Chad vs Zambia: Population

Chad

19.32 million people

in 2023

Zambia

20.72 million people

in 2023

Chad rank

66th

Zambia rank

63rd

Population over time

Zambia currently reports 20.72 million people against 19.32 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.40 million people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.