Age dependency ratio in Chad
Chad: Age dependency ratio was 92.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Chad is 92.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Chad peaked at 107.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1960.
That places Chad 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.7% | — |
| 1961 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 91.3% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 95.4% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 96.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 101.7% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 105.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 101.3% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 100.8% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 103.7% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 103.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 102.2% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 101.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 101.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 102.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 101.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 100.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 103.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 105.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 104.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 103.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 105.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 105.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 106.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 106.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 107.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 107.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 106.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 105.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 104.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 104.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 104.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 104.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 104.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 104.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 103.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 103.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 102.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 102.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 102.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 101.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 100.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 100.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 81.7% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.3% | 87.6% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 98.0% | 105.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.9% | 100.9% | 106.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.5% | 104.0% | 107.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 100.7% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 92.6% | 100.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2602 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Chad?
- Age dependency ratio in Chad was 92.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 107.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for age dependency ratio?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.