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

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The latest officially reported population of Chad was 21,003,705 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,855,137 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.99 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Chad is ranked the 64th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.26% for Chad vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Chad has had an average growth rate of +3.63% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.1% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Chad vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Yemen
2100 70,311,013 111,481,288
2099 69,986,866 111,166,365
2098 69,662,155 110,823,878
2097 69,277,239 110,463,393
2096 68,889,445 110,075,677
2095 68,502,128 109,669,492
2094 68,110,775 109,238,445
2093 67,684,792 108,785,158
2092 67,233,921 108,301,955
2091 66,781,244 107,796,487
2090 66,290,702 107,270,820
2089 65,798,812 106,721,736
2088 65,317,154 106,150,572
2087 64,800,745 105,558,607
2086 64,278,192 104,947,326
2085 63,727,856 104,309,237
2084 63,168,104 103,657,284
2083 62,596,574 102,986,631
2082 62,040,380 102,302,622
2081 61,434,119 101,596,159
2080 60,826,765 100,875,201
2079 60,198,617 100,134,051
2078 59,555,772 99,378,110
2077 58,918,103 98,609,975
2076 58,275,388 97,818,664
2075 57,618,555 97,013,320
2074 56,965,122 96,187,203
2073 56,292,259 95,346,716
2072 55,597,279 94,485,874
2071 54,903,565 93,603,848
2070 54,214,047 92,709,049
2069 53,520,311 91,795,290
2068 52,818,046 90,865,447
2067 52,125,908 89,921,194
2066 51,388,975 88,958,695
2065 50,658,129 87,982,501
2064 49,900,784 86,994,159
2063 49,155,513 85,982,061
2062 48,403,186 84,947,120
2061 47,648,039 83,896,256
2060 46,859,349 82,829,722
2059 46,066,772 81,744,993
2058 45,285,757 80,641,636
2057 44,507,961 79,527,942
2056 43,722,007 78,400,761
2055 42,925,488 77,261,521
2054 42,142,940 76,109,237
2053 41,351,412 74,951,358
2052 40,559,038 73,780,088
2051 39,768,198 72,598,574
2050 38,981,624 71,404,664
2049 38,210,212 70,211,386
2048 37,418,176 69,012,729
2047 36,648,598 67,813,135
2046 35,880,269 66,608,054
2045 35,104,973 65,404,355
2044 34,352,050 64,201,447
2043 33,590,931 63,002,861
2042 32,837,006 61,810,280
2041 32,086,067 60,624,401
2040 31,362,066 59,448,342
2039 30,621,558 58,277,392
2038 29,886,177 57,109,914
2037 29,155,330 55,948,438
2036 28,422,010 54,784,372
2035 27,709,891 53,617,795
2034 27,003,635 52,452,522
2033 26,292,134 51,284,323
2032 25,581,739 50,117,732
2031 24,875,542 48,947,870
2030 24,183,856 47,764,521
2029 23,494,522 46,573,906
2028 22,809,219 45,382,831
2027 22,131,874 44,183,742
2026 21,562,855 42,980,680
2025 21,003,705 41,773,878
2024 20,299,123 40,583,164
2023 19,319,064 39,390,799
2022 18,455,316 38,222,876
2021 17,828,273 37,140,230
2020 17,224,679 36,134,863
2019 16,685,223 35,111,408
2018 16,156,531 34,085,182
2017 15,622,759 33,090,921
2016 15,114,655 32,109,010
2015 14,647,621 31,159,379
2014 14,188,678 30,226,309
2013 13,691,079 29,312,952
2012 13,210,998 28,433,647
2011 12,754,997 27,582,897
2010 12,312,575 26,754,387
2009 11,893,754 25,927,724
2008 11,476,296 25,111,941
2007 11,081,660 24,318,082
2006 10,706,424 23,543,083
2005 10,328,092 22,790,085
2004 9,920,036 22,095,167
2003 9,487,833 21,456,379
2002 9,116,192 20,835,086
2001 8,804,124 20,226,147
2000 8,512,093 19,624,141
1999 8,222,705 19,029,420
1998 7,938,840 18,446,013
1997 7,670,366 17,873,936
1996 7,410,108 17,313,177
1995 7,089,064 16,740,058
1994 6,783,450 16,149,147
1993 6,629,146 15,563,914
1992 6,474,656 14,989,494
1991 6,205,676 14,430,201
1990 5,982,833 13,887,862
1989 5,819,586 13,364,174
1988 5,625,602 12,859,708
1987 5,438,309 12,369,912
1986 5,251,069 11,901,040
