -7,771 1,669,181 585,410
1966 73,123 -6,283 1,749,387 637,692
1965 70,913 -4,384 1,943,030 644,902
1964 69,483 -2,518 2,245,099 618,635
1963 67,414 -1,228 2,289,826 639,495
1962 65,312 -890 2,406,337 625,617
1961 63,639 -760 2,571,681 580,333
1960 62,003 -672 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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