Chad
Population
21,734,174
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
- Population rank
- 64th
- Share of world
- 0.26%
- Annual change
- +556,6753.88%
Population
21,734,174
Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)
95% prediction interval
Current population estimate: 21,734,174. 2050 projection: 38,857,686.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.
| 2026 | 21,560,380 | 3.88% | 64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,003,705 | 4.05% | 64 |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 | 3.23% | 70 |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 | 3.27% | 70 |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 | 3.42% | 71 |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 | 3.36% | 71 |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 | 3.53% | 71 |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 | 3.58% | 73 |
| 2005 | 10,328,092 | 3.94% | 78 |
| 2000 | 8,512,093 | 3.73% | 85 |
Showing 10 of 19 years.
N'Djamena is home to 1,697,201 people, 7.87% of Chad's population.
| 1 | N'Djamena | 1.7M | 7.87% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mayo-Kebbi-Est | 1.4M | 6.54% |
| 3 | Logone-Oriental | 1.4M | 6.45% |
| 4 | Ouaddai | 1.2M | 5.74% |
| 5 | Logone-Occidental | 1.2M | 5.70% |
| 6 | Tandjile | 1.2M | 5.48% |
| 7 | Mandoul | 1.1M | 5.20% |
| 8 | Moyen-Chari | 1.0M | 4.87% |
| 9 | Chari-Baguirmi | 1.0M | 4.79% |
| 10 | Hadjer Lamis | 1.0M | 4.69% |
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026
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Median age
16.7 yrs
World: 31
Life expectancy
55.6 yrs
World: 73.8
Male
50.16%
Female
49.84%
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Male · 50.16%
10,814,849
Female · 49.84%
10,745,546
30.5%
Sara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye)
Reported percentages total 102% and are shown individually.
Source estimate: 2014-15 est.
52.1%
Muslim, the largest religion
Source estimate: 2014-15 est.