Chad Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2022 was 13,458,554, a 2.78% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 95,420,799
Democratic Republic of Congo 52,636,799
Tanzania 41,471,864
Uganda 34,889,566
Afghanistan 30,181,937
Nepal 23,994,819
Niger 21,780,401
Yemen 20,491,585
Mozambique 20,379,448
Madagascar 17,801,970
Malawi 16,736,441
Burkina Faso 15,446,047
Chad 13,458,554
Mali 12,327,741
Rwanda 11,335,329
Zimbabwe 11,033,499
Burundi 11,031,286
North Korea 9,667,582
Syrian Arab Republic 9,564,966
Somalia 9,269,665
Senegal 8,816,497
Guinea 8,638,804
South Sudan 8,638,206
Tajikistan 7,169,192
Benin 6,738,656
Togo 4,962,262
Sierra Leone 4,833,746
Haiti 4,770,701
Central African Republic 3,173,417
Liberia 2,488,813
Eritrea 2,113,713
Guinea-Bissau 1,157,198
Gambia 978,162
Comoros 586,880
Chad Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 13,458,554 75.94 2.74%
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 0.00%