Chad
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
21,003,705 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,022 per person
Life expectancy at birth
55.2 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.1%
Consumer price inflation
-3.9%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 19,319,064 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 15.4 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 6.12 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | 25.7 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | -123,104 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 6.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| ILO estimate of youth unemployment | 1.5% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Labour force participation | 59.4% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Women's labour force participation | 47.3% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$21.5 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$2,481 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$970 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 149.7 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | -2.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 581.928 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 82.0% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate | 37.7% | 2025 | ILOSTAT |
| Primary completion (UIS) | 26.9% | 2019 | UNESCO UIS |
| Lower secondary completion | 13.1% | 2019 | UNESCO UIS |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 55.1 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 12.3 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 52.8 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 12.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 73 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 0.0 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 26.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 1,391 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 6.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 29.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 16.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 46.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 32.4 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 28,332 passengers passengers | 2014 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 13.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 11.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 70.0% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.10 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 6.60 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 101.2 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 48.0 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 3.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 21.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 52.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 6.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 13.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$4.07 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 66.6%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Pesticide use | 0.01 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Gini index | 37.4 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2022 | World Bank |
| Income share held by the richest 10% | 29.5% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Extreme poverty rate | 39.5% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.23% | 2016 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 57 per million people per million people | 2016 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 52 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 33.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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