Chad vs Guinea
Chad vs Guinea: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 38.5% in Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by 11 percentage points, or 1.4 times that in Chad.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Chad ranked 210 and Guinea ranked 184 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chad at 52.4% and Guinea at 57% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Chad | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.6 | 38.5 |
| 2024 | 26.9 | 38.1 |
| 2023 | 26.3 | 37.7 |
| 2022 | 25.8 | 37.2 |
| 2021 | 25.2 | 36.9 |
| 2020 | 24.7 | 36.5 |
| 2019 | 24.3 | 36.1 |
| 2018 | 23.9 | 35.9 |
| 2017 | 23.5 | 35.6 |
| 2016 | 23.1 | 35.3 |
| 2015 | 22.8 | 35 |
| 2014 | 22.5 | 34.8 |
| 2013 | 22.3 | 34.6 |
| 2012 | 22.1 | 34.3 |
| 2011 | 22 | 34.1 |
| 2010 | 21.9 | 33.8 |
| 2009 | 21.8 | 33.5 |
| 2008 | 21.8 | 33.3 |
| 2007 | 21.8 | 33 |
| 2006 | 21.8 | 32.7 |
| 2005 | 21.8 | 32.4 |
| 2004 | 21.7 | 32.1 |
| 2003 | 21.7 | 31.8 |
| 2002 | 21.7 | 31.5 |
| 2001 | 21.7 | 31.2 |
| 2000 | 21.7 | 30.9 |
| 1999 | 21.6 | 30.6 |
| 1998 | 21.6 | 30.3 |
| 1997 | 21.6 | 30.1 |
| 1996 | 21.5 | 29.8 |
| 1995 | 21.5 | 29.5 |
| 1994 | 21.5 | 29.2 |
| 1993 | 21.4 | 29 |
| 1992 | 21.4 | 28.7 |
| 1991 | 21.3 | 28.5 |
| 1990 | 21.2 | 28.2 |
| 1989 | 21.1 | 28 |
| 1988 | 21 | 27.7 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | 27.4 |
| 1986 | 20.6 | 27.1 |
| 1985 | 20.4 | 26.8 |
| 1984 | 20.2 | 26.5 |
| 1983 | 20 | 26.1 |
| 1982 | 19.7 | 25.7 |
| 1981 | 19.4 | 25.3 |
| 1980 | 19.1 | 24.7 |
| 1979 | 18.8 | 24.1 |
| 1978 | 18.4 | 23.5 |
| 1977 | 17.8 | 22.8 |
| 1976 | 16.8 | 22 |
| 1975 | 15.7 | 21.3 |
| 1974 | 14.5 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 13.3 | 19.6 |
| 1972 | 12.5 | 18.8 |
| 1971 | 11.9 | 17.9 |
| 1970 | 11.3 | 17 |
| 1969 | 10.7 | 16.2 |
| 1968 | 10.1 | 15.3 |
| 1967 | 9.5 | 14.5 |
| 1966 | 8.9 | 13.7 |
| 1965 | 8.4 | 12.9 |
| 1964 | 8 | 12.2 |
| 1963 | 7.6 | 11.5 |
| 1962 | 7.3 | 10.8 |
| 1961 | 6.9 | 10.2 |
| 1960 | 6.6 | 9.7 |
| 1959 | 6.3 | 9.3 |
| 1958 | 6 | 8.9 |
| 1957 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
| 1956 | 5.4 | 8.4 |
| 1955 | 5.2 | 8.3 |
| 1954 | 5 | 8.3 |
| 1953 | 4.8 | 8.3 |
| 1952 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| 1951 | 4.6 | 8.2 |
| 1950 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Chad | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28.2 | 39 |
| 2027 | 28.9 | 39.5 |
| 2028 | 29.7 | 40 |
| 2029 | 30.4 | 40.5 |
| 2030 | 31.2 | 41 |
| 2031 | 32 | 41.6 |
| 2032 | 32.9 | 42.2 |
| 2033 | 33.8 | 42.8 |
| 2034 | 34.7 | 43.5 |
| 2035 | 35.6 | 44.1 |
| 2036 | 36.6 | 44.8 |
| 2037 | 37.5 | 45.5 |
| 2038 | 38.6 | 46.2 |
| 2039 | 39.6 | 47 |
| 2040 | 40.6 | 47.8 |
| 2041 | 41.7 | 48.6 |
| 2042 | 42.8 | 49.4 |
| 2043 | 44 | 50.2 |
| 2044 | 45.1 | 51.1 |
| 2045 | 46.3 | 52 |
| 2046 | 47.5 | 53 |
| 2047 | 48.7 | 53.9 |
| 2048 | 49.9 | 54.9 |
| 2049 | 51.1 | 55.9 |
| 2050 | 52.4 | 57 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chad vs Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Guinea: 60.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Guinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Guinea: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Guinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Guinea: 14.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Guinea: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Guinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Guinea: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Guinea: 3.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Guinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Guinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChad: $598M in 2025Guinea: $586M in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Guinea: $40 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Guinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Guinea: 13,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Guinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Guinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Guinea: 6 million TIV in 2025