Urban population, per capita in Chad
Chad: Urban population, per capita was 0.2757 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Chad is 0.2757 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.2757 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 units per person, in 1960.
Chad ranks 201st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0659 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0692 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0726 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.076 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0797 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0841 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0893 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0949 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1009 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.107 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1131 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.119 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1248 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1334 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1445 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1567 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1683 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1778 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1838 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1875 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1908 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.194 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1969 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1996 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.202 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2042 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2062 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.208 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2096 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2109 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.212 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2129 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2136 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2141 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2145 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2149 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2153 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2156 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2159 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2162 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2165 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2168 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.217 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2172 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2174 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2175 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2176 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2177 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2178 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2178 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2185 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2196 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2211 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.223 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2253 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.228 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2311 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2346 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2385 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2427 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2473 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2523 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2576 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2633 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2693 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2757 units per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.084 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | 0.107 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1509 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | 0.1875 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2022 units per person | 0.1908 units per person | 0.2109 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2145 units per person | 0.212 units per person | 0.2162 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2173 units per person | 0.2165 units per person | 0.2178 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2282 units per person | 0.2185 units per person | 0.2427 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2609 units per person | 0.2473 units per person | 0.2757 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 198 Saint Lucia 0.291 units per person compare
- 199 Burkina Faso 0.2892 units per person compare
- 200 Timor-Leste 0.2879 units per person compare
- 202 Eswatini 0.2672 units per person compare
- 203 Guyana 0.2649 units per person compare
- 204 Tajikistan 0.2616 units per person 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 urban population, per capita in Chad?
- Urban population, per capita in Chad was 0.2757 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2757 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 units per person in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for urban population, per capita?
- Chad ranks 201st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.