Chad Population Pyramid 1963
Year
1963Chad in 1963
In 1963, Chad had a total population of 3,240,904 people. A decade earlier, in 1953, the population was 2,663,770; it has grown by 21.7% since.
With a median age of 19.5 years, Chad had a youth dependency ratio of 76.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Chad had on average 6.12 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 55.1 years in 2023: 57.0 for women and 53.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,250,897 immigrants live in Chad, 6.2% of the population.
| Sudan | 1,071,034 |
| Central African Republic | 115,460 |
| Cameroon | 40,472 |
| Nigeria | 14,802 |
| Niger | 4,073 |
292,298 people born in Chad live in other countries.
| Sudan | 179,139 |
| Nigeria | 33,524 |
| Cameroon | 30,917 |
| Central African Republic | 11,328 |
| Congo | 10,439 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 3,240,905 | 19.5 | |
| Central African Republic | 1,803,063 | 19.7 | |
| Congo | 1,143,263 | 18.4 | |
| Angola | 5,408,320 | 19.1 | |
| Cameroon | 5,456,623 | 20.1 |





