TCD / Sub-Saharan Africa

Chad

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Capital
N'Djamena
Currency
Central African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
1,284,000 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q657 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic, French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
21M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
21.47B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,022.34 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-3.91 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.06 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
6.03 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
55.24 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
3.41 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
5.59 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
2,902.74 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.12 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
27.57 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
59.44 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
1.46 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
12.63 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
46.13 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
5.12 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Chad: 21M
Chad · Population9.68M12.77M15.86M18.94M22.03M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · Population · people
YearChad
202521,003,705
202420,299,123
202319,319,064
202218,455,316
202117,828,273
202017,224,679
201916,685,223
201816,156,531
201715,622,759
201615,114,655
201514,647,621
201414,188,678
201313,691,079
201213,210,998
201112,754,997
201012,312,575
200911,893,754
200811,476,296
200711,081,660
200610,706,424
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Chad: 21.47B
Chad · GDP8.53B12.06B15.59B19.12B22.65B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · GDP · current US$
YearChad
202521,472,835,225.43
202419,906,706,689.76
202318,352,937,976.22
202217,828,508,289.6
202116,871,937,697.59
202014,932,897,821.24
201914,905,517,742.85
201815,327,000,248.87
201713,349,041,408.72
201613,026,289,835.78
201514,559,599,499.5
201418,144,336,903.72
201317,865,316,886.33
201217,892,228,569.89
201116,685,349,674
201014,058,506,663.73
200912,317,614,053.68
200813,385,593,990.34
200710,865,385,131.52
20069,709,626,596.13

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Chad: 1,022.34
Chad · GDP per capita804.47954.441,104.41,254.371,404.332006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearChad
20251,022.34
2024980.67
2023949.99
2022966.04
2021946.36
2020866.95
2019893.34
2018948.66
2017854.46
2016861.83
2015993.99
20141,278.79
20131,304.89
20121,354.34
20111,308.14
20101,141.8
20091,035.64
20081,166.37
2007980.48
2006906.9
% · 2006–2025
2025Chad: -3.91
Chad · Inflation-10.96-5.010.936.8712.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · Inflation · %
YearChad
2025-3.91
20248.9
202310.84
20225.79
2021-0.77
20204.46
2019-0.97
20184.27
2017-1.54
2016-0.79
20154.38
20141.68
20130.22
20127.52
20112.03
2010-2.08
20099.95
200810.3
2007-8.97
20068.04

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Chad: 1.06
Chad · Unemployment0.620.911.211.51.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearChad
20251.06
20241.05
20231.06
20221.08
20211.53
20201.7
20191.08
20181.14
20171.13
20161.09
20151.03
20140.98
20130.96
20120.89
20110.92
20100.91
20090.94
20080.92
20070.84
20060.72

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Chad: —
Chad · Fertility rate5.926.256.576.97.232006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearChad
2025No data available
20246.03
20236.12
20226.22
20216.26
20206.35
20196.41
20186.46
20176.54
20166.62
20156.71
20146.78
20136.84
20126.91
20116.95
20106.99
20097.02
20087.06
20077.09
20067.12

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Chad: —
Chad · Life expectancy48.150.0551.9953.9455.892006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Chad · Life expectancy · years
YearChad
2025No data available
202455.24
202355.07
202254.53
202153.14
202053.08
201952.99
201852.45
201751.88
201651.6
201551.32
201451.14
201351.05
201250.77
201150.43
201050.11
200949.83
200849.5
200749.21
200648.75
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Chad

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.