Chad Population Pyramid 2040
Year
2040Chad in 2040
In 2040, Chad is projected to have a population of 31,307,342 people. Compared with 2030, when the projection stands at 24,207,479, that represents growth of 29.3% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 18.6 years, with 75.8 children under 15 and 5.0 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 31,307,342 | 18.6 | |
| Cameroon | 42,208,003 | 22.0 | |
| Congo | 9,083,972 | 22.6 | |
| Central African Republic | 8,526,455 | 17.6 | |
| Angola | 58,965,322 | 20.0 |





