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Chad – Population Density

Name: Chad Population Density
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

15.3 +0.7 from 2022 G20 rank: 18th · all-time high: 15.3 (2023)

APA

Chad Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/chad/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_chad_population-density,
  title = {Chad Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/chad/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	16.8	–	–
2025* trend	16.3	–	–
2023	15.3	+0.7	18th
2022	14.7	+0.5	17th
2021	14.2	+0.5	17th
2020	13.7	+0.4	17th
2019	13.3	+0.4	17th
2018	12.8	+0.4	17th
2017	12.4	+0.4	17th
2016	12.0	+0.4	17th
2015	11.6	+0.4	17th
2014	11.3	+0.4	17th
2013	10.9	+0.4	17th
2012	10.5	+0.4	17th
2011	10.1	+0.4	18th
2010	9.8	+0.3	18th
2009	9.4	+0.3	18th
2008	9.1	+0.3	18th
2007	8.8	+0.3	17th
2006	8.5	+0.3	16th
2005	8.2	+0.3	16th
2004	7.9	+0.3	16th
2003	7.5	+0.3	15th
2002	7.2	+0.2	15th
2001	7.0	+0.2	15th
2000	6.8	+0.2	15th
1999	6.5	+0.2	15th
1998	6.3	+0.2	15th
1997	6.1	+0.2	15th
1996	5.9	+0.3	14th
1995	5.6	+0.2	14th
1994	5.4	+0.1	14th
1993	5.3	+0.1	14th
1992	5.1	+0.2	14th
1991	4.9	+0.2	14th
1990	4.8	+0.1	14th
1989	4.6	+0.2	14th
1988	4.5	+0.1	14th
1987	4.3	+0.1	15th
1986	4.2	+0.1	14th
1985	4.0	+0.0	14th
1984	4.0	+0.1	14th
1983	4.0	+0.2	15th
1982	3.8	+0.2	14th
1981	3.6	+0.0	14th
1980	3.6	+0.0	14th
1979	3.6	+0.1	14th
1978	3.5	+0.1	14th
1977	3.4	+0.1	14th
1976	3.4	+0.1	14th
1975	3.3	+0.1	14th
1974	3.2	+0.1	14th
1973	3.2	+0.1	14th
1972	3.1	+0.1	14th
1971	3.0	+0.1	14th
1970	3.0	+0.1	14th
1969	2.9	+0.1	14th
1968	2.8	+0.1	15th
1967	2.8	+0.1	15th
1966	2.7	+0.1	15th
1965	2.7	+0.1	15th
1964	2.6	+0.1	15th
1963	2.6	+0.1	15th
1962	2.5	+0.1	15th
1961	2.5	–	15th

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +17.7% GDP growth 15.5% C/A balance 1.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 460 of 682 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (67% of cases). Chad matched this pattern in 1988. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Chad's population density averaged 13.1. The 2023 figure of 15.3 is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 16.3 by 2025.