Chad
Population 2026
21,560,385
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.65%
- Density
- 17 per km²
- Land area
- 1,259,200 km²
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Currency
- Franc (XAF)
- Official languages
- FR-TD, AR-TD, SRE
- Urban population
- 27.6%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 909,7652026
- Deaths
- 235,9232026
- Birth rate
- 43.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 11.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 6.03
- Life expectancy
- 55.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 15.7
- Net migration
- -123,104
Age distribution
- 0–1446.0%
- 15–6451.9%
- 65+2.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $21.5B
- GDP per capita
- $1.0K
- GDP growth
- +5.6%
- Inflation
- -3.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.1%
- Exports
- $6.3B
- Imports
- $3.6B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture36.3%
- Industry26.7%
- Manufacturing6.3%
- Services33.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture71.7%
- Industry8.5%
- Services19.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N'DjamenaN’Djaména | 1,359,5262023 |
| 2 | MoundouLogone Occidental | 196,1242026 |
| 3 | AbéchéOuadaï | 139,9832026 |
| 4 | SarhMoyen-Chari | 138,9282026 |
| 5 | KeloTandjilé | 82,6772023 |
| 6 | Am TimanSalamat | 74,6912026 |
| 7 | DobaLogone Oriental | 70,9422026 |
| 8 | PalaMayo-Kebbi Ouest | 70,6772026 |
| 9 | BongorMayo-Kebbi Est | 63,6992026 |
| 10 | Goz BeidaSila | 58,9412026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21,560,385 | 910K | 236K |
| 2020 | 17,224,686 | 754K | 212K |
| 2010 | 12,312,580 | 603K | 187K |
| 2000 | 8,512,092 | 439K | 152K |
| 1990 | 5,982,838 | 315K | 123K |
| 1980 | 4,515,461 | 224K | 101K |
| 1970 | 3,727,834 | 175K | 87.8K |
| 1960 | 3,049,843 | 140K | 78.0K |
| 1950 | 2,525,457 | 119K | 74.2K |