Chad Population Pyramid 1998
Year
1998Chad in 1998
As of 1998, Chad counted 7,938,840 inhabitants. That is 41.1% more than in 1988, when the population stood at 5,625,602.
Half of the population was younger than 15.8 years; 48.5% were children under 15 and 3.0% 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 | 7,938,840 | 15.8 | |
| Central African Republic | 3,628,827 | 17.1 | |
| Congo | 2,952,062 | 18.1 | |
| Cameroon | 14,144,860 | 17.1 | |
| Gabon | 1,211,736 | 19.0 |





