Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Chad

Share of population under 15 in Chad in 2025 — 46%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5 pp.

2025 46% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 217
Period maximum 49.1%2002
Period minimum 41%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Chad, 1960–20254042.54547.55019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41%1962: 41.5%1964: 41.9%1966: 42.1%1968: 42.4%1970: 42.7%1972: 43.2%1974: 43.9%1976: 44.6%1978: 45.4%1980: 46.6%1982: 46.6%1984: 46.5%1986: 47.2%1988: 46.8%1990: 47.1%1992: 46.9%1994: 48.2%1996: 47.8%1998: 48.5%2000: 48.8%2002: 49.1%2004: 48.7%2006: 48.6%2008: 48.7%2010: 48.8%2012: 48.7%2014: 48.5%2016: 48.5%2018: 48.2%2020: 48%2022: 47.4%2024: 46.1%2025: 46%
Change over the period: +5 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Chad 46%
World 24.4%
Middle Africa computed 44.7%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46 −0.1 pp
2024 46.1 −0.7 pp
2023 46.7 −0.7 pp
2022 47.4 −0.3 pp
2021 47.7 −0.3 pp
2020 48 −0.2 pp
2019 48.1 −0.1 pp
2018 48.2 −0.2 pp
2017 48.4 −0.1 pp
2016 48.5 −0 pp
2015 48.5 +0 pp
2014 48.5 −0.1 pp
2013 48.6 −0.1 pp
2012 48.7 −0 pp
2011 48.7 −0 pp
2010 48.8 +0.1 pp
2009 48.7 −0 pp
2008 48.7 −0 pp
2007 48.7 +0.1 pp
2006 48.6 +0.1 pp
2005 48.6 −0.1 pp
2004 48.7 −0.3 pp
2003 49 −0.1 pp
2002 49.1 +0.1 pp
2001 49 +0.2 pp
2000 48.8 +0.2 pp
1999 48.6 +0.1 pp
1998 48.5 +0.3 pp
1997 48.2 +0.4 pp
1996 47.8 −0.1 pp
1995 47.9 −0.2 pp
1994 48.2 +0.6 pp
1993 47.5 +0.6 pp
1992 46.9 −0.2 pp
1991 47.1 −0 pp
1990 47.1 +0.3 pp
1989 46.8 −0 pp
1988 46.8 −0.1 pp
1987 47 −0.2 pp
1986 47.2 −0.1 pp
1985 47.3 +0.7 pp
1984 46.5 +0.7 pp
1983 45.8 −0.8 pp
1982 46.6 −0.9 pp
1981 47.5 +0.9 pp
1980 46.6 +0.9 pp
1979 45.7 +0.3 pp
1978 45.4 +0.4 pp
1977 45 +0.4 pp
1976 44.6 +0.4 pp
1975 44.2 +0.3 pp
1974 43.9 +0.3 pp
1973 43.5 +0.3 pp
1972 43.2 +0.3 pp
1971 43 +0.2 pp
1970 42.7 +0.2 pp
1969 42.5 +0.2 pp
1968 42.4 +0.1 pp
1967 42.2 +0.1 pp
1966 42.1 +0.1 pp
1965 42 +0.1 pp
1964 41.9 +0.2 pp
1963 41.7 +0.3 pp
1962 41.5 +0.3 pp
1961 41.2 +0.2 pp
1960 41

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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