Rural population growth in Chad
Chad: Rural population growth was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Chad, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Chad is 2.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 38.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Chad peaked at 4.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1981.
Chad ranks 9th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population growth in Chad, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.7% | — |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -27.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +52.2% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +52.9% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -111.6% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | +38.5% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | -1726.5% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -78.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -27.8% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +275.8% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +35.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -44.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +93.7% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +38.8% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | -0.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 6 Niger 2.8% compare
- 7 Ukraine 2.7% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 2.6% compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5% compare
- 11 Yemen 2.5% compare
- 12 Afghanistan 2.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 371.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7243 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 36.34 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 36.34 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Chad?
- Rural population growth in Chad was 2.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for rural population growth?
- Chad ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.