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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 6.47 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.65% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Chad vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Uruguay
2100 70,884,357 2,256,741
2099 70,557,567 2,279,899
2098 70,230,207 2,303,351
2097 69,842,152 2,326,987
2096 69,451,196 2,350,799
2095 69,060,721 2,374,835
2094 68,666,177 2,398,960
2093 68,236,720 2,423,269
2092 67,782,173 2,447,646
2091 67,325,804 2,472,126
2090 66,831,262 2,496,514
2089 66,335,362 2,520,852
2088 65,849,776 2,545,052
2087 65,329,155 2,569,100
2086 64,802,341 2,592,974
2085 64,247,517 2,616,629
2084 63,683,201 2,640,001
2083 63,107,011 2,663,150
2082 62,546,281 2,686,021
2081 61,935,077 2,708,594
2080 61,322,770 2,730,883
2079 60,689,500 2,752,831
2078 60,041,413 2,774,432
2077 59,398,544 2,795,709
2076 58,750,589 2,816,677
2075 58,088,399 2,837,308
2074 57,429,638 2,857,709
2073 56,751,288 2,877,721
2072 56,050,641 2,897,543
2071 55,351,270 2,917,097
2070 54,656,129 2,936,478
2069 53,956,737 2,955,616
2068 53,248,745 2,974,445
2067 52,550,963 2,992,987
2066 51,808,021 3,011,309
2065 51,071,215 3,029,441
2064 50,307,695 3,047,343
2063 49,556,347 3,065,064
2062 48,797,884 3,082,642
2061 48,036,580 3,100,006
2060 47,241,459 3,117,149
2059 46,442,418 3,133,952
2058 45,655,034 3,150,250
2057 44,870,896 3,166,055
2056 44,078,534 3,181,373
2055 43,275,519 3,196,072
2054 42,486,590 3,210,110
2053 41,688,608 3,223,395
2052 40,889,772 3,235,973
2051 40,092,484 3,247,888
2050 39,299,495 3,259,108
2049 38,521,793 3,269,675
2048 37,723,298 3,279,610
2047 36,947,445 3,288,969
2046 36,172,851 3,297,696
2045 35,391,232 3,305,917
2044 34,632,170 3,313,556
2043 33,864,845 3,320,565
2042 33,104,772 3,326,955
2041 32,347,709 3,332,884
2040 31,617,805 3,338,277
2039 30,871,258 3,343,295
2038 30,129,880 3,347,790
2037 29,393,074 3,351,911
2036 28,653,774 3,355,671
2035 27,935,849 3,359,126
2034 27,223,833 3,362,276
2033 26,506,530 3,365,250
2032 25,790,343 3,368,057
2031 25,078,386 3,370,727
2030 24,381,060 3,373,273
2029 23,686,105 3,375,805
2028 22,995,214 3,378,198
2027 22,312,346 3,380,504
2026 21,738,687 3,382,789
2025 21,174,977 3,384,805
2024 20,299,123 3,386,588
2023 19,319,064 3,388,081
2022 18,455,316 3,390,913
2021 17,828,273 3,396,695
2020 17,224,679 3,398,968
2019 16,685,223 3,397,206
2018 16,156,531 3,394,534
2017 15,622,759 3,388,438
2016 15,114,655 3,379,283
2015 14,647,621 3,368,017
2014 14,188,678 3,356,334
2013 13,691,079 3,345,337
2012 13,210,998 3,335,401
2011 12,754,997 3,326,825
2010 12,312,575 3,318,580
2009 11,893,754 3,310,091
2008 11,476,296 3,302,177
2007 11,081,660 3,295,153
2006 10,706,424 3,289,506
2005 10,328,092 3,285,771
2004 9,920,036 3,283,148
2003 9,487,833 3,281,186
2002 9,116,192 3,278,867
2001 8,804,124 3,274,251
2000 8,512,093 3,266,206
1999 8,222,705 3,254,015
1998 7,938,840 3,239,280
1997 7,670,366 3,223,345
1996 7,410,108 3,206,324
1995 7,089,064 3,189,440
1994 6,783,450 3,172,834
1993 6,629,146 3,156,345
1992 6,474,656 3,139,702
1991 6,205,676 3,122,354
