Population in Chad
The population of Chad was 21,003,705 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Chad, 2025
21,003,705
Change from 2024
+3.5%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
63rd of 217
Population 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. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Chad | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,003,705 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 9,920,036 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 9,487,833 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 9,116,192 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 8,804,124 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.5% from 20,299,123 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14,647,621 people, the figure has changed by +43.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Chad has the 63rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Chad
All statistics for Chad
Population growth
3.41%
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
Population aged 65 and over
2.1%
2025 · World Bank