Demographic profile
Chad is the 64th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.26% of everyone alive. Within Central Africa, it ranks 3 of 8.
Each day brings roughly 2,539 births and 676 deaths, adding about 680,446 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 3.14% annually, the population would double in roughly 22 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Sila, holding an estimated 21.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 23 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 26.8% and adult smoking prevalence around 8.0%, with life expectancy at about 50.5 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Chad in 2026? Approximately 21,667,757 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Chad growing? About 3.14% per year — roughly 2,539 births and 676 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Chad? Around 0.26% — ranked 64 worldwide by population.