Angola vs Chad: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Angola
8.28 million people
in 2020
Chad
8.36 million people
in 2020
Angola rank
45th
Chad rank
44th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Angola
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 8.36 million people against 8.28 million people in Angola, a difference of 75,040 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 45th and Chad ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 7 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 million people | 1.65 million people | 277,150 people | Angola |
| 1960s | 2.16 million people | 1.93 million people | 232,255 people | Angola |
| 1970s | 2.46 million people | 2.28 million people | 183,870 people | Angola |
| 1980s | 3.15 million people | 2.61 million people | 535,450 people | Angola |
| 1990s | 4.15 million people | 3.30 million people | 855,075 people | Angola |
| 2000s | 5.61 million people | 4.47 million people | 1.14 million people | Angola |
| 2010s | 7.02 million people | 6.32 million people | 696,360 people | Angola |
| 2020s | 8.28 million people | 8.36 million people | 75,040 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Angola or Chad?
- Chad, at 8.36 million people against 8.28 million people in Angola as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Angola and Chad?
- 75,040 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Chad?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Chad rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Angola ranks 45th and Chad ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.