1990 5,982,833 3,104,403
1989 5,819,586 3,086,255
1988 5,625,602 3,067,961
1987 5,438,309 3,049,896
1986 5,251,069 3,032,845
1985 5,096,269 3,017,037
1984 5,045,145 3,002,488
1983 4,979,130 2,988,778
1982 4,738,483 2,975,492
1981 4,520,959 2,963,246
1980 4,515,453 2,951,953
1979 4,505,384 2,939,903
1978 4,411,366 2,925,715
1977 4,331,667 2,909,461
1976 4,251,297 2,891,392
1975 4,167,234 2,872,320
1974 4,078,356 2,853,944
1973 3,985,909 2,837,133
1972 3,893,252 2,821,644
1971 3,807,316 2,806,462
1970 3,727,828 2,790,807
1969 3,651,113 2,773,974
1968 3,578,231 2,754,606
1967 3,508,512 2,732,277
1966 3,440,903 2,707,646
1965 3,374,220 2,681,169
1964 3,307,479 2,653,180
1963 3,240,905 2,623,766
1962 3,175,598 2,593,298
1961 3,111,947 2,562,044
1960 3,049,838 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Uruguay
2100 0.46% -1.02%
2099 0.47% -1.02%
2098 0.56% -1.02%
2097 0.56% -1.01%
2096 0.57% -1.01%
2095 0.57% -1.01%
2094 0.63% -1%
2093 0.67% -1%
2092 0.68% -0.99%
2091 0.74% -0.98%
2090 0.75% -0.97%
2089 0.74% -0.95%
2088 0.8% -0.94%
2087 0.81% -0.92%
2086 0.86% -0.9%
2085 0.89% -0.89%
2084 0.91% -0.87%
2083 0.9% -0.85%
2082 0.99% -0.83%
2081 1% -0.82%
2080 1.04% -0.8%
2079 1.08% -0.78%
2078 1.08% -0.76%
2077 1.1% -0.74%
2076 1.14% -0.73%
2075 1.15% -0.71%
2074 1.2% -0.7%
2073 1.25% -0.68%
2072 1.26% -0.67%
2071 1.27% -0.66%
2070 1.3% -0.65%
2069 1.33% -0.63%
2068 1.33% -0.62%
2067 1.43% -0.61%
2066 1.44% -0.6%
2065 1.52% -0.59%
2064 1.52% -0.58%
2063 1.55% -0.57%
2062 1.58% -0.56%
2061 1.68% -0.55%
2060 1.72% -0.54%
2059 1.72% -0.52%
2058 1.75% -0.5%
2057 1.8% -0.48%
2056 1.86% -0.46%
2055 1.86% -0.44%
2054 1.91% -0.41%
2053 1.95% -0.39%
2052 1.99% -0.37%
2051 2.02% -0.34%
2050 2.02% -0.32%
2049 2.12% -0.3%
2048 2.1% -0.28%
2047 2.14% -0.26%
2046 2.21% -0.25%
2045 2.19% -0.23%
2044 2.27% -0.21%
2043 2.3% -0.19%
2042 2.34% -0.18%
2041 2.31% -0.16%
2040 2.42% -0.15%
2039 2.46% -0.13%
2038 2.51% -0.12%
2037 2.58% -0.11%
2036 2.57% -0.1%
2035 2.62% -0.09%
2034 2.71% -0.09%
2033 2.78% -0.08%
2032 2.84% -0.08%
2031 2.86% -0.08%
2030 2.93% -0.08%
2029 3% -0.07%
2028 3.06% -0.07%
2027 2.64% -0.07%
2026 2.66% -0.06%
2025 4.31% -0.05%
2024 5.07% -0.04%
2023 4.68% -0.08%
2022 3.52% -0.17%
2021 3.5% -0.07%
2020 3.23% 0.05%
2019 3.27% 0.08%
2018 3.42% 0.18%
2017 3.36% 0.27%
2016 3.19% 0.33%
2015 3.23% 0.35%
2014 3.63% 0.33%
2013 3.63% 0.3%
2012 3.58% 0.26%
2011 3.59% 0.25%
2010 3.52% 0.26%
2009 3.64% 0.24%
2008 3.56% 0.21%
2007 3.5% 0.17%
2006 3.66% 0.11%
2005 4.11% 0.08%
2004 4.56% 0.06%
2003 4.08% 0.07%
2002 3.54% 0.14%
2001 3.43% 0.25%
2000 3.52% 0.37%
1999 3.58% 0.45%
1998 3.5% 0.49%
1997 3.51% 0.53%
1996 4.53% 0.53%
1995 4.51% 0.52%
1994 2.33% 0.52%
1993 2.39% 0.53%
1992 4.33% 0.56%
1991 3.72% 0.58%
1990 2.81% 0.59%
1989 3.45% 0.6%
1988 3.44% 0.59%
1987 3.57% 0.56%
1986 3.04% 0.52%
1985 1.01% 0.48%
1984 1.33% 0.46%
1983 5.08% 0.45%
1982 4.81% 0.41%
1981 0.12% 0.38%
1980 0.22% 0.41%
1979 2.13% 0.48%
1978 1.84% 0.56%
1977 1.89% 0.62%
1976 2.02% 0.66%
1975 2.18% 0.64%
1974 2.32% 0.59%
1973 2.38% 0.55%
1972 2.26% 0.54%
1971 2.13% 0.56%
1970 2.1% 0.61%
1969 2.04% 0.7%
1968 1.99% 0.82%
1967 1.96% 0.91%
