Population density rose 3.05% to 9.89 km per capita in Chad in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Chad reached an all time high of 10.2 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 2.43 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Chad's main peers, population density in Cameroon amounted to 45.9 km per capita, 13.6 km per capita in Niger, 185 km per capita in Nigeria and 20.2 km per capita in Sudan in 2015.
Chad has been ranked 162nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | km per capita | 82.0 | 84.3 | 86.7 | 89.1 | 91.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | km per capita | 42.5 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | km per capita | 6.85 | 6.98 | 7.12 | 7.26 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | km per capita | 77.1 | 78.4 | 79.8 | 81.1 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | km per capita | 84.8 | 87.1 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 94.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | km per capita | 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.19 | 6.34 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | km per capita | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | km per capita | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | km per capita | 171 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | km per capita | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | km per capita | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 |
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