Chad vs Saudi Arabia: Population by world region
Chad
69.55 million people
in 2100
Saudi Arabia
71.01 million people
in 2100
Chad rank
37th
Saudi Arabia rank
35th
Population by world region over time
- Chad
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 71.01 million people against 69.55 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.46 million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Chad ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 46.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 556,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.44 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1100s | 597,700 people | 2.07 million people | 1.48 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1200s | 639,400 people | 2.15 million people | 1.51 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 2.22 million people | 1.52 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1400s | 780,000 people | 1.95 million people | 1.17 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1500s | 834,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.17 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1600s | 973,000 people | 2.25 million people | 1.28 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1700s | 1.11 million people | 2.00 million people | 888,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1710s | 1.18 million people | 2.01 million people | 825,030 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1720s | 1.19 million people | 2.02 million people | 823,190 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1730s | 1.20 million people | 2.02 million people | 820,840 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1740s | 1.21 million people | 2.03 million people | 817,950 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1750s | 1.22 million people | 2.04 million people | 814,470 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1760s | 1.24 million people | 2.05 million people | 810,310 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1770s | 1.25 million people | 2.05 million people | 805,420 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1780s | 1.26 million people | 2.06 million people | 799,700 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1790s | 1.28 million people | 2.07 million people | 793,020 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | 1.46 million people | 2.02 million people | 559,179 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | 1.53 million people | 2.07 million people | 538,351 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 1.60 million people | 2.11 million people | 515,641 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | 1.67 million people | 2.16 million people | 490,933 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 1.74 million people | 2.21 million people | 464,144 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 1.80 million people | 2.23 million people | 428,392 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 1.83 million people | 2.21 million people | 380,907 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 1.86 million people | 2.18 million people | 323,048 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 1.91 million people | 2.16 million people | 252,644 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | 1.87 million people | 2.13 million people | 265,375 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | 1.77 million people | 2.15 million people | 383,937 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | 1.70 million people | 2.24 million people | 538,581 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 1.77 million people | 2.43 million people | 659,695 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 2.66 million people | 660,273 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 2.30 million people | 2.92 million people | 620,005 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 2.75 million people | 2.01 million people | 738,363 people | Chad |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 2.89 million people | 448,903 people | Chad |
| 1970s | 4.12 million people | 4.52 million people | 399,547 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.10 million people | 7.99 million people | 2.89 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 7.04 million people | 13.03 million people | 5.99 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 10.13 million people | 20.15 million people | 10.02 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 14.44 million people | 28.77 million people | 14.33 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 20.42 million people | 34.05 million people | 13.62 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2030s | 27.37 million people | 39.76 million people | 12.39 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2040s | 34.67 million people | 44.90 million people | 10.23 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2050s | 42.36 million people | 49.95 million people | 7.59 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2060s | 49.95 million people | 54.85 million people | 4.90 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2070s | 56.83 million people | 59.50 million people | 2.68 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2080s | 62.84 million people | 63.98 million people | 1.15 million people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2090s | 67.54 million people | 68.52 million people | 974,090 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2100s | 69.55 million people | 71.01 million people | 1.46 million people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Chad or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 71.01 million people against 69.55 million people in Chad as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.46 million people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Saudi Arabia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Chad and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population by world region?
- Chad ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.