1966 1.98% 0.99%
1965 2.02% 1.05%
1964 2.05% 1.12%
1963 2.06% 1.17%
1962 2.05% 1.22%
1961 2.04% 1.27%

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/uruguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Chad Uruguay
Current population
21893857
3382789
Population rank 64/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.04%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
38.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.47 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 -4
Annual growth/decline +980,059 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -123,104 -1,338
Net migration rank 184/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -1,338
2024 - 204,040 - -1,348
2023 605,924 496,830 298 -1,501
2022 588,060 36,670 -2,964 -1,501
2021 554,851 74,509 -5,621 -1,482
2020 541,234 36,605 4,048 -1,482
2019 530,540 -29,451 3,873 -2,899
2018 509,642 46,661 7,322 -2,963
2017 494,304 16,916 10,907 -3,091
2016 483,442 21,540 14,008 -3,506
2015 478,010 -48,918 16,194 -4,157
2014 467,957 20,842 16,238 -4,919
2013 454,517 51,887 16,318 -5,647
2012 444,246 9,514 15,520 -6,317
2011 428,989 29,256 14,934 -6,982
2010 416,177 10,427 16,231 -7,696
2009 401,937 9,108 16,947 -8,510
2008 387,439 36,446 16,838 -9,458
2007 376,732 -11,339 17,422 -10,750
2006 362,027 23,052 17,783 -13,161
2005 352,302 19,281 18,926 -16,086
2004 334,136 110,387 18,067 -15,668
2003 314,740 105,140 18,628 -17,105
2002 302,995 20,400 20,073 -16,957
2001 297,254 3,484 20,729 -14,620
2000 287,173 -3,845 21,060 -11,076
1999 278,264 17,175 21,844 -7,441
1998 270,055 2,232 22,114 -7,048
1997 261,030 3,631 23,737 -6,938
1996 254,589 1,259 24,635 -7,397
1995 234,010 152,232 24,872 -8,339
1994 223,996 986 24,637 -7,955
1993 229,984 -146,386 24,212 -7,922
1992 219,348 6,013 24,847 -7,850
1991 200,102 112,492 25,422 -7,714
1990 191,959 -58,884 25,699 -7,499
1989 188,485 4,924 25,322 -7,229
1988 178,489 16,085 25,071 -6,582
1987 156,797 23,220 24,469 -6,833
1986 152,360 42,093 24,505 -8,046
1985 145,845 -30,686 23,988 -8,832
1984 151,511 -164,489 23,684 -9,730
1983 144,684 247 24,146 -10,671
1982 119,121 217,242 25,224 -12,131
1981 111,907 -13,232 24,968 -13,577
1980 122,468 -210,126 25,451 -14,252
1979 117,780 -9,974 27,456 -14,552
1978 115,084 -34,856 30,076 -14,611
1977 113,498 -34,318 31,321 -14,280
1976 111,324 -29,755 33,199 -14,096
1975 109,315 -22,768 33,393 -14,350
1974 106,898 -15,686 32,221 -14,512
1973 104,418 -10,737 30,213 -14,312
1972 101,142 -9,526 28,896 -13,817
1971 89,404 -9,153 28,584 -13,288
1970 87,660 -8,931 28,737 -12,727
1969 83,413 -8,714 28,805 -11,149
1968 79,465 -8,396 29,103 -8,028
1967 76,142 -7,771 29,514 -5,938
1966 73,123 -6,283 30,293 -4,599
1965 70,913 -4,384 30,807 -3,542
1964 69,483 -2,518 31,340 -2,623
1963 67,414 -1,228 31,824 -1,707
1962 65,312 -890 31,441 -623
1961 63,639 -760 30,975 703
1960 62,003 -672 30,438 2,057

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

GeoRank.org/population/chad/uruguay | 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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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