Chad
Urban population in Chad
Urban population in Chad: 4.5% in 1950 and 27.6% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 27.6%
- Since 1950
- +23.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 210 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 52.4%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 52.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.6 |
| 2024 | 26.9 |
| 2023 | 26.3 |
| 2022 | 25.8 |
| 2021 | 25.2 |
| 2020 | 24.7 |
| 2019 | 24.3 |
| 2018 | 23.9 |
| 2017 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | 23.1 |
| 2015 | 22.8 |
| 2014 | 22.5 |
| 2013 | 22.3 |
| 2012 | 22.1 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2010 | 21.9 |
| 2009 | 21.8 |
| 2008 | 21.8 |
| 2007 | 21.8 |
| 2006 | 21.8 |
| 2005 | 21.8 |
| 2004 | 21.7 |
| 2003 | 21.7 |
| 2002 | 21.7 |
| 2001 | 21.7 |
| 2000 | 21.7 |
| 1999 | 21.6 |
| 1998 | 21.6 |
| 1997 | 21.6 |
| 1996 | 21.5 |
| 1995 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 21.5 |
| 1993 | 21.4 |
| 1992 | 21.4 |
| 1991 | 21.3 |
| 1990 | 21.2 |
| 1989 | 21.1 |
| 1988 | 21 |
| 1987 | 20.8 |
| 1986 | 20.6 |
| 1985 | 20.4 |
| 1984 | 20.2 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1982 | 19.7 |
| 1981 | 19.4 |
| 1980 | 19.1 |
| 1979 | 18.8 |
| 1978 | 18.4 |
| 1977 | 17.8 |
| 1976 | 16.8 |
| 1975 | 15.7 |
| 1974 | 14.5 |
| 1973 | 13.3 |
| 1972 | 12.5 |
| 1971 | 11.9 |
| 1970 | 11.3 |
| 1969 | 10.7 |
| 1968 | 10.1 |
| 1967 | 9.5 |
| 1966 | 8.9 |
| 1965 | 8.4 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1963 | 7.6 |
| 1962 | 7.3 |
| 1961 | 6.9 |
| 1960 | 6.6 |
| 1959 | 6.3 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1957 | 5.7 |
| 1956 | 5.4 |
| 1955 | 5.2 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1953 | 4.8 |
| 1952 | 4.7 |
| 1951 | 4.6 |
| 1950 | 4.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 28.2 |
| 2027 | 28.9 |
| 2028 | 29.7 |
| 2029 | 30.4 |
| 2030 | 31.2 |
| 2031 | 32 |
| 2032 | 32.9 |
| 2033 | 33.8 |
| 2034 | 34.7 |
| 2035 | 35.6 |
| 2036 | 36.6 |
| 2037 | 37.5 |
| 2038 | 38.6 |
| 2039 | 39.6 |
| 2040 | 40.6 |
| 2041 | 41.7 |
| 2042 | 42.8 |
| 2043 | 44 |
| 2044 | 45.1 |
| 2045 | 46.3 |
| 2046 | 47.5 |
| 2047 | 48.7 |
| 2048 | 49.9 |
| 2049 | 51.1 |
| 2050 | 52.4 |
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.
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Military
- Military spending3.19% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$598M in 2025
- Military spending per person$31 in 2025
- Military share of state spending15.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel45,000 people in 2020
- National power0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports4 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports20 million TIV in 1987