Rural population, per capita in Chad
Chad: Rural population, per capita was 0.7243 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.7243 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Chad peaked at 0.9341 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7243 units per person, in 2025.
That places Chad 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9341 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9308 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9274 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.924 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9203 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9159 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9107 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9051 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8991 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.893 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8869 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.881 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8752 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8666 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8555 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8433 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8317 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8222 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8162 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8125 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8092 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.806 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.798 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7958 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7938 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.792 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7904 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7891 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.788 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7871 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7864 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7859 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7855 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7851 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7847 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7844 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7841 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7835 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7832 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.783 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7828 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7826 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7825 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7824 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7823 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7822 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7822 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7815 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7804 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7789 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.777 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7747 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.772 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7689 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7654 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7615 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7573 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7527 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7477 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7424 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7367 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7307 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7243 units per person | -0.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.7243 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.7243 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.916 units per person | 0.893 units per person | 0.9341 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8491 units per person | 0.8125 units per person | 0.8869 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.7891 units per person | 0.8092 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7855 units per person | 0.7838 units per person | 0.788 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7827 units per person | 0.7822 units per person | 0.7835 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7718 units per person | 0.7573 units per person | 0.7815 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7391 units per person | 0.7243 units per person | 0.7527 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
- 17 Eswatini 0.7328 units per person compare
- 19 East Timor 0.7121 units per person compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.7108 units per person compare
- 21 Saint Lucia 0.709 units per person 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
- Rural population 72.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Chad?
- Rural population, per capita in Chad was 0.7243 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9341 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7243 units per person in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for rural population, per capita?
- Chad ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.