Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Chad

Share of population aged 65 and over in Chad in 2025 — 2.1%. Ranked 214 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2025 2.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 214of 217
Period maximum 4%1964
Period minimum 2%2018

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Chad, 1960–202522.533.5419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4%1962: 4%1964: 4%1966: 4%1968: 4%1970: 3.9%1972: 3.9%1974: 3.9%1976: 3.8%1978: 3.8%1980: 3.8%1982: 3.7%1984: 3.7%1986: 3.6%1988: 3.5%1990: 3.5%1992: 3.3%1994: 3.2%1996: 3.1%1998: 3%2000: 2.8%2002: 2.7%2004: 2.6%2006: 2.5%2008: 2.3%2010: 2.2%2012: 2.1%2014: 2.1%2016: 2.1%2018: 2%2020: 2%2022: 2.1%2024: 2.1%2025: 2.1%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chad

Chad 2.1%
World 10.4%
Middle Africa computed 2.9%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.1 +0 pp
2024 2.1 +0 pp
2023 2.1 +0 pp
2022 2.1 +0 pp
2021 2 −0 pp
2020 2 −0 pp
2019 2 +0 pp
2018 2 −0 pp
2017 2 −0 pp
2016 2.1 −0 pp
2015 2.1 −0 pp
2014 2.1 −0 pp
2013 2.1 −0 pp
2012 2.1 −0 pp
2011 2.2 −0 pp
2010 2.2 −0 pp
2009 2.3 −0.1 pp
2008 2.3 −0.1 pp
2007 2.4 −0.1 pp
2006 2.5 −0.1 pp
2005 2.5 −0.1 pp
2004 2.6 −0.1 pp
2003 2.6 −0.1 pp
2002 2.7 −0.1 pp
2001 2.8 −0.1 pp
2000 2.8 −0.1 pp
1999 2.9 −0.1 pp
1998 3 −0.1 pp
1997 3 −0.1 pp
1996 3.1 −0.1 pp
1995 3.2 −0.1 pp
1994 3.2 −0.1 pp
1993 3.3 −0.1 pp
1992 3.3 −0.1 pp
1991 3.4 −0.1 pp
1990 3.5 −0 pp
1989 3.5 −0 pp
1988 3.5 −0 pp
1987 3.6 −0 pp
1986 3.6 −0 pp
1985 3.7 −0 pp
1984 3.7 −0 pp
1983 3.7 −0.1 pp
1982 3.7 −0 pp
1981 3.8 +0 pp
1980 3.8 +0 pp
1979 3.8 −0 pp
1978 3.8 −0 pp
1977 3.8 −0 pp
1976 3.8 −0 pp
1975 3.8 −0 pp
1974 3.9 −0 pp
1973 3.9 −0 pp
1972 3.9 −0 pp
1971 3.9 −0 pp
1970 3.9 −0 pp
1969 4 −0 pp
1968 4 −0 pp
1967 4 −0 pp
1966 4 −0 pp
1965 4 −0 pp
1964 4 +0 pp
1963 4 +0 pp
1962 4 +0 pp
1961 4 −0 pp
1960 4

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.