Population, total, annual growth rate in Chad
Chad: Population, total, annual growth rate was 3.47 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total, annual growth rate in Chad, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Chad stood at 3.47 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Chad peaked at 5.08 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.122 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Chad ranks 6th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Chad, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2235 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1981 | 0.122 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1982 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +3842.9% |
| 1983 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1986 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +199.7% |
| 1987 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 1994 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +93.6% |
| 1996 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.08 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 4.56 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.64 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +3842.9% | 0.122 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +199.7% | 1.01 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +93.6% | 2.33 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -89.5% | 2.13 % change on previous year | 0.2235 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -73.9% | 5.08 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -45.4% | 0.2235 % change on previous year | 0.122 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 0.122 % change on previous year | 5.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 3 Oman 4.04 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Qatar 4 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 3.84 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Central African Republic 3.43 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Somalia 3.4 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Niger 3.28 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Chad?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Chad was 3.47 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.122 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.