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
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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

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.