Demographics of Chad

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date27 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Chad is projected at 20.30 million, compared to 19.32 million in 2023. It ranks 65th in the world by population and 23rd in Africa. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 4.22 percent, the 3rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 10.18 million males and 10.12 million females in Chad. The percentage of the male population is 50.16%, compared to 49.84% of the female population. Chad has 64k more males than females. The sex ratio in Chad in 2024 will be 100.629 males per 100 females. Chad is in the 170th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Chad population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19501,246,5721,278,8812,525,4541.7797.474
19551,362,3361,401,9122,764,2491.8997.177
19601,505,8201,544,0173,049,8382.0197.526
19651,667,5221,706,6993,374,2201.9797.705
19701,839,5361,888,2923,727,8282.1197.418
19752,055,5042,111,7304,167,2342.0897.337
19802,223,9702,291,4834,515,453-1.9497.054
19852,507,5572,588,7115,096,2692.2696.865
19902,942,0833,040,7505,982,8332.2396.755
19953,498,8673,590,1987,089,0645.4597.456
20004,221,0434,291,0508,512,0933.3398.369
20055,144,8315,183,26110,328,0923.6099.259
20106,155,7936,156,78212,312,5753.4699.984
20157,342,3937,305,22814,647,6212.93100.509
20208,642,2298,582,45017,224,6793.35100.697
20218,944,6998,883,57517,828,2733.53100.688
20229,258,7379,196,57818,455,3163.38100.676
20239,691,1899,627,87519,319,0645.71100.658
202410,181,35810,117,76520,299,1234.22100.629
202510,534,49610,469,20921,003,7052.63100.624
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195035.23020.2566.062
195537.34619.5186.149
196039.21618.8746.250
196540.05018.1786.337
197041.38617.4976.528
197542.73616.7836.876
198043.45215.5546.908
198545.31515.2147.037
199045.07415.2437.219
199547.45314.9487.290
200047.93714.5687.249
200548.86014.6417.134
201050.10714.5546.990
201551.32014.6426.706
202053.08214.8666.346
202153.13614.9826.255
202254.52815.1026.215
202355.06915.4016.120
202455.23815.7186.028
202555.42915.7735.938
  • Total
  • Crude

Chad death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195074,173118,65129.37046.982
195575,940128,48027.47246.479
196077,991139,99525.57245.902
196583,196154,10824.65645.672
197087,811175,47423.55647.071
197595,296204,61222.86849.100
1980101,129223,59722.39649.518
1985105,137250,97920.63049.248
1990123,268315,22920.60452.689
1995131,659365,66518.57251.582
2000151,959439,13117.85251.589
2005171,040523,34016.56150.672
2010186,881603,05815.17848.979
2015203,257681,26113.87646.510
2020212,340753,57512.32843.750
2021216,831771,67412.16243.284
2022211,974800,04311.48643.350
2023213,123819,05411.03242.396
2024224,906878,22211.08043.264
2025232,418907,32511.06643.198
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Chad

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950112,6042,389,7134.500
1955150,2992,584,9095.495
1960200,9522,800,6416.695
1965278,2073,031,3668.406
1970421,4813,222,06811.568
1975636,3423,451,60615.566
1980847,6593,664,38318.787
19851,007,0734,084,46219.779
19901,239,7074,717,15220.811
19951,503,2505,497,47221.473
20001,805,0526,537,50721.637
20052,194,7467,872,26321.801
20102,613,4009,273,80221.985
20153,154,21610,855,19722.515
20203,830,26012,454,83323.520
20213,987,07412,778,64023.781
20224,152,20913,103,33724.063
20234,326,02613,428,19424.366
20244,508,83313,752,23424.691
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Chad population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,870,359 1,817,975 3,688,334 18.17 102.881
05-09 1,547,536 1,508,383 3,055,920 15.05 102.596
10-14 1,320,616 1,285,846 2,606,461 12.84 102.704
15-19 1,119,033 1,091,728 2,210,761 10.89 102.501
20-24 929,161 916,809 1,845,970 9.09 101.347
25-29 778,140 773,898 1,552,038 7.65 100.548
30-34 630,160 630,471 1,260,631 6.21 99.951
35-39 489,201 494,303 983,504 4.85 98.968
40-44 390,098 398,490 788,587 3.88 97.894
45-49 327,461 338,000 665,461 3.28 96.882
50-54 260,079 272,894 532,973 2.63 95.304
55-59 190,297 205,767 396,063 1.95 92.482
60-64 135,203 150,823 286,026 1.41 89.643
65-69 89,987 103,692 193,679 0.95 86.783
70-74 56,249 67,459 123,708 0.61 83.382
75-79 28,439 35,186 63,624 0.31 80.825
80-84 13,043 17,183 30,226 0.15 75.906
85-89 4,578 6,553 11,130 0.05 69.861
90-94 1,177 1,750 2,927 0.01 67.257
95-99 440 467 906 0.00 94.218
100+ 101 89 190 0.00 113.483
Total 10,181,358 10,117,766 20,299,119 100.629