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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology