Population growth in Chad
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Chad increased from 3.00 million to 17.18 million people. This is a growth of 472.4 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Chad was recorded in 2003 with 3.93 percent. The smallest increase in 1967 with 1.86 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Chad rose by 0.40 years from 2012 to 2021 from 15.70 to 16.10 years (median value).
Around 24 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 4.3 percent annually.
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Population development in Chad since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Chad | Change Chad | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.06 M | 1.96 % | 45.7 ‰ | 26.2 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 3.12 M | 1.99 % | 45.6 ‰ | 25.9 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 3.18 M | 2.00 % | 45.5 ‰ | 25.6 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 3.25 M | 1.98 % | 45.5 ‰ | 25.4 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 3.31 M | 1.94 % | 45.6 ‰ | 25.1 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 3.37 M | 1.89 % | 45.7 ‰ | 24.8 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 3.43 M | 1.86 % | 45.9 ‰ | 24.4 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 3.50 M | 1.88 % | 46.2 ‰ | 24.1 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 3.57 M | 1.97 % | 46.5 ‰ | 23.8 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 3.64 M | 2.11 % | 46.9 ‰ | 23.4 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 3.73 M | 2.27 % | 47.4 ‰ | 23.1 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 3.82 M | 2.39 % | 47.8 ‰ | 22.7 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 3.91 M | 2.43 % | 48.2 ‰ | 22.4 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 4.00 M | 2.35 % | 48.6 ‰ | 22.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 4.09 M | 2.22 % | 48.9 ‰ | 21.9 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 4.17 M | 2.07 % | 49.1 ‰ | 21.7 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 4.26 M | 1.97 % | 49.3 ‰ | 21.5 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 4.34 M | 1.93 % | 49.5 ‰ | 21.3 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 4.42 M | 1.97 % | 49.6 ‰ | 21.1 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 4.51 M | 2.07 % | 49.8 ‰ | 20.9 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 4.61 M | 2.18 % | 49.9 ‰ | 20.7 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 4.72 M | 2.28 % | 50.0 ‰ | 20.4 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 4.83 M | 2.42 % | 50.1 ‰ | 20.2 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 4.96 M | 2.59 % | 50.2 ‰ | 20.0 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 5.10 M | 2.78 % | 50.3 ‰ | 19.7 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 5.25 M | 2.98 % | 50.4 ‰ | 19.5 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 5.41 M | 3.16 % | 50.5 ‰ | 19.3 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 5.59 M | 3.27 % | 50.7 ‰ | 19.2 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 5.77 M | 3.30 % | 50.8 ‰ | 19.1 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 5.96 M | 3.28 % | 51.0 ‰ | 18.9 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 6.16 M | 3.25 % | 51.1 ‰ | 18.8 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 6.36 M | 3.24 % | 51.3 ‰ | 18.7 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 6.56 M | 3.26 % | 51.3 ‰ | 18.6 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 6.78 M | 3.31 % | 51.4 ‰ | 18.5 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 7.01 M | 3.38 % | 51.4 ‰ | 18.4 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 7.25 M | 3.44 % | 51.4 ‰ | 18.3 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 7.50 M | 3.48 % | 51.3 ‰ | 18.1 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 7.77 M | 3.55 % | 51.2 ‰ | 18.0 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 8.05 M | 3.65 % | 51.1 ‰ | 17.9 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 8.36 M | 3.75 % | 50.9 ‰ | 17.7 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 8.68 M | 3.86 % | 50.7 ‰ | 17.6 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 9.02 M | 3.93 % | 50.5 ‰ | 17.4 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 9.37 M | 3.93 % | 50.1 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 9.73 M | 3.85 % | 49.8 ‰ | 16.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 10.10 M | 3.72 % | 49.3 ‰ | 16.6 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 10.46 M | 3.57 % | 48.8 ‰ | 16.3 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 10.82 M | 3.45 % | 48.3 ‰ | 15.9 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 11.18 M | 3.38 % | 47.8 ‰ | 15.5 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 11.56 M | 3.37 % | 47.2 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 11.95 M | 3.39 % | 46.6 ‰ | 14.6 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 12.36 M | 3.42 % | 46.0 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 12.78 M | 3.43 % | 45.4 ‰ | 13.8 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 13.22 M | 3.41 % | 44.8 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 13.66 M | 3.35 % | 47.0 ‰ | 14.0 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 14.14 M | 3.49 % | 46.4 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 14.59 M | 3.20 % | 45.5 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 15.09 M | 3.38 % | 44.8 ‰ | 13.0 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 15.60 M | 3.44 % | 44.4 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 16.13 M | 3.35 % | 44.2 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 16.64 M | 3.21 % | 43.8 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 17.18 M | 3.21 % | 43.4 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Chad
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Chad increased by about 535,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 12.5 per 1,000 people (~ 208,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 43.4 per 1,000 people (~ 722,000 births). As a result, around 21,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 194,847 in Chad. The number of births was 669,099 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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