Chad vs Zambia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Chad
400,711 people
in 2023
Zambia
393,488 people
in 2023
Chad rank
119th
Zambia rank
120th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Chad
- Zambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 400,711 people against 393,488 people in Zambia, a difference of 7,223 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 113,813 people | 76,108 people | 37,705 people | Chad |
| 1960s | 133,192 people | 106,587 people | 26,605 people | Chad |
| 1970s | 158,485 people | 152,740 people | 5,745 people | Chad |
| 1980s | 186,400 people | 203,430 people | 17,030 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 222,477 people | 231,911 people | 9,434 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 256,491 people | 242,268 people | 14,223 people | Chad |
| 2010s | 302,250 people | 286,474 people | 15,777 people | Chad |
| 2020s | 374,414 people | 367,560 people | 6,854 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Chad or Zambia?
- Chad, at 400,711 people against 393,488 people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Chad and Zambia?
- 7,223 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Chad ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.