Chad Population Pyramid 2013
Year
2013Chad in 2013
The population of Chad in 2013 was 13,691,080. That is 44.3% more than in 2003, when the population stood at 9,487,833.
With a median age of 15.7 years, Chad had a youth dependency ratio of 98.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 13,691,080 | 15.7 | |
| Cameroon | 21,402,376 | 18.1 | |
| Congo | 4,857,099 | 19.5 | |
| Central African Republic | 4,642,419 | 16.0 | |
| Gabon | 1,913,059 | 21.9 |





