Population of Chad (2024)

Chad population

11,678,050

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 174,412 Deaths today 58

Chad Population by Religions(1993 census)

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim 53.1% 6,293,657 people
Catholic 20.1% 2,382,345 people
Protestant 14.2% 1,683,050 people
animist 7.3% 865,230 people
other 0.5% 59,262 people
unknown 1.7% 201,492 people
atheist 3.1% 367,426 people

Chad Population by Ethnic groups (1993 census)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Sara 27.7% 3,283,132 people
Arab 12.3% 1,457,853 people
Mayo-Kebbi 11.5% 1,363,033 people
Kanem-Bornou 9% 1,066,722 people
Ouaddai 8.7% 1,031,164 people
Hadjarai 6.7% 794,115 people
Tandjile 6.5% 770,410 people
Gorane 6.3% 746,705 people
Fitri-Batha 4.7% 557,066 people
other 6.4% 758,558 people
unknown 0.3% 35,557 people

Chad population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 16,431,332 8,232,137 8,199,195 100 100 100 100.4
00-04 2,965,616 1,497,515 1,468,101 18 18.2 17.9 102
05-09 2,517,792 1,270,266 1,247,526 15.3 15.4 15.2 101.8
10-14 2,162,238 1,090,285 1,071,953 13.2 13.2 13.1 101.7
15-19 1,842,290 928,351 913,939 11.2 11.3 11.1 101.6
20-24 1,535,450 770,744 764,706 9.3 9.4 9.3 100.8
25-29 1,247,782 624,562 623,220 7.6 7.6 7.6 100.2
30-34 991,899 497,475 494,424 6 6 6 100.6
35-39 782,162 393,139 389,023 4.8 4.8 4.7 101.1
40-44 609,265 306,190 303,075 3.7 3.7 3.7 101
45-49 471,876 236,065 235,811 2.9 2.9 2.9 100.1
50-54 363,399 178,790 184,609 2.2 2.2 2.3 96.8
55-59 293,219 140,980 152,239 1.8 1.7 1.9 92.6
60-64 237,349 111,213 126,136 1.4 1.4 1.5 88.2
65-69 181,946 83,010 98,936 1.1 1 1.2 83.9
70-74 111,614 51,671 59,943 0.7 0.6 0.7 86.2
75-79 68,974 31,390 37,584 0.4 0.4 0.5 83.5
80-84 33,661 14,691 18,970 0.2 0.2 0.2 77.4
85-89 11,762 4,738 7,024 0.1 0.1 0.1 67.5
90-94 2,659 953 1,706 0 0 0 55.9
95-99 352 103 249 0 0 0 41.4
100+ 27 6 21 0 0 0 28.6

Chad Age structure and Population pyramid

Chad Age structure and Population pyramid

Chad Sex ratio

Chad Sex ratio

Chad Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Chad

Chad Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 17,988,450 3.03 528,873 100.47 14.29
2022 17,459,577 3.06 519,092 100.45 13.87
2021 16,940,485 3.10 509,153 100.43 13.45
2020 16,431,332 3.13 498,899 100.40 13.05
2019 15,932,433 3.16 488,528 100.37 12.65
2018 15,443,905 3.20 478,423 100.35 12.26
2017 14,965,482 3.23 468,743 100.32 11.88
2016 14,496,739 3.27 459,267 100.28 11.51
2015 14,037,472 3.32 450,419 100.25 11.15
2014 13,587,053 3.36 441,265 100.22 10.79
2013 13,145,788 3.38 430,323 100.18 10.44
2012 12,715,465 3.39 416,953 100.14 10.10
2011 12,298,512 3.38 402,132 100.10 9.77
2010 11,896,380 3.35 385,845 100.05 9.45
2005 10,067,932 20.67 1,724,611 99.66 8.00
2000 8,343,321 19.16 1,341,687 99.24 6.63
1995 7,001,634 17.52 1,043,612 98.94 5.56
1990 5,958,022 16.99 865,372 98.58 4.73
1985 5,092,650 12.85 579,855 98.02 4.04
1980 4,512,795 10.37 423,937 97.43 3.58
1975 4,088,858 12.18 443,947 96.69 3.25
1970 3,644,911 10.09 333,990 96.10 2.89
1965 3,310,921 10.27 308,325 95.61 2.63
1960 3,002,596 9.75 266,660 95.58 2.38
1955 2,735,936 9.34 233,622 96.10 2.17
1950 2,502,314 97.45 1.99
Chart population Chad Population (1950 - 2024)