Chad vs Niger: Population growth
Chad
3.4%
in 2025
Niger
3.2%
in 2025
Chad rank
6th
Niger rank
9th
Population growth over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Chad ranks 6th and Niger ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Chad or Niger?
- Chad, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Chad and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for population growth?
- Chad ranks 6th and Niger ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.