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% |