Chad vs Nepal: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Chad
8.36 million people
in 2020
Nepal
7.94 million people
in 2020
Chad rank
44th
Nepal rank
47th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Chad
- Nepal
How they compare
Chad currently reports 8.36 million people against 7.94 million people in Nepal, a difference of 422,300 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Chad ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.65 million people | 5.92 million people | 4.28 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 1.93 million people | 6.67 million people | 4.74 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 7.55 million people | 5.27 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 2.61 million people | 7.97 million people | 5.36 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 3.30 million people | 8.15 million people | 4.86 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 4.47 million people | 8.13 million people | 3.66 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 6.32 million people | 8.07 million people | 1.75 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 8.36 million people | 7.94 million people | 422,300 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, Chad or Nepal?
- Chad, at 8.36 million people against 7.94 million people in Nepal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Chad and Nepal?
- 422,300 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nepal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Nepal rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Chad ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 47th 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.