Chad Population Pyramid 2001
Year
2001Chad in 2001
The population of Chad in 2001 was 8,804,124. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 41.9%, up from 6,205,677 in 1991.
Half of the population was younger than 15.5 years; 49.0% were children under 15 and 2.8% 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 | 8,804,124 | 15.5 | |
| Central African Republic | 3,919,487 | 17.1 | |
| Congo | 3,272,538 | 18.8 | |
| Cameroon | 15,309,491 | 17.4 | |
| Gabon | 1,309,589 | 19.4 |





