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Population in Chad

Chad: Population was 19.32 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.32 million people
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
66th
of 238 countries
All-time high
19.32 million people
in 2023
All-time low
556,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Chad, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Chad stood at 19.32 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Chad peaked at 19.32 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 556,000 people, in 1000.

That places Chad 66th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 556,000 people 556,000 people 556,000 people 1
1100s 597,700 people 597,700 people 597,700 people 1
1200s 639,400 people 639,400 people 639,400 people 1
1300s 700,000 people 700,000 people 700,000 people 1
1400s 780,000 people 780,000 people 780,000 people 1
1500s 834,000 people 834,000 people 834,000 people 1
1600s 973,000 people 973,000 people 973,000 people 1
1700s 1.11 million people 1.11 million people 1.11 million people 1
1710s 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1
1720s 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1
1730s 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1
1740s 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1
1750s 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1
1760s 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1
1770s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1780s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1790s 1.28 million people 1.28 million people 1.28 million people 1
1800s 1.46 million people 1.43 million people 1.49 million people 10
1810s 1.53 million people 1.50 million people 1.56 million people 10
1820s 1.60 million people 1.56 million people 1.63 million people 10
1830s 1.67 million people 1.64 million people 1.70 million people 10
1840s 1.74 million people 1.71 million people 1.78 million people 10
1850s 1.80 million people 1.78 million people 1.81 million people 10
1860s 1.83 million people 1.81 million people 1.84 million people 10
1870s 1.86 million people 1.84 million people 1.88 million people 10
1880s 1.91 million people 1.89 million people 1.93 million people 10
1890s 1.87 million people 1.81 million people 1.92 million people 10
1900s 1.77 million people 1.74 million people 1.80 million people 10
1910s 1.70 million people 1.68 million people 1.73 million people 10
1920s 1.77 million people 1.68 million people 1.87 million people 10
1930s 2.00 million people 1.90 million people 2.11 million people 10
1940s 2.30 million people 2.14 million people 2.47 million people 10
1950s 2.75 million people 2.53 million people 2.99 million people 10
1960s 3.34 million people 3.05 million people 3.65 million people 10
1970s 4.12 million people 3.73 million people 4.51 million people 10
1980s 5.10 million people 4.52 million people 5.82 million people 10
1990s 7.04 million people 5.98 million people 8.22 million people 10
2000s 10.13 million people 8.51 million people 11.89 million people 10
2010s 14.44 million people 12.31 million people 16.69 million people 10
2020s 18.21 million people 17.22 million people 19.32 million people 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 63 Zambia 20.72 million people compare
  2. 64 Kazakhstan 20.33 million people compare
  3. 65 Chile 19.66 million people compare
  4. 67 Romania 19.12 million people compare
  5. 68 Somalia 18.36 million people compare
  6. 69 Guatemala 18.12 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Chad?
Population in Chad was 19.32 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 19.32 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 556,000 people in 1000.
How does Chad rank for population?
Chad ranks 66th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.