Urban population in Chad
Chad: Urban population was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Chad stood at 27.6%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Chad peaked at 27.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1960.
Chad ranks 198th of 215 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 | 8.4% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 11.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.7% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 195 Saint Lucia 29.1% compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 28.9% compare
- 197 East Timor 28.8% compare
- 199 Eswatini 26.7% compare
- 200 Guyana 26.5% compare
- 201 Tajikistan 26.2% compare
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)
- 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 urban population in Chad?
- Urban population in Chad was 27.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for urban population?
- Chad ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.