Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Chad: key statistics
Chad has 21.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,022. Below: 75 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc XAF
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- ISO codes
- TDTCD
Population21.0m2025 · rank 63 of 217GDP$21.5bn2025 · rank 132 of 211GDP per capita$1,0222025 · rank 198 of 211Life expectancy55.2 yrs2024 · rank 216 of 217Internet users12.6%2024 · rank 186 of 188Fertility6.032024 · rank 1 of 217CO₂ per person0.14 t2024 · rank 189 of 203Inflation-3.9%2025 · rank 177 of 180
topic profiles
Chad, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
Chad
GDP per capita
ChadSub-Saharan AfricaWorld
Life expectancy
ChadSub-Saharan AfricaWorld
Internet users
ChadSub-Saharan AfricaWorld
all indicators
Chad by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21.0m | 2025 | 63/217 | 20/48 | +43% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 3.41% | 2025 | 6/217 | 1/48 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 27.6% | 2025 | 200/217 | 42/48 | +4.8 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 6.03 | 2024 | 1/217 | 1/48 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.1% | 2025 | 214/217 | 47/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 46.0% | 2025 | 4/217 | 4/48 | −2.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 16.1 | 2024 | 197/216 | 43/48 | +43% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 43.3 | 2024 | 2/217 | 2/48 | −8.1% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 2024 | 20/216 | 3/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $21.5bn | 2025 | 132/211 | 22/46 | +47% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,022 | 2025 | 198/211 | 34/46 | +2.9% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $2,903 | 2025 | 187/199 | 36/46 | +22% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $970 | 2025 | 187/201 | 34/46 | −14% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 5.6% | 2025 | 43/210 | 19/46 | +2.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.0% | 2025 | 114/210 | 25/46 | +2.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 36.3% | 2025 | 5/198 | 4/45 | +2.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 26.7% | 2025 | 72/201 | 17/45 | −7.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 33.9% | 2025 | 197/201 | 43/45 | +3.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 20.4% | 2025 | 118/175 | 22/43 | −2.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 13.4% | 1994 | — | — | — | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -3.9% | 2025 | 177/180 | 43/44 | −8.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 33/210 | 16/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| External debt | 16.4% | 2024 | 109/119 | 41/43 | −4.8 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 3.19% | 2025 | 26/156 | 5/45 | +1.7 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 29.4% | 2025 | 116/184 | 21/43 | +1.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 16.7% | 2025 | 176/184 | 41/43 | −3.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 46.1% | 2025 | 153/184 | 31/43 | −2.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.2% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.0% | 2025 | 176/197 | 43/46 | −3.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 1994 | — | — | — | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 10,400 | 2020 | 191/196 | 41/42 | −85% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.1% | 2025 | 182/187 | 45/47 | ±0.0 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 1.5% | 2025 | 184/187 | 46/47 | ±0.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 59.4% | 2025 | 108/187 | 29/47 | −2.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 47.3% | 2025 | 132/187 | 39/47 | −3.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.1bn | 2023 | 41/145 | 22/48 | +148% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 6.6% | 2023 | 36/139 | 18/47 | +3.9 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $58.9 | 2023 | 78/145 | 27/48 | +76% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 39.5% | 2022 | 20/151 | 20/44 | −5.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 61.4% | 2022 | 20/151 | 20/44 | −2.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 44.8% | 2022 | 25/145 | 21/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 37.4 | 2022 | 58/151 | 28/44 | −14% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 33.6% | 2024 | 9/167 | 7/44 | +8.5 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 33.5% | 2025 | 54/190 | 13/46 | +18.6 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 30.6% | 2019 | 141/141 | 41/41 | +2.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 18.6% | 2019 | 147/147 | 41/41 | +0.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 88.5% | 2024 | 169/191 | 31/41 | −9.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 23.5% | 2024 | 173/176 | 31/34 | +0.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 4.4% | 2020 | 167/172 | 30/34 | +2.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 41.8% | 2021 | 167/168 | 35/36 | +8.3 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 56.9 | 2016 | 4/173 | 4/40 | −9.3% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.2% | 2023 | 134/184 | 24/43 | +1.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 55.2 yrs | 2024 | 216/217 | 47/48 | +8.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 56.3 | 2024 | 10/196 | 10/48 | −24% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 97.3 | 2024 | 4/196 | 4/48 | −26% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 748 | 2023 | 2/194 | 2/48 | −38% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.0% | 2023 | 126/193 | 21/48 | +2.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $47.4 | 2023 | 175/193 | 33/48 | +23% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.09 | 2023 | 173/180 | 40/46 | +102% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 66% | 2024 | 175/193 | 35/48 | +21.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.9% | 2024 | 42/153 | 29/44 | −0.6 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 31.9% | 2022 | 26/154 | 17/46 | −6.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 52.2% | 2024 | 202/206 | 42/46 | +5.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 13.1% | 2024 | 202/203 | 45/46 | +1.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 12.6% | 2024 | 186/188 | 44/46 | +9.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 72.9 | 2024 | 174/210 | 31/48 | +97% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.0 | 2024 | 208/208 | 48/48 | −100% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 13.4% | 2024 | 214/215 | 47/48 | +5.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 11.0% | 2024 | 167/192 | 25/48 | +7.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.14 t | 2024 | 189/203 | 42/47 | +44% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 70.0% | 2022 | 29/212 | 25/48 | −6.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 5.7% | 2021 | 160/206 | 41/48 | +1.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 3.0% | 2024 | 186/214 | 45/48 | −1.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 4.2% | 2024 | 142/206 | 36/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 5.9% | 2022 | 101/177 | 20/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
head to head