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 67th out of 239 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.

Population in Chad

Name: Population in Chad
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Latest (2023)

19.32 million people

Change on year

up 4.7%

World rank

67th

of 239 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

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

Analysis

Chad recorded 19.32 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure 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 67th out of 239 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.

Population in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Population in Chad, 1000 to 2023.
Year	people	Change
1000	556,000 people	—
1100	597,700 people	+7.5%
1200	639,400 people	+7.0%
1300	700,000 people	+9.5%
1400	780,000 people	+11.4%
1500	834,000 people	+6.9%
1600	973,000 people	+16.7%
1700	1.11 million people	+14.3%
1710	1.18 million people	+6.3%
1720	1.19 million people	+0.8%
1730	1.20 million people	+0.8%
1740	1.21 million people	+0.9%
1750	1.22 million people	+0.9%
1760	1.24 million people	+1.0%
1770	1.25 million people	+1.0%
1780	1.26 million people	+1.1%
1790	1.28 million people	+1.1%
1800	1.43 million people	+12.3%
1801	1.44 million people	+0.4%
1802	1.44 million people	+0.4%
1803	1.45 million people	+0.4%
1804	1.46 million people	+0.4%
1805	1.46 million people	+0.4%
1806	1.47 million people	+0.4%
1807	1.48 million people	+0.4%
1808	1.48 million people	+0.4%
1809	1.49 million people	+0.4%
1810	1.50 million people	+0.4%
1811	1.50 million people	+0.4%
1812	1.51 million people	+0.4%
1813	1.52 million people	+0.4%
1814	1.52 million people	+0.4%
1815	1.53 million people	+0.4%
1816	1.54 million people	+0.4%
1817	1.54 million people	+0.4%
1818	1.55 million people	+0.4%
1819	1.56 million people	+0.4%
1820	1.56 million people	+0.4%
1821	1.57 million people	+0.4%
1822	1.58 million people	+0.4%
1823	1.59 million people	+0.4%
1824	1.59 million people	+0.4%
1825	1.60 million people	+0.4%
1826	1.61 million people	+0.4%
1827	1.61 million people	+0.4%
1828	1.62 million people	+0.4%
1829	1.63 million people	+0.4%
1830	1.64 million people	+0.4%
1831	1.64 million people	+0.4%
1832	1.65 million people	+0.4%
1833	1.66 million people	+0.4%
1834	1.67 million people	+0.4%
1835	1.67 million people	+0.4%
1836	1.68 million people	+0.4%
1837	1.69 million people	+0.4%
1838	1.69 million people	+0.4%
1839	1.70 million people	+0.4%
1840	1.71 million people	+0.4%
1841	1.72 million people	+0.4%
1842	1.73 million people	+0.4%
1843	1.73 million people	+0.4%
1844	1.74 million people	+0.4%
1845	1.75 million people	+0.4%
1846	1.76 million people	+0.4%
1847	1.76 million people	+0.4%
1848	1.77 million people	+0.4%
1849	1.78 million people	+0.4%
1850	1.78 million people	+0.3%
1851	1.79 million people	+0.3%
1852	1.79 million people	+0.2%
1853	1.80 million people	+0.1%
1854	1.80 million people	+0.1%
1855	1.80 million people	+0.1%
1856	1.80 million people	+0.1%
1857	1.81 million people	+0.1%
1858	1.81 million people	+0.1%
1859	1.81 million people	+0.1%
1860	1.81 million people	+0.1%
1861	1.82 million people	+0.1%
1862	1.82 million people	+0.1%
1863	1.82 million people	+0.1%
1864	1.82 million people	+0.1%
1865	1.83 million people	+0.1%
1866	1.83 million people	+0.1%
1867	1.83 million people	+0.1%
1868	1.84 million people	+0.1%
1869	1.84 million people	+0.2%
1870	1.84 million people	+0.2%
1871	1.85 million people	+0.2%
1872	1.85 million people	+0.2%
1873	1.85 million people	+0.2%
1874	1.86 million people	+0.2%
1875	1.86 million people	+0.2%
1876	1.87 million people	+0.2%
1877	1.87 million people	+0.2%
1878	1.88 million people	+0.2%
1879	1.88 million people	+0.2%
1880	1.89 million people	+0.2%
1881	1.89 million people	+0.2%
1882	1.90 million people	+0.2%
1883	1.90 million people	+0.2%
1884	1.91 million people	+0.2%
1885	1.91 million people	+0.2%
1886	1.91 million people	+0.2%
1887	1.92 million people	+0.2%
1888	1.92 million people	+0.2%
1889	1.93 million people	+0.0%
1890	1.92 million people	-0.2%
1891	1.92 million people	-0.4%
1892	1.90 million people	-0.6%
1893	1.89 million people	-0.8%
1894	1.88 million people	-0.8%
1895	1.86 million people	-0.8%
1896	1.85 million people	-0.8%
1897	1.83 million people	-0.8%
1898	1.82 million people	-0.8%
1899	1.81 million people	-0.7%
1900	1.80 million people	-0.6%
1901	1.79 million people	-0.5%
1902	1.78 million people	-0.4%
1903	1.77 million people	-0.4%
