Chad Population Pyramid 2009
Year
2009Chad in 2009
As of 2009, Chad counted 11,893,753 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 44.6%, up from 8,222,705 in 1999.
Half of the population was younger than 15.6 years; 48.7% were children under 15 and 2.3% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 11,893,754 | 15.6 | |
| Cameroon | 19,113,974 | 17.8 | |
| Central African Republic | 4,529,047 | 16.9 | |
| Congo | 4,281,219 | 19.7 | |
| Gabon | 1,661,556 | 21.0 |





