Urban population, male (% of total) in Chad
Chad: Urban population, male (% of total) was 11.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Chad, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Chad recorded 11.5% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Chad peaked at 11.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1980.
That places Chad 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.7% | — |
| 1985 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 11.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.8%, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.3%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More gender data for Chad
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,979 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,228 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,228 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Chad?
- Urban population, male in Chad was 11.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1980.
- How does Chad rank for urban population, male?
- Chad ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.