Chad Population Pyramid 2035
Year
2035Chad in 2035
In 2035, Chad is projected to have a population of 27,697,279 people. Ten years before, in 2025, the projected population is 21,003,705 — 31.9% lower.
With a projected median age of 17.8 years, Chad would have a youth dependency ratio of 82.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.6 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 | 27,697,279 | 17.8 | |
| Cameroon | 37,893,818 | 20.9 | |
| Congo | 8,160,733 | 21.7 | |
| Central African Republic | 7,502,587 | 16.7 | |
| Angola | 51,821,718 | 19.1 |





