Population growth in Chad
Chad: Population growth was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Chad, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 3.4% for population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Chad peaked at 5.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1981.
Chad ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More climate change data for Chad
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 8.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.8796 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 5.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 21.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 21.0% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.6 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Chad?
- Population growth in Chad was 3.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for population growth?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.