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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Chad

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population21M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$21.47B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.02K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth55.22024 · yearsInternet use12.6%2024 · % of populationForest area3.2%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
55.2

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Chad2024 · 55.2
013.8127.6241.4355.241960199320251960: 39.21961: 39.41962: 39.61963: 39.91964: 40.11965: 40.11966: 40.11967: 40.41968: 40.71969: 411970: 41.41971: 40.91972: 41.91973: 42.41974: 42.61975: 42.71976: 42.71977: 42.91978: 431979: 43.21980: 43.51981: 43.51982: 43.91983: 44.41984: 44.71985: 45.31986: 45.61987: 43.11988: 46.41989: 46.41990: 45.11991: 46.61992: 46.81993: 471994: 47.11995: 47.51996: 47.61997: 47.81998: 47.81999: 47.92000: 47.92001: 48.32002: 48.42003: 48.62004: 48.72005: 48.92006: 48.72007: 49.22008: 49.52009: 49.82010: 50.12011: 50.42012: 50.82013: 51.12014: 51.12015: 51.32016: 51.62017: 51.92018: 52.42019: 532020: 53.12021: 53.12022: 54.52023: 55.12024: 55.2

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Chad in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
N'Djamena
Country code
TCD

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