Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad
Chad: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Chad recorded 8.2% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad peaked at 8.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1960.
Chad ranks 114th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.5% | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 2.8% | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 4.4% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Chad
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 24.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,920 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,959 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,960 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 60.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 675.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 403.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 271.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Chad was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chad ranks 114th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.