The population of Chad is expected to grow by 556,675 in 2026 and reach 22,175,375 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 112,304 people yearly. On average there are 902,431 births and 234,642 deaths in Chad per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 3.10 percent per year. The population density of Chad has changed from 3.6 in 1980 to 16.1 in 2024.
| Current population | 22,084,389 people at present (Saturday 7th of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 21.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 55.6 years | |
| Population density | 17.1 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21,560,380 | 556,675 (2.6%) | -112,304 | 21.2 | 5.83 | 17 | 6,087,129 (28.2%) |
| 2025 | 21,003,705 | 704,582 (3.4%) | -123,104 | 21.1 | 5.93 | 17 | 5,789,856 (27.6%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 204,040 | 21.1 | 6.03 | 16 | 5,466,864 (26.9%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 496,830 | 20.9 | 6.12 | 15 | 5,086,814 (26.3%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 36,670 | 20.7 | 6.22 | 15 | 4,754,746 (25.8%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 74,509 | 20.7 | 6.26 | 14 | 4,498,292 (25.2%) |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 539,456 (3.1%) | 36,605 | 20.6 | 6.35 | 14 | 4,260,385 (24.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,451 | 20.6 | 6.41 | 13 | 4,050,022 (24.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 46,661 | 20.5 | 6.46 | 13 | 3,853,108 (23.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 16,916 | 20.5 | 6.54 | 12 | 3,665,310 (23.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 21,540 | 20.4 | 6.62 | 12 | 3,493,295 (23.1%) |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 458,943 (3.1%) | -48,918 | 20.4 | 6.71 | 12 | 3,339,823 (22.8%) |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 418,821 (3.4%) | 10,427 | 20.4 | 6.99 | 10 | 2,689,958 (21.8%) |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 408,056 (4.0%) | 19,281 | 20.5 | 7.13 | 8 | 2,246,557 (21.8%) |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 289,388 (3.4%) | -3,845 | 20.6 | 7.25 | 7 | 1,843,104 (21.7%) |
| 1995 | 7,089,064 | 305,614 (4.3%) | 152,232 | 20.9 | 7.29 | 6 | 1,523,429 (21.5%) |
| 1990 | 5,982,833 | 163,247 (2.7%) | -58,884 | 21.4 | 7.22 | 5 | 1,268,424 (21.2%) |
| 1985 | 5,096,269 | 51,124 (1.0%) | -30,686 | 21.9 | 7.04 | 4 | 1,040,768 (20.4%) |
| 1980 | 4,515,453 | 10,069 (0.2%) | -210,126 | 22.3 | 6.91 | 4 | 861,676 (19.1%) |
| 1975 | 4,167,234 | 88,878 (2.1%) | -22,768 | 23.1 | 6.88 | 3 | 652,869 (15.7%) |
| 1970 | 3,727,828 | 76,715 (2.1%) | -8,931 | 23.7 | 6.53 | 3 | 421,724 (11.3%) |
| 1965 | 3,374,220 | 66,741 (2.0%) | -4,384 | 24.2 | 6.34 | 3 | 283,838 (8.4%) |
| 1960 | 3,049,838 | 62,109 (2.0%) | -672 | 24.5 | 6.25 | 2 | 201,086 (6.6%) |
In 2025 the population of Chad was 21,003,705 and the average age decreased from 24.5 in 1960 to 21.1. Urban population has increased from 1,843,104 (21.7%) in 2000 to 6,087,129 (28.2%) in the current year. The population density of Chad has changed from 3.6 in 1980 to 16.1 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 36,605 | 20.6 | 6.35 | 14 | 4,260,385 (24.7%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -123,104 | 21.1 | 5.93 | 17 | 5,789,856 (27.6%) |
| 2030 | 24,207,479 | 681,440 (2.8%) | -8,545 | 21.5 | 5.44 | 19 | 7,556,460 (31.2%) |
| 2035 | 27,697,279 | 699,871 (2.5%) | -12,649 | 22.2 | 4.97 | 22 | 9,860,768 (35.6%) |
| 2040 | 31,307,342 | 722,635 (2.3%) | -24,995 | 22.9 | 4.55 | 25 | 12,724,774 (40.6%) |
| 2045 | 35,026,393 | 754,072 (2.2%) | -1,894 | 23.8 | 4.17 | 28 | 16,204,211 (46.3%) |
| 2050 | 38,857,686 | 768,761 (2.0%) | -11,582 | 24.7 | 3.85 | 31 | 20,351,969 (52.4%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 59.2 (57.1 years for male and 61.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 30.9 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 2.65% (704,582 residents, including 224,914 deaths). The demographics of Chad constitutes of 10,745,538 women and 10,814,842 men, which means there are 1,006 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 56.8% of population (12,239,828) is 19 or younger, 41.1% of population (8,857,004) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.1% of population (457,080) is over 65.