Chad vs Guinea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Chad
5.79 million people
in 2025
Guinea
5.82 million people
in 2025
Chad rank
95th
Guinea rank
94th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Chad
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 5.82 million people against 5.79 million people in Chad, a difference of 26,030 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 95th and Guinea ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,084 people | 274,973 people | 130,889 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 283,283 people | 495,072 people | 211,789 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 627,584 people | 962,966 people | 335,383 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.03 million people | 1.48 million people | 449,653 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.51 million people | 2.18 million people | 671,800 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.20 million people | 2.97 million people | 767,247 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.31 million people | 4.08 million people | 775,581 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.98 million people | 5.34 million people | 360,563 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Chad or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 5.82 million people against 5.79 million people in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Chad and Guinea?
- 26,030 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Guinea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Chad ranks 95th and Guinea ranks 94th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.