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Population Pyramid of Chad2024

Total population
20.3M
Median age
16.8
Peak year
2100
Peak population
69.5M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 2.5M · median age 21.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 4.5M · median age 16.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 8.5M · median age 15.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 20.3M · median age 16.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 38.9M · median age 20.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 69.5M · median age 32.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Chad presently shows an expansive pyramid with a broad young base, typical of pre-transition populations where both birth rates and death rates are high. The median age in 2024 is 16.8 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 46.1% of the population; people 65 and older account for 2.1%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Chad's peak population in 2100.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 2.5 million with median age 21.3. Projected 2100 values are 69.5 million and median age 32.7.

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