TCD / Sub-Saharan Africa
Chad
Snapshot ·- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Continent
- Africa
- Area
- 1,284,000 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
21M · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
21.47B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,022.34 · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
-3.91 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
1.06 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
6.03 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
55.24 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Chad: 21M
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,003,705 |
| 2024 | 20,299,123 |
| 2023 | 19,319,064 |
| 2022 | 18,455,316 |
| 2021 | 17,828,273 |
| 2020 | 17,224,679 |
| 2019 | 16,685,223 |
| 2018 | 16,156,531 |
| 2017 | 15,622,759 |
| 2016 | 15,114,655 |
| 2015 | 14,647,621 |
| 2014 | 14,188,678 |
| 2013 | 13,691,079 |
| 2012 | 13,210,998 |
| 2011 | 12,754,997 |
| 2010 | 12,312,575 |
| 2009 | 11,893,754 |
| 2008 | 11,476,296 |
| 2007 | 11,081,660 |
| 2006 | 10,706,424 |
2025Chad: 21.47B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,472,835,225.43 |
| 2024 | 19,906,706,689.76 |
| 2023 | 18,352,937,976.22 |
| 2022 | 17,828,508,289.6 |
| 2021 | 16,871,937,697.59 |
| 2020 | 14,932,897,821.24 |
| 2019 | 14,905,517,742.85 |
| 2018 | 15,327,000,248.87 |
| 2017 | 13,349,041,408.72 |
| 2016 | 13,026,289,835.78 |
| 2015 | 14,559,599,499.5 |
| 2014 | 18,144,336,903.72 |
| 2013 | 17,865,316,886.33 |
| 2012 | 17,892,228,569.89 |
| 2011 | 16,685,349,674 |
| 2010 | 14,058,506,663.73 |
| 2009 | 12,317,614,053.68 |
| 2008 | 13,385,593,990.34 |
| 2007 | 10,865,385,131.52 |
| 2006 | 9,709,626,596.13 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Chad: 1,022.34
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,022.34 |
| 2024 | 980.67 |
| 2023 | 949.99 |
| 2022 | 966.04 |
| 2021 | 946.36 |
| 2020 | 866.95 |
| 2019 | 893.34 |
| 2018 | 948.66 |
| 2017 | 854.46 |
| 2016 | 861.83 |
| 2015 | 993.99 |
| 2014 | 1,278.79 |
| 2013 | 1,304.89 |
| 2012 | 1,354.34 |
| 2011 | 1,308.14 |
| 2010 | 1,141.8 |
| 2009 | 1,035.64 |
| 2008 | 1,166.37 |
| 2007 | 980.48 |
| 2006 | 906.9 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Chad: -3.91
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.91 |
| 2024 | 8.9 |
| 2023 | 10.84 |
| 2022 | 5.79 |
| 2021 | -0.77 |
| 2020 | 4.46 |
| 2019 | -0.97 |
| 2018 | 4.27 |
| 2017 | -1.54 |
| 2016 | -0.79 |
| 2015 | 4.38 |
| 2014 | 1.68 |
| 2013 | 0.22 |
| 2012 | 7.52 |
| 2011 | 2.03 |
| 2010 | -2.08 |
| 2009 | 9.95 |
| 2008 | 10.3 |
| 2007 | -8.97 |
| 2006 | 8.04 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Chad: 1.06
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.06 |
| 2024 | 1.05 |
| 2023 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | 1.53 |
| 2020 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 1.08 |
| 2018 | 1.14 |
| 2017 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.09 |
| 2015 | 1.03 |
| 2014 | 0.98 |
| 2013 | 0.96 |
| 2012 | 0.89 |
| 2011 | 0.92 |
| 2010 | 0.91 |
| 2009 | 0.94 |
| 2008 | 0.92 |
| 2007 | 0.84 |
| 2006 | 0.72 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Chad: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 6.03 |
| 2023 | 6.12 |
| 2022 | 6.22 |
| 2021 | 6.26 |
| 2020 | 6.35 |
| 2019 | 6.41 |
| 2018 | 6.46 |
| 2017 | 6.54 |
| 2016 | 6.62 |
| 2015 | 6.71 |
| 2014 | 6.78 |
| 2013 | 6.84 |
| 2012 | 6.91 |
| 2011 | 6.95 |
| 2010 | 6.99 |
| 2009 | 7.02 |
| 2008 | 7.06 |
| 2007 | 7.09 |
| 2006 | 7.12 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Chad: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Chad |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 55.24 |
| 2023 | 55.07 |
| 2022 | 54.53 |
| 2021 | 53.14 |
| 2020 | 53.08 |
| 2019 | 52.99 |
| 2018 | 52.45 |
| 2017 | 51.88 |
| 2016 | 51.6 |
| 2015 | 51.32 |
| 2014 | 51.14 |
| 2013 | 51.05 |
| 2012 | 50.77 |
| 2011 | 50.43 |
| 2010 | 50.11 |
| 2009 | 49.83 |
| 2008 | 49.5 |
| 2007 | 49.21 |
| 2006 | 48.75 |