Chad vs Niger: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Chad
5.79 million people
in 2025
Niger
5.13 million people
in 2025
Chad rank
95th
Niger rank
98th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Chad currently reports 5.79 million people against 5.13 million people in Niger, a difference of 660,220 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Chad ranks 95th and Niger ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,084 people | 159,880 people | 15,796 people | Niger |
| 1960s | 283,283 people | 274,982 people | 8,301 people | Chad |
| 1970s | 627,584 people | 611,998 people | 15,585 people | Chad |
| 1980s | 1.03 million people | 1.04 million people | 533.5 people | Niger |
| 1990s | 1.51 million people | 1.52 million people | 4,533 people | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.20 million people | 2.21 million people | 7,489 people | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.31 million people | 3.22 million people | 83,908 people | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.98 million people | 4.56 million people | 420,850 people | Chad |
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 Niger?
- Chad, at 5.79 million people against 5.13 million people in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Chad and Niger?
- 660,220 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Chad ranks 95th and Niger ranks 98th 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.