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
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015502100

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

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.