Population of Chad
Current Population
20,299,123
10yr Growth Rate
+43.07%
Rank
#64 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Chad Population Analysis
Chad's population of 20.3 million in 2024 reflects sustained high growth, with a 43.07% increase over the past decade alone, indicating an average annual growth rate of approximately 3.6%—significantly above the global average. Ranked 64th globally, Chad experienced its most explosive growth during the 1980s, though the 43% decade-over-decade expansion demonstrates that elevated growth rates have persisted for over 40 years since that peak period. This sustained growth trajectory, spanning from 1960 onward, underscores demographic pressures that strain development infrastructure in a Sahel region facing climate and economic constraints.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,299,123 | +5.07% |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 | +4.68% |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 | +3.52% |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 | +3.50% |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | +3.23% |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | +3.27% |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | +3.42% |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | +3.36% |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 | +3.19% |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | +3.23% |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 | +3.63% |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 | +3.63% |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 | +3.58% |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 | +3.59% |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | +3.52% |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 | +3.64% |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 | +3.56% |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 | +3.50% |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 | +3.66% |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | +4.11% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9,920,036 | +4.56% |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 | +4.08% |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 | +3.54% |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 | +3.43% |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | +3.52% |
| 1999 | 8,222,705 | +3.58% |
| 1998 | 7,938,840 | +3.50% |
| 1997 | 7,670,366 | +3.51% |
| 1996 | 7,410,108 | +4.53% |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | +4.51% |
| 1994 | 6,783,450 | +2.33% |
| 1993 | 6,629,146 | +2.39% |
| 1992 | 6,474,656 | +4.33% |
| 1991 | 6,205,676 | +3.72% |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | +2.81% |
| 1989 | 5,819,586 | +3.45% |
| 1988 | 5,625,602 | +3.44% |
| 1987 | 5,438,309 | +3.57% |
| 1986 | 5,251,069 | +3.04% |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | +1.01% |
| 1984 | 5,045,145 | +1.33% |
| 1983 | 4,979,130 | +5.08% |
| 1982 | 4,738,483 | +4.81% |
| 1981 | 4,520,959 | +0.12% |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | +0.22% |
| 1979 | 4,505,384 | +2.13% |
| 1978 | 4,411,366 | +1.84% |
| 1977 | 4,331,667 | +1.89% |
| 1976 | 4,251,297 | +2.02% |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | +2.18% |
| 1974 | 4,078,356 | +2.32% |
| 1973 | 3,985,909 | +2.38% |
| 1972 | 3,893,252 | +2.26% |
| 1971 | 3,807,316 | +2.13% |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | +2.10% |
| 1969 | 3,651,113 | +2.04% |
| 1968 | 3,578,231 | +1.99% |
| 1967 | 3,508,512 | +1.96% |
| 1966 | 3,440,903 | +1.98% |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | +2.02% |
| 1964 | 3,307,479 | +2.05% |
| 1963 | 3,240,905 | +2.06% |
| 1962 | 3,175,598 | +2.05% |
| 1961 | 3,111,947 | +2.04% |
| 1960 | 3,049,838 | — |