Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Chad
Chad: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 400,711 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Chad recorded 400,711 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Chad peaked at 400,711 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 108,590 people, in 1950.
That places Chad 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 113,813 people | 108,590 people | 119,441 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 133,192 people | 121,397 people | 144,622 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 158,485 people | 147,159 people | 169,606 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 186,400 people | 170,450 people | 203,736 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,477 people | 206,722 people | 237,628 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,491 people | 240,569 people | 271,495 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 302,250 people | 274,947 people | 341,762 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 374,414 people | 352,691 people | 400,711 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More population data for Chad
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.48 million people (2100)
- Population density 55.23 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 6.03 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1.28 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 6.03 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 6.03 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Chad?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Chad was 400,711 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 400,711 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,590 people in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Chad ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.