Age dependency ratio, young in Chad
Chad: Age dependency ratio, young was 88.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, young in Chad, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Chad recorded 88.5% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Chad peaked at 102.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1960.
That places Chad 5th 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, young in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.5% | — |
| 1961 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 83.9% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 85.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 87.9% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 94.0% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 97.5% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 93.8% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 90.7% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 93.4% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 96.3% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 97.9% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 97.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 100.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 101.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 102.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 101.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.9% | 80.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 90.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 94.2% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.3% | 99.2% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 88.5% | 96.0% | 6 |
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- 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, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Chad?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Chad was 88.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 102.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Chad ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.