Age dependency ratio in Chad
Chad: Age dependency ratio was 92.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Chad is 92.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Chad peaked at 107.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1960.
That places Chad 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 81.7% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.3% | 87.6% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 98.0% | 105.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.9% | 100.9% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.5% | 104.0% | 107.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 100.7% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 92.6% | 100.1% | 6 |
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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 in Chad?
- Age dependency ratio in Chad was 92.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 107.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for age dependency ratio?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.