Population density in Chad
Chad had 16.1 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Chad, 2024
16.1
Change from 2023
+5.1%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
195th of 214
Population density in Chad over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Chad | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.1 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 15.3 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 14.7 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 14.2 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 13.7 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 13.3 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 12.8 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 12.4 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 12.0 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 11.6 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 11.3 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 10.9 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 10.5 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 10.1 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 9.8 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 9.4 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 9.1 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 8.8 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 8.5 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 8.2 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 7.9 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 7.5 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 7.2 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 7.0 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 6.8 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.1% from 15.3 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.3 people per km², the figure has changed by +43.1%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Chad has the 195th highest value.
More for Chad
All statistics for Chad
Population
21,003,705 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
27.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
19,319,064 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
15.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
6.12 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
5.71%
2023 · UN Population Division