Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 0.430% to 75.3% in Chad in 2024

Rural Population (As % of Total) (%), 2024
Society | Chad | September 1, 2025
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Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.430% to 75.3% in Chad in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Chad reached an all time high of 93.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 75.3% in 2024. When compared to Chad's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Cameroon amounted to 40.1%, 82.8% in Niger, 45.0% in Nigeria and 63.2% in Sudan in 2024.

Chad has been ranked 11th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Rural Population (As % of Total) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Algeria % 27.4% 26.8% 26.3% 25.7% 25.2%
Benin % 52.7% 52.1% 51.6% 51.0% 50.5%
Cameroon % 43.6% 43.0% 42.4% 41.9% 41.3%
Central African Republic % 58.6% 58.2% 57.8% 57.4% 56.9%
Chad % 76.9% 76.7% 76.5% 76.2% 75.9%
Egypt % 57.3% 57.3% 57.2% 57.1% 57.0%
Ethiopia % 79.2% 78.8% 78.3% 77.8% 77.3%
Gabon % 10.6% 10.3% 9.91% 9.58% 9.27%
Libya % 19.9% 19.6% 19.3% 19.0% 18.7%
Mali % 57.6% 56.9% 56.1% 55.3% 54.6%
Niger % 83.6% 83.5% 83.4% 83.2% 83.1%
Nigeria % 49.7% 48.8% 48.0% 47.3% 46.5%
South Sudan % 80.4% 80.1% 79.8% 79.5% 79.2%
Sudan % 65.4% 65.1% 64.7% 64.4% 64.0%