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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chad was 20,299,123 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chad's population is 21,893,857 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.98 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 +3.65% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chad has increased from 10.7M people to 21.9M (104.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Chad vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Chad
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chad Yemen
2100 70,884,357 111,531,602
2099 70,557,567 111,216,538
2098 70,230,207 110,873,896
2097 69,842,152 110,513,248
2096 69,451,196 110,125,357
2095 69,060,721 109,718,989
2094 68,666,177 109,287,747
2093 68,236,720 108,834,256
2092 67,782,173 108,350,834
2091 67,325,804 107,845,139
2090 66,831,262 107,319,234
2089 66,335,362 106,769,903
2088 65,849,776 106,198,480
2087 65,329,155 105,606,248
2086 64,802,341 104,994,691
2085 64,247,517 104,356,315
2084 63,683,201 103,704,067
2083 63,107,011 103,033,111
2082 62,546,281 102,348,794
2081 61,935,077 101,642,012
2080 61,322,770 100,920,728
2079 60,689,500 100,179,245
2078 60,041,413 99,422,962
2077 59,398,544 98,654,481
2076 58,750,589 97,862,812
2075 58,088,399 97,057,105
2074 57,429,638 96,230,615
2073 56,751,288 95,389,748
2072 56,050,641 94,528,518
2071 55,351,270 93,646,094
2070 54,656,129 92,750,891
2069 53,956,737 91,836,719
2068 53,248,745 90,906,457
2067 52,550,963 89,961,778
2066 51,808,021 88,998,844
2065 51,071,215 88,022,210
2064 50,307,695 87,033,422
2063 49,556,347 86,020,867
2062 48,797,884 84,985,459
2061 48,036,580 83,934,120
2060 47,241,459 82,867,105
2059 46,442,418 81,781,887
2058 45,655,034 80,678,032
2057 44,870,896 79,563,835
2056 44,078,534 78,436,146
2055 43,275,519 77,296,391
2054 42,486,590 76,143,587
2053 41,688,608 74,985,186
2052 40,889,772 73,813,387
2051 40,092,484 72,631,340
2050 39,299,495 71,436,891
2049 38,521,793 70,243,074
2048 37,723,298 69,043,876
2047 36,947,445 67,843,741
2046 36,172,851 66,638,116
2045 35,391,232 65,433,874
2044 34,632,170 64,230,423
2043 33,864,845 63,031,296
2042 33,104,772 61,838,177
2041 32,347,709 60,651,763
2040 31,617,805 59,475,172
2039 30,871,258 58,303,694
2038 30,129,880 57,135,690
2037 29,393,074 55,973,689
2036 28,653,774 54,809,098
2035 27,935,849 53,641,994
2034 27,223,833 52,476,195
2033 26,506,530 51,307,469
2032 25,790,343 50,140,351
2031 25,078,386 48,969,961
2030 24,381,060 47,786,079
2029 23,686,105 46,594,926
2028 22,995,214 45,403,313
2027 22,312,346 44,203,683
2026 21,738,687 43,000,078
2025 21,174,977 41,792,731
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 79.5% to 39,299,495 people with a rank change from 64th to 52nd. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Chad is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 70.9M people compared to the peak of 112M 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 4.31% 2.98%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Chad grew by 5.07%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Chad Yemen
Current population
21893857
43325643
Population rank 64/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.52%
One net population change
32.2 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
38.5 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.47 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,685 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +980,059 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +5.07% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 2/197 13/197
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 - 204,040 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/chad/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 (1960–2024, 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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