Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Chad
3.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.4%
in 2025
Chad rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Chad
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.4% against 2.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Chad ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Chad |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Chad |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Chad, at 3.4% against 2.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population growth?
- Chad ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.