1985 5,096,269 11,453,825
1984 5,045,145 11,025,597
1983 4,979,130 10,621,499
1982 4,738,483 10,241,006
1981 4,520,959 9,882,362
1980 4,515,453 9,543,358
1979 4,505,384 9,224,194
1978 4,411,366 8,926,586
1977 4,331,667 8,648,222
1976 4,251,297 8,384,113
1975 4,167,234 8,133,598
1974 4,078,356 7,896,783
1973 3,985,909 7,672,796
1972 3,893,252 7,460,068
1971 3,807,316 7,257,462
1970 3,727,828 7,065,279
1969 3,651,113 6,875,859
1968 3,578,231 6,690,524
1967 3,508,512 6,516,444
1966 3,440,903 6,351,494
1965 3,374,220 6,195,593
1964 3,307,479 6,048,006
1963 3,240,905 5,911,135
1962 3,175,598 5,782,221
1961 3,111,947 5,655,232
1960 3,049,838 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chad increased by 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chad gained 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Chad was ranked 76th most populous country in 2006 and is 64th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chad's population will grow by 78.4% to 38,981,624 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.3M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Chad
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chad Yemen
2100 0.46% 0.28%
2099 0.47% 0.31%
2098 0.56% 0.33%
2097 0.56% 0.35%
2096 0.57% 0.37%
2095 0.57% 0.39%
2094 0.63% 0.42%
2093 0.67% 0.45%
2092 0.68% 0.47%
2091 0.74% 0.49%
2090 0.75% 0.51%
2089 0.74% 0.54%
2088 0.8% 0.56%
2087 0.81% 0.58%
2086 0.86% 0.61%
2085 0.89% 0.63%
2084 0.91% 0.65%
2083 0.9% 0.67%
2082 0.99% 0.7%
2081 1% 0.71%
2080 1.04% 0.74%
2079 1.08% 0.76%
2078 1.08% 0.78%
2077 1.1% 0.81%
2076 1.14% 0.83%
2075 1.15% 0.86%
2074 1.2% 0.88%
2073 1.25% 0.91%
2072 1.26% 0.94%
2071 1.27% 0.97%
2070 1.3% 1%
2069 1.33% 1.02%
2068 1.33% 1.05%
2067 1.43% 1.08%
2066 1.44% 1.11%
2065 1.52% 1.14%
2064 1.52% 1.18%
2063 1.55% 1.22%
2062 1.58% 1.25%
2061 1.68% 1.29%
2060 1.72% 1.33%
2059 1.72% 1.37%
2058 1.75% 1.4%
2057 1.8% 1.44%
2056 1.86% 1.47%
2055 1.86% 1.51%
2054 1.91% 1.54%
2053 1.95% 1.59%
2052 1.99% 1.63%
2051 2.02% 1.67%
2050 2.02% 1.7%
2049 2.12% 1.74%
2048 2.1% 1.77%
2047 2.14% 1.81%
2046 2.21% 1.84%
2045 2.19% 1.87%
2044 2.27% 1.9%
2043 2.3% 1.93%
2042 2.34% 1.96%
2041 2.31% 1.98%
2040 2.42% 2.01%
2039 2.46% 2.04%
2038 2.51% 2.08%
2037 2.58% 2.12%
2036 2.57% 2.18%
2035 2.62% 2.22%
2034 2.71% 2.28%
2033 2.78% 2.33%
2032 2.84% 2.39%
2031 2.86% 2.48%
2030 2.93% 2.56%
2029 3% 2.62%
2028 3.06% 2.71%
2027 2.64% 2.8%
2026 2.66% 2.89%
2025 3.47% 2.93%
2024 5.07% 3.03%
2023 4.68% 3.06%
2022 3.52% 2.92%
2021 3.5% 2.78%
2020 3.23% 2.91%
2019 3.27% 3.01%
2018 3.42% 3%
2017 3.36% 3.06%
2016 3.19% 3.05%
2015 3.23% 3.09%
2014 3.63% 3.12%
2013 3.63% 3.09%
2012 3.58% 3.08%
2011 3.59% 3.1%
2010 3.52% 3.19%
2009 3.64% 3.25%
2008 3.56% 3.26%
2007 3.5% 3.29%
2006 3.66% 3.3%
2005 4.11% 3.15%
2004 4.56% 2.98%
2003 4.08% 2.98%
2002 3.54% 3.01%
2001 3.43% 3.07%
2000 3.52% 3.13%
1999 3.58% 3.16%
1998 3.5% 3.2%
1997 3.51% 3.24%
1996 4.53% 3.42%
1995 4.51% 3.66%
1994 2.33% 3.76%
1993 2.39% 3.83%
1992 4.33% 3.88%
1991 3.72% 3.91%
1990 2.81% 3.92%
1989 3.45% 3.92%
1988 3.44% 3.96%
1987 3.57% 3.94%
1986 3.04% 3.9%
1985 1.01% 3.88%
1984 1.33% 3.8%
1983 5.08% 3.72%
1982 4.81% 3.63%
1981 0.12% 3.55%
1980 0.22% 3.46%
1979 2.13% 3.33%
1978 1.84% 3.22%
1977 1.89% 3.15%
1976 2.02% 3.08%
1975 2.18% 3%
1974 2.32% 2.92%
1973 2.38% 2.85%
1972 2.26% 2.79%
1971 2.13% 2.72%
1970 2.1% 2.75%
1969 2.04% 2.77%
1968 1.99% 2.67%
1967 1.96% 2.6%
1966 1.98% 2.52%
1965 2.02% 2.44%
1964 2.05% 2.32%
1963 2.06% 2.23%
1962 2.05% 2.25%
1961 2.04% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chad grew by 3.47%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Chad Yemen
Current population
21855137
43598646
Population rank 64/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.52%
One net population change
44.9 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
