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 2023 was 13,824,812, a 2.72% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Chad Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 13,824,812 75.63 2.69%
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 %