The population of Chad is expected to grow by 507,000 in 2024 and reach 18,776,000 in 2025. The population density of Chad has changed from 3.6 in 1980 to 13.7 in 2022.
| Current population | 18,416,205 people at present (Friday 19th of April 2024) | |
| Median Age | 21.3 years |
| Population density | 14.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,261,000 | 507,000 (2.8%) | 21.3 | 15 | 4,460,000 (24.4%) | ||
| 2023 | 17,754,000 | 498,000 (2.8%) | 21.2 | 14 | 4,285,000 (24.1%) | ||
| 2022 | 17,256,000 | 490,000 (2.8%) | 21.1 | 14 | 4,118,000 (23.9%) | ||
| 2021 | 16,766,000 | 481,000 (2.9%) | 21.0 | 13 | 3,959,000 (23.6%) | ||
| 2020 | 16,285,000 | 471,000 (2.9%) | 21.0 | 5.55 | 13 | 3,807,000 (23.4%) | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 2,000 | 20.9 | 5.65 | 13 | 3,663,000 (23.2%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 2,000 | 20.8 | 5.75 | 12 | 3,526,000 (23.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 2,000 | 20.7 | 5.85 | 12 | 3,395,000 (22.8%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 2,000 | 20.7 | 5.95 | 11 | 3,268,876 (22.6%) |
| 2015 | 14,009,413 | 439,975 (3.1%) | 2,000 | 20.6 | 6.05 | 11 | 3,148,055 (22.5%) |
| 2010 | 11,887,202 | 384,416 (3.2%) | 20,000 | 20.5 | 6.59 | 9 | 2,613,164 (22.0%) |
| 2005 | 10,067,009 | 356,966 (3.6%) | 15,000 | 20.5 | 7.07 | 8 | 2,194,709 (21.8%) |
| 2000 | 8,342,559 | 300,713 (3.6%) | 43,793 | 20.7 | 7.35 | 7 | 1,805,079 (21.6%) |
| 1995 | 7,000,722 | 228,589 (3.3%) | 13,889 | 21.1 | 7.43 | 6 | 1,503,265 (21.5%) |
| 1990 | 5,956,859 | 188,773 (3.2%) | -2,075 | 21.6 | 7.31 | 5 | 1,239,682 (20.8%) |
| 1985 | 5,091,535 | 137,489 (2.7%) | 284 | 22.0 | 7.12 | 4 | 1,007,055 (19.8%) |
| 1980 | 4,512,042 | 91,326 (2.0%) | -26,249 | 22.6 | 6.96 | 4 | 847,677 (18.8%) |
| 1975 | 4,087,948 | 88,436 (2.2%) | -35,100 | 23.1 | 6.78 | 3 | 636,330 (15.6%) |
| 1970 | 3,643,549 | 75,173 (2.1%) | -9,810 | 23.7 | 6.53 | 3 | 421,486 (11.6%) |
| 1965 | 3,309,573 | 63,068 (1.9%) | -8,190 | 24.0 | 6.34 | 3 | 278,203 (8.4%) |
| 1960 | 3,001,593 | 58,762 (1.9%) | -1,000 | 24.4 | 6.25 | 2 | 200,957 (6.7%) |
In 2023 the population of Chad was 17,754,000 and the average age decreased from 24.4 in 1960 to 21.2. Urban population has increased from 1,805,079 (21.6%) in 2000 to 4,460,000 (24.4%) in the current year. The population density of Chad has changed from 3.6 in 1980 to 13.7 in 2022.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 21.0 | 5.55 | 13 | 3,807,000 (23.4%) | |
| 2025 | 18,776,000 | 515,000 (2.7%) | -2,000 | 21.4 | 5.08 | 15 | 4,644,000 (24.7%) |
| 2030 | 21,460,000 | 551,000 (2.6%) | -2,000 | 22.1 | 4.65 | 17 | 5,701,000 (26.6%) |
| 2035 | 24,317,000 | 584,000 (2.4%) | -2,000 | 22.8 | 4.26 | 19 | 7,029,000 (28.9%) |
| 2040 | 27,321,000 | 611,000 (2.2%) | -2,000 | 23.6 | 3.92 | 22 | 8,614,000 (31.5%) |
| 2045 | 30,439,000 | 631,000 (2.1%) | -2,000 | 24.5 | 3.63 | 24 | 10,432,000 (34.3%) |
| 2050 | 33,636,000 | 644,000 (1.9%) | -2,000 | 25.5 | 3.37 | 27 | 12,486,000 (37.1%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 63.2 (61.5 years for male and 65.1 years for females). Population density will go up to 26.7 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Chad constitutes of 9,116,000 women and 9,145,000 men, which means there are 1,003 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 56.3% of population (10,282,769) is 19 or younger, 41.2% of population (7,516,228) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.6% of population (469,308) is over 65.