Chad Population Pyramid 2055
Year
2055Chad in 2055
By 2055, the population of Chad is expected to reach 42,754,651. Ten years before, in 2045, the projected population is 35,026,393 — 22.1% lower.
With a projected median age of 22.0 years, Chad would have a youth dependency ratio of 59.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.9 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 42,754,651 | 22.0 | |
| Cameroon | 55,557,082 | 25.2 | |
| Congo | 11,977,755 | 25.0 | |
| Central African Republic | 11,710,160 | 21.8 | |
| Gabon | 4,398,424 | 27.5 |





