Chad Population Pyramid 1966
Year
1966Chad in 1966
As of 1966, Chad counted 3,440,904 inhabitants. That is 22.1% more than in 1956, when the population stood at 2,817,656.
Half of the population was younger than 19.1 years; 42.1% were children under 15 and 4.0% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 3,440,904 | 19.1 | |
| Central African Republic | 1,918,083 | 19.3 | |
| Angola | 5,581,387 | 18.3 | |
| Congo | 1,242,535 | 18.1 | |
| Cameroon | 5,837,295 | 19.8 |





