Chad Rural Population 1960-2023

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Chad rural population for 2021 was 13,094,226, a 2.86% increase from 2020.
  • Chad rural population for 2020 was 12,729,867, a 2.89% increase from 2019.
  • Chad rural population for 2019 was 12,372,693, a 3.05% increase from 2018.
  • Chad rural population for 2018 was 12,006,035, a 3.17% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Chad Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 13,094,226 76.22 2.82%
2020 12,729,867 76.48 2.85%
2019 12,372,693 76.72 3.01%
2018 12,006,035 76.94 3.12%
2017 11,637,553 77.14 3.09%
2016 11,283,424 77.32 2.94%
2015 10,956,591 77.49 3.00%
2014 10,632,805 77.63 3.41%
2013 10,276,300 77.75 3.42%
2012 9,930,715 77.86 3.37%
2011 9,601,178 77.95 3.41%
2010 9,279,671 78.02 3.34%
2009 8,974,567 78.07 3.48%
2008 8,667,946 78.10 3.40%
2007 8,377,884 78.13 3.34%
2006 8,102,386 78.17 3.50%
2005 7,823,819 78.20 3.95%
2004 7,520,836 78.23 4.39%
2003 7,197,536 78.27 3.93%
2002 6,920,266 78.30 3.41%
2001 6,688,445 78.33 3.29%
2000 6,472,108 78.36 3.37%
1999 6,257,482 78.40 3.44%
1998 6,046,182 78.43 3.37%
1997 5,846,105 78.46 3.38%
1996 5,651,796 78.49 4.38%
1995 5,409,612 78.53 4.35%
1994 5,179,459 78.56 2.18%
1993 5,067,832 78.59 2.06%
1992 4,964,500 78.77 3.95%
1991 4,772,128 78.98 3.36%
1990 4,614,398 79.19 2.46%
1989 4,502,358 79.40 3.10%
1988 4,364,827 79.61 3.12%
1987 4,230,769 79.81 3.25%
1986 4,095,398 80.02 2.73%
1985 3,985,050 80.22 0.70%
1984 3,957,210 80.42 1.01%
1983 3,917,611 80.62 4.74%
1982 3,736,216 80.82 4.49%
1981 3,572,266 81.02 -0.22%
1980 3,580,056 81.21 -0.12%
1979 3,584,347 81.41 1.82%
1978 3,519,799 81.60 0.55%
1977 3,500,492 82.59 0.66%
1976 3,477,397 83.53 0.84%
1975 3,448,377 84.43 1.05%
1974 3,412,317 85.30 1.26%
1973 3,369,716 86.12 1.38%
1972 3,323,403 86.90 1.26%
1971 3,281,716 87.69 1.18%
1970 3,243,150 88.43 1.19%
1969 3,204,647 89.14 1.18%
1968 3,167,181 89.80 1.16%
1967 3,130,590 90.44 1.18%
1966 3,093,872 91.03 1.24%
1965 3,055,885 91.59 1.33%
1964 3,015,572 92.12 1.57%
1963 2,968,657 92.47 1.64%
1962 2,920,341 92.76 1.65%
1961 2,872,694 93.04 1.64%
1960 2,825,917 93.31 %