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Chad: area, population and density
Chad has 1,259,200 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 21,003,705; calculated population density is 17 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Chad ranks 21st of 196 by land area, 64th by population and 179th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 1,259,200 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 21,003,705World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 17 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Chad in the country comparison set
Chad has 1,259,200 sq km of land area and a population value of 21,003,705 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 21st by land area, 64th by population, and 179th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Chad first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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