Brazil vs Chad: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Brazil
18.96 million people
in 2050
Chad
18.51 million people
in 2050
Brazil rank
30th
Chad rank
31st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Brazil
- Chad
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.96 million people against 18.51 million people in Chad, a difference of 453,400 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Chad ranks 31st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 36 and Chad in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 555,999 people | 10.78 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 597,696 people | 11.97 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 639,388 people | 13.16 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 15.02 million people | 699,962 people | 14.32 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 16.24 million people | 779,874 people | 15.46 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 18.66 million people | 833,595 people | 17.83 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 877,051 people | 971,583 people | 94,532 people | Chad |
| 1700s | 531,323 people | 1.11 million people | 575,817 people | Chad |
| 1710s | 608,320 people | 1.18 million people | 568,410 people | Chad |
| 1720s | 700,578 people | 1.19 million people | 484,982 people | Chad |
| 1730s | 810,767 people | 1.19 million people | 384,053 people | Chad |
| 1740s | 942,885 people | 1.20 million people | 261,655 people | Chad |
| 1750s | 1.10 million people | 1.21 million people | 112,930 people | Chad |
| 1760s | 1.29 million people | 1.23 million people | 68,180 people | Brazil |
| 1770s | 1.53 million people | 1.24 million people | 289,070 people | Brazil |
| 1780s | 1.81 million people | 1.25 million people | 558,900 people | Brazil |
| 1790s | 2.15 million people | 1.26 million people | 888,930 people | Brazil |
| 1800s | 2.57 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.29 million people | Brazil |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.97 million people | Brazil |
| 1820s | 3.96 million people | 1.31 million people | 2.65 million people | Brazil |
| 1830s | 4.97 million people | 1.33 million people | 3.64 million people | Brazil |
| 1840s | 5.95 million people | 1.34 million people | 4.61 million people | Brazil |
| 1850s | 6.90 million people | 1.37 million people | 5.54 million people | Brazil |
| 1860s | 7.83 million people | 1.39 million people | 6.44 million people | Brazil |
| 1870s | 8.71 million people | 1.42 million people | 7.29 million people | Brazil |
| 1880s | 9.49 million people | 1.45 million people | 8.05 million people | Brazil |
| 1890s | 11.53 million people | 1.49 million people | 10.04 million people | Brazil |
| 1900s | 13.62 million people | 1.53 million people | 12.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1910s | 16.68 million people | 1.59 million people | 15.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1920s | 22.41 million people | 1.66 million people | 20.75 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 28.74 million people | 1.77 million people | 26.97 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 28.11 million people | 1.95 million people | 26.16 million people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 36.62 million people | 2.60 million people | 34.02 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 42.56 million people | 3.06 million people | 39.50 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 42.73 million people | 3.49 million people | 39.24 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.59 million people | 4.07 million people | 34.52 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 35.88 million people | 5.53 million people | 30.35 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.60 million people | 7.93 million people | 23.67 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28.99 million people | 11.13 million people | 17.86 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.31 million people | 14.79 million people | 10.52 million people | Brazil |
| 2030s | 21.25 million people | 17.67 million people | 3.58 million people | Brazil |
| 2040s | 19.47 million people | 18.73 million people | 741,200 people | Brazil |
| 2050s | 18.96 million people | 18.51 million people | 453,400 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Brazil or Chad?
- Brazil, at 18.96 million people against 18.51 million people in Chad as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Brazil and Chad?
- 453,400 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chad?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Brazil and Chad rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Chad ranks 31st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.