1904	1.77 million people	-0.4%
1905	1.76 million people	-0.4%
1906	1.75 million people	-0.4%
1907	1.75 million people	-0.4%
1908	1.74 million people	-0.4%
1909	1.74 million people	-0.4%
1910	1.73 million people	-0.4%
1911	1.72 million people	-0.4%
1912	1.72 million people	-0.4%
1913	1.71 million people	-0.4%
1914	1.71 million people	-0.4%
1915	1.70 million people	-0.4%
1916	1.69 million people	-0.4%
1917	1.69 million people	-0.4%
1918	1.68 million people	-0.4%
1919	1.68 million people	-0.1%
1920	1.68 million people	+0.3%
1921	1.70 million people	+0.6%
1922	1.71 million people	+1.0%
1923	1.73 million people	+1.3%
1924	1.76 million people	+1.3%
1925	1.78 million people	+1.3%
1926	1.80 million people	+1.3%
1927	1.83 million people	+1.3%
1928	1.85 million people	+1.3%
1929	1.87 million people	+1.3%
1930	1.90 million people	+1.3%
1931	1.92 million people	+1.2%
1932	1.94 million people	+1.2%
1933	1.97 million people	+1.2%
1934	1.99 million people	+1.2%
1935	2.01 million people	+1.2%
1936	2.04 million people	+1.2%
1937	2.06 million people	+1.2%
1938	2.09 million people	+1.2%
1939	2.11 million people	+1.3%
1940	2.14 million people	+1.4%
1941	2.17 million people	+1.4%
1942	2.21 million people	+1.5%
1943	2.24 million people	+1.6%
1944	2.28 million people	+1.6%
1945	2.32 million people	+1.6%
1946	2.35 million people	+1.6%
1947	2.39 million people	+1.6%
1948	2.43 million people	+1.6%
1949	2.47 million people	+1.7%
1950	2.53 million people	+2.3%
1951	2.57 million people	+1.8%
1952	2.62 million people	+1.8%
1953	2.66 million people	+1.8%
1954	2.71 million people	+1.8%
1955	2.76 million people	+1.9%
1956	2.82 million people	+1.9%
1957	2.87 million people	+2.0%
1958	2.93 million people	+2.0%
1959	2.99 million people	+2.0%
1960	3.05 million people	+2.0%
1961	3.11 million people	+2.0%
1962	3.18 million people	+2.0%
1963	3.24 million people	+2.1%
1964	3.31 million people	+2.1%
1965	3.37 million people	+2.0%
1966	3.44 million people	+2.0%
1967	3.51 million people	+2.0%
1968	3.58 million people	+2.0%
1969	3.65 million people	+2.0%
1970	3.73 million people	+2.1%
1971	3.81 million people	+2.1%
1972	3.89 million people	+2.3%
1973	3.99 million people	+2.4%
1974	4.08 million people	+2.3%
1975	4.17 million people	+2.2%
1976	4.25 million people	+2.0%
1977	4.33 million people	+1.9%
1978	4.41 million people	+1.8%
1979	4.51 million people	+2.1%
1980	4.52 million people	+0.2%
1981	4.52 million people	+0.1%
1982	4.74 million people	+4.8%
1983	4.98 million people	+5.1%
1984	5.05 million people	+1.3%
1985	5.10 million people	+1.0%
1986	5.25 million people	+3.0%
1987	5.44 million people	+3.6%
1988	5.63 million people	+3.4%
1989	5.82 million people	+3.4%
1990	5.98 million people	+2.8%
1991	6.21 million people	+3.7%
1992	6.47 million people	+4.3%
1993	6.63 million people	+2.4%
1994	6.78 million people	+2.3%
1995	7.09 million people	+4.5%
1996	7.41 million people	+4.5%
1997	7.67 million people	+3.5%
1998	7.94 million people	+3.5%
1999	8.22 million people	+3.6%
2000	8.51 million people	+3.5%
2001	8.80 million people	+3.4%
2002	9.12 million people	+3.5%
2003	9.49 million people	+4.1%
2004	9.92 million people	+4.6%
2005	10.33 million people	+4.1%
2006	10.71 million people	+3.7%
2007	11.08 million people	+3.5%
2008	11.48 million people	+3.6%
2009	11.89 million people	+3.6%
2010	12.31 million people	+3.5%
2011	12.76 million people	+3.6%
2012	13.21 million people	+3.6%
2013	13.69 million people	+3.6%
2014	14.19 million people	+3.6%
2015	14.65 million people	+3.2%
2016	15.11 million people	+3.2%
2017	15.62 million people	+3.4%
2018	16.16 million people	+3.4%
2019	16.69 million people	+3.3%
2020	17.22 million people	+3.2%
2021	17.83 million people	+3.5%
2022	18.46 million people	+3.5%
2023	19.32 million people	+4.7%

Chad compared with similar countries

Chad's 19.32 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.03 million people, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Chad's 19.32 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.26 million people, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

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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)

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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 67th out of 239 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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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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