Chad — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Chad, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Chad was 3.41% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.95% in 1983. The lowest was 0.12% in 1981 (about 28.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.83% per year.
Chad ranks 6 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 3%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Chad sits above it. It peaked in 1983 and has fallen 31% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 1 of 48 economies; Central African Republic (3.37%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3756% in 1982. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1982. Doubling roughly every 84 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 126th of 216 in 1961 → 120th of 216 in 1970 → 195th of 216 in 1980 → 57th of 216 in 1990 → 13th of 217 in 2000 → 12th of 217 in 2010 → 9th of 217 in 2020 → 6th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.41% | -1.5 pp |
| 2024 | 4.95% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 4.57% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.44% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 3.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 3.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 4.45% | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 4% | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 3.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 3.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 3.45% | -1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 4.41% | +2.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.36% | -1.9 pp |
| 1992 | 4.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 3.66% | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 2.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 1989 | 3.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 2.99% | +2.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 1.32% | -3.6 pp |
| 1983 | 4.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +4.6 pp |
| 1981 | 0.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.22% | -1.9 pp |
| 1979 | 2.11% | +0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 1.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 2.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Population growth in 1962?
2.02% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +69.3% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.41%; 2024: 4.95%; 2023: 4.57%; 2022: 3.46%; 2021: 3.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.