Chad vs Zambia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Chad
9.03 million people
in 2023
Zambia
8.69 million people
in 2023
Chad rank
46th
Zambia rank
48th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Chad
- Zambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 9.03 million people against 8.69 million people in Zambia, a difference of 334,430 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Chad ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 million people | 1.21 million people | 123,269 people | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.40 million people | 1.71 million people | 305,177 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.82 million people | 2.40 million people | 586,199 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.39 million people | 3.27 million people | 884,307 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.37 million people | 4.20 million people | 835,358 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.94 million people | 5.48 million people | 539,866 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.00 million people | 7.30 million people | 300,768 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.64 million people | 8.48 million people | 156,322 people | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Chad or Zambia?
- Chad, at 9.03 million people against 8.69 million people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Chad and Zambia?
- 334,430 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Chad ranks 46th and Zambia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.