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Chad

Republic of Chad

Capital
N'Djamena
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Low income
Population
21M (2025)
Area
1,284,000 km²
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago82 % coverage · 205 indicatorsLandlocked
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
64th of 218 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
129th of 187 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
175th of 187 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
40th of 187 · 19th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
3rd of 177 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unemployment
6th of 185 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy
216th of 217 · 47th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
214th of 216 · 46th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
35th of 179 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
CO₂ per capita
13th of 212 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
159th of 193 · 38th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
180th of 182 · 43rd in Sub-Saharan Africa

What changed in Chad

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Sharp drop2025Major
    Population growth fell 1.54 points to 3.41 % in 2025 (largest drop since 1993).
  2. Sharp rise2023Major
    Median age rose 0.3 years to 15.4 years in 2023 (largest rise since 1983).
  3. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 21.5B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  4. Record high2025Major
    Exports reached a record high of US$ 6.3B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  5. Sharp rise2025Major
    Women in parliament rose 7.4 points to 33.5 % in 2025 (largest rise since 2021).
  6. Reversal2025Major
    Inflation turned negative in 2025 (-3.9 %, after 8.9 % in 2024).
  7. Sharp drop2025Major
    Net migration fell 327,144 people to -123,104 people in 2025 (largest drop on record).
  8. Sharp rise2025Major
    Trade balance rose US$ 573.2M to US$ 2.7B in 2025 (largest rise since 2022).

Countries similar to Chad

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Niger78
  2. 2Mali73
  3. 3Burkina Faso61
  4. 4Somalia59
  5. 5Benin57
  6. 6Tanzania56
  7. 7Yemen55
  8. 8South Sudan54

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

Country DNACountry DNA fingerprint of Chad: Income 7, Demographics 1, Urbanisation 8, Trade 17, Energy 3, Emissions 6, Innovation 32, Education 6, Public spending 11.Income 7Demographics 1Urbanisation 8Trade 17Energy 3Emissions 6Innovation 32Education 6Public spending 11

2025

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

  • Life expectancy gained 7.3 years since 2000, from 47.9 years to 55.2 years in 2024.

  • Within Sub-Saharan Africa, Chad ranks 36th of 47 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 2,903, 2025).

  • Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 0.0 % in 2010 to 5.4 % in 2024 (+5.4 points).

  • GDP grew 2.4 % a year on average over 2014–2025.

  • Unemployment of 1.1 % in 2025 is below the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 5.3 %.

  • GDP per capita rose from US$ 163 in 2000 to US$ 1,022 in 2025 (+526.7 % in current US dollars).

  • 12.6 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 1.7 % in 2010.

  • 27.6 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 21.7 % in 2000.

  • Trade is worth 46.1 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.

  • Chad's population grew 146.8 % between 2000 and 2025, from 8.5M people to 21.0M people.

  • The fertility rate fell from 7.25 births/woman in 2000 to 6.03 births/woman in 2024.

  • Life expectancy of 55.2 years ranks 47th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024).

  • With a median age of 15.4 years, Chad ranks 214th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).

  • CO₂ emissions of 0.14 t per person are 0.04× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).

Borders: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan

Languages: Arabic, French

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

  1. 2025
  2. 2024
  3. 2023

Explore Chad by topic

19 topics · 236 indicators with data.