Age dependency ratio, old in Chad
Chad: Age dependency ratio, old was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Chad stood at 4.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Chad peaked at 7.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2024.
Chad ranks 209th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 206 Central African Republic 4.5% compare
- 207 Afghanistan 4.4% compare
- 208 Saudi Arabia 4.2% compare
- 210 Uganda 4.1% compare
- 211 Kuwait 4.0% compare
- 212 Oman 3.7% compare
More health data for Chad
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 256,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 254,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 247,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 263,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 265,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 274,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 281,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 272,056 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Chad?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Chad was 4.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Chad ranks 209th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.