35.9 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
2.34 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,930 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +704,582 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +3.47% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 6/197 15/197
One migration net change every
4.28 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -123,104 -16,291
Net migration rank 184/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,269,673 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 50/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 83/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chad
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chad Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -123,104 - -16,291
2024 653,307 204,040 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 605,924 496,830 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 588,060 36,670 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 554,851 74,509 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 541,234 36,605 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 530,540 -29,451 1,056,432 2,129
2018 509,642 46,661 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 494,304 16,916 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 483,442 21,540 975,697 -6,492
2015 478,010 -48,918 939,922 -9,883
2014 467,957 20,842 920,330 15,764
2013 454,517 51,887 884,929 5,697
2012 444,246 9,514 845,645 22,349
2011 428,989 29,256 806,359 27,184
2010 416,177 10,427 803,246 20,269
2009 401,937 9,108 798,911 30,919
2008 387,439 36,446 779,123 22,621
2007 376,732 -11,339 764,780 21,210
2006 362,027 23,052 750,082 13,940
2005 352,302 19,281 726,708 15,283
2004 334,136 110,387 710,493 -62,641
2003 314,740 105,140 694,457 -64,737
2002 302,995 20,400 672,494 -59,648
2001 297,254 3,484 658,704 -53,698
2000 287,173 -3,845 646,694 -47,713
1999 278,264 17,175 633,166 -42,731
1998 270,055 2,232 615,488 -39,096
1997 261,030 3,631 604,443 -36,694
1996 254,589 1,259 588,786 -35,043
1995 234,010 152,232 607,966 -15,485
1994 223,996 986 602,363 -13,040
1993 229,984 -146,386 595,459 -14,332
1992 219,348 6,013 582,072 -14,372
1991 200,102 112,492 565,837 -14,964
1990 191,959 -58,884 549,654 -15,847
1989 188,485 4,924 530,464 -16,876
1988 178,489 16,085 513,296 -17,952
1987 156,797 23,220 493,337 -9,097
1986 152,360 42,093 464,665 -11,151
1985 145,845 -30,686 455,576 -14,660
1984 151,511 -164,489 434,674 -19,143
1983 144,684 247 414,823 -22,152
1982 119,121 217,242 392,302 -23,981
1981 111,907 -13,232 374,482 -25,499
1980 122,468 -210,126 355,767 -26,740
1979 117,780 -9,974 336,378 -27,090
1978 115,084 -34,856 312,439 -26,524
1977 113,498 -34,318 296,115 -25,305
1976 111,324 -29,755 281,078 -23,669
1975 109,315 -22,768 266,815 -23,192
1974 106,898 -15,686 252,737 -22,726
1973 104,418 -10,737 240,235 -22,282
1972 101,142 -9,526 229,322 -21,826
1971 89,404 -9,153 219,095 -21,386
1970 87,660 -8,931 207,613 -20,966
1969 83,413 -8,714 196,305 -4,121
1968 79,465 -8,396 182,518 -4,031
1967 76,142 -7,771 173,637 -3,959
1966 73,123 -6,283 164,091 -3,874
1965 70,913 -4,384 155,398 -3,797
1964 69,483 -2,518 147,299 -3,712
1963 67,414 -1,228 133,781 -3,640
1962 65,312 -890 131,262 -3,572
1961 63,639 -760 129,787 -3,503
1960 62,003 -672 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/yemen | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 86.4% of the population change in Chad is from natural causes (a gain of 5,439,314 people) and 13.6% is from migration (a gain of 855,402 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,269,673 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Chad, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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