Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Chad
Chad: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 27.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Chad, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Chad is 27.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Chad peaked at 27.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Chad 218th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 11.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.7% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 215 Saint Lucia 29.1% compare
- 216 Burkina Faso 28.9% compare
- 217 East Timor 28.8% compare
- 219 Eswatini 26.7% compare
- 220 Guyana 26.5% compare
- 221 Tajikistan 26.2% compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2527 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.39 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.69 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Chad?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Chad was 27.6% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Chad rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Chad ranks 218th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.