Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chad
Chad: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2757 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.2757 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.2757 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 people per person, in 1960.
That places Chad 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0659 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0692 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0726 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.076 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0797 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0841 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0893 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0949 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1009 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.107 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1131 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.119 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1248 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1334 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1445 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1567 people per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1683 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1778 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1838 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1875 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1908 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.194 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1969 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1996 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.202 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2042 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2062 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.208 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2096 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2109 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.212 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2129 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2136 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2141 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2145 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2149 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2153 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2156 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2159 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2162 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2165 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2168 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.217 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2172 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2174 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2175 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2176 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2177 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2178 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2178 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2185 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2196 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2211 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.223 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2253 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.228 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2311 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2346 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2385 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2427 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2473 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2523 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2576 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2633 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2693 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2757 people per person | +2.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.2757 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.2757 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.084 people per person | 0.0659 people per person | 0.107 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1509 people per person | 0.1131 people per person | 0.1875 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2022 people per person | 0.1908 people per person | 0.2109 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2145 people per person | 0.212 people per person | 0.2162 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2173 people per person | 0.2165 people per person | 0.2178 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2282 people per person | 0.2185 people per person | 0.2427 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2609 people per person | 0.2473 people per person | 0.2757 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 195 Saint Lucia 0.291 people per person compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 0.2892 people per person compare
- 197 Timor-Leste 0.2879 people per person compare
- 199 Eswatini 0.2672 people per person compare
- 200 Guyana 0.2649 people per person compare
- 201 Tajikistan 0.2616 people per person compare
More population data for Chad
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.608 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,452 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.87 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3799 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 55.23 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.48 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chad?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chad was 0.2757 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2757 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 people per person in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Chad ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.