Chad - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Chad was 3,863,362 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,863,362 in 2020 and a minimum value of 200,957 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 200,957
1961 213,063
1962 225,946
1963 239,628
1964 255,729
1965 278,204
1966 302,417
1967 328,506
1968 356,796
1969 387,600
1970 421,493
1971 458,806
1972 499,798
1973 542,493
1974 588,148
1975 636,426
1976 687,315
1977 740,965
1978 798,062
1979 822,276
1980 848,125
1981 875,613
1982 904,895
1983 936,358
1984 970,591
1985 1,007,819
1986 1,048,564
1987 1,092,691
1988 1,139,948
1989 1,189,545
1990 1,241,012
1991 1,294,404
1992 1,349,854
1993 1,405,205
1994 1,453,859
1995 1,505,291
1996 1,559,394
1997 1,616,103
1998 1,676,078
1999 1,739,885
2000 1,807,913
2001 1,880,533
2002 1,957,352
2003 2,037,420
2004 2,119,063
2005 2,201,166
2006 2,283,208
2007 2,365,687
2008 2,449,318
2009 2,535,602
2010 2,627,677
2011 2,726,092
2012 2,830,799
2013 2,941,282
2014 3,056,812
2015 3,177,085
2016 3,302,147
2017 3,432,531
2018 3,569,009
2019 3,712,275
2020 3,863,362

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Chad was 23.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 6.70
1961 6.96
1962 7.24
1963 7.53
1964 7.88
1965 8.41
1966 8.97
1967 9.56
1968 10.20
1969 10.86
1970 11.57
1971 12.31
1972 13.10
1973 13.88
1974 14.70
1975 15.57
1976 16.47
1977 17.41
1978 18.40
1979 18.59
1980 18.79
1981 18.98
1982 19.18
1983 19.38
1984 19.58
1985 19.78
1986 19.98
1987 20.19
1988 20.39
1989 20.60
1990 20.81
1991 21.02
1992 21.24
1993 21.41
1994 21.44
1995 21.47
1996 21.51
1997 21.54
1998 21.57
1999 21.60
2000 21.64
2001 21.67
2002 21.70
2003 21.74
2004 21.77
2005 21.80
2006 21.83
2007 21.87
2008 21.90
2009 21.93
2010 21.99
2011 22.05
2012 22.14
2013 22.25
2014 22.37
2015 22.52
2016 22.68
2017 22.86
2018 23.06
2019 23.28
2020 23.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization