Share of the population that is female in Chad
Chad: Share of the population that is female was 49.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
149th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.8%
in 1988
All-time low
49.8%
in 2020
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Chad stood at 49.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Chad peaked at 50.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 2020.
That places Chad 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More gender data for Chad
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 383,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 358,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 343,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 352,567 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Chad?
- Share of the population that is female in Chad was 49.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 2020.
- How does Chad rank for share of the population that is female?
- Chad ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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