Chad vs Zambia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Chad
18.51 million people
in 2050
Zambia
15.59 million people
in 2050
Chad rank
31st
Zambia rank
34th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Chad
- Zambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 18.51 million people against 15.59 million people in Zambia, a difference of 2.92 million people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 34th of 238 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 555,999 people | 151,499 people | 404,500 people | Chad |
| 1100s | 597,696 people | 181,797 people | 415,899 people | Chad |
| 1200s | 639,388 people | 212,090 people | 427,298 people | Chad |
| 1300s | 699,962 people | 242,365 people | 457,597 people | Chad |
| 1400s | 779,874 people | 272,582 people | 507,292 people | Chad |
| 1500s | 833,595 people | 302,608 people | 530,987 people | Chad |
| 1600s | 971,583 people | 327,478 people | 644,105 people | Chad |
| 1700s | 1.11 million people | 350,380 people | 756,760 people | Chad |
| 1710s | 1.18 million people | 335,854 people | 840,876 people | Chad |
| 1720s | 1.19 million people | 341,838 people | 843,722 people | Chad |
| 1730s | 1.19 million people | 348,175 people | 846,645 people | Chad |
| 1740s | 1.20 million people | 354,904 people | 849,636 people | Chad |
| 1750s | 1.21 million people | 362,070 people | 852,720 people | Chad |
| 1760s | 1.23 million people | 369,725 people | 855,875 people | Chad |
| 1770s | 1.24 million people | 377,932 people | 859,128 people | Chad |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 386,767 people | 862,473 people | Chad |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 396,321 people | 865,909 people | Chad |
| 1800s | 1.28 million people | 406,705 people | 869,445 people | Chad |
| 1810s | 1.29 million people | 418,059 people | 873,071 people | Chad |
| 1820s | 1.31 million people | 430,556 people | 876,794 people | Chad |
| 1830s | 1.33 million people | 444,422 people | 880,608 people | Chad |
| 1840s | 1.34 million people | 459,948 people | 884,482 people | Chad |
| 1850s | 1.37 million people | 477,523 people | 888,417 people | Chad |
| 1860s | 1.39 million people | 497,681 people | 892,339 people | Chad |
| 1870s | 1.42 million people | 521,173 people | 896,167 people | Chad |
| 1880s | 1.45 million people | 549,100 people | 899,740 people | Chad |
| 1890s | 1.49 million people | 583,155 people | 902,755 people | Chad |
| 1900s | 1.53 million people | 626,092 people | 904,608 people | Chad |
| 1910s | 1.59 million people | 682,784 people | 904,066 people | Chad |
| 1920s | 1.66 million people | 762,879 people | 898,131 people | Chad |
| 1930s | 1.77 million people | 889,189 people | 878,321 people | Chad |
| 1940s | 1.95 million people | 1.14 million people | 810,430 people | Chad |
| 1950s | 2.60 million people | 2.31 million people | 290,186 people | Chad |
| 1960s | 3.06 million people | 2.81 million people | 251,988 people | Chad |
| 1970s | 3.49 million people | 3.16 million people | 328,270 people | Chad |
| 1980s | 4.07 million people | 4.03 million people | 37,588 people | Chad |
| 1990s | 5.53 million people | 5.39 million people | 137,109 people | Chad |
| 2000s | 7.93 million people | 7.27 million people | 655,899 people | Chad |
| 2010s | 11.13 million people | 9.41 million people | 1.72 million people | Chad |
| 2020s | 14.79 million people | 11.73 million people | 3.06 million people | Chad |
| 2030s | 17.67 million people | 13.81 million people | 3.85 million people | Chad |
| 2040s | 18.73 million people | 15.20 million people | 3.53 million people | Chad |
| 2050s | 18.51 million people | 15.59 million people | 2.92 million people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Chad or Zambia?
- Chad, at 18.51 million people against 15.59 million people in Zambia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Chad and Zambia?
- 2.92 million people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Chad ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 34th 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.