Chad vs (UN M49): Annual growth rate of urban population share
Chad
2.4%
in 2025
(UN M49)
0.3%
in 2025
Chad rank
4th
(UN M49) rank
1st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Chad
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Chad currently reports 2.4% against 0.3% in (UN M49), a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Chad's figure about 7.0 times (UN M49)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was (UN M49) ahead.
Chad ranks 4th and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 5 and (UN M49) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 6.3% | 2.6% | (UN M49) |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 1.9% | 3.5% | Chad |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 0.7% | 4.7% | Chad |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | (UN M49) |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | (UN M49) |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Chad or (UN M49)?
- Chad, at 2.4% against 0.3% in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Chad and (UN M49)?
- 2.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and (UN M49)?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chad and (UN M49) rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Chad ranks 4th and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.