Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad
Chad: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Chad recorded 8.2% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad peaked at 8.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1960.
Chad ranks 114th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Chad
- Population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 21.00 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 5.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 27.6% (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 in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chad ranks 114th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.