Chad birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Chad chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Chad is 6.12, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.34 — a -16.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Chad	World
1960	6.25	4.69
1961	6.27	4.56
1962	6.29	5.02
1963	6.3	5.31
1964	6.32	5.13
1965	6.34	5.08
1966	6.36	4.97
1967	6.39	4.87
1968	6.43	4.98
1969	6.48	4.88
1970	6.53	4.84
1971	6.58	4.69
1972	6.85	4.55
1973	6.87	4.42
1974	6.86	4.26
1975	6.88	4.07
1976	6.89	3.97
1977	6.9	3.84
1978	6.89	3.77
1979	6.91	3.76
1980	6.91	3.73
1981	6.94	3.71
1982	6.96	3.72
1983	6.98	3.59
1984	7.02	3.57
1985	7.04	3.53
1986	7.07	3.51
1987	7.11	3.48
1988	7.15	3.39
1989	7.19	3.35
1990	7.22	3.31
1991	7.26	3.13
1992	7.3	3.04
1993	7.34	2.97
1994	7.31	2.92
1995	7.29	2.87
1996	7.29	2.82
1997	7.27	2.78
1998	7.27	2.75
1999	7.26	2.72
2000	7.25	2.73
2001	7.23	2.69
2002	7.2	2.66
2003	7.18	2.64
2004	7.16	2.63
2005	7.13	2.61
2006	7.12	2.61
2007	7.09	2.6
2008	7.06	2.6
2009	7.02	2.59
2010	6.99	2.57
2011	6.95	2.55
2012	6.91	2.56
2013	6.84	2.53
2014	6.78	2.52
2015	6.71	2.49
2016	6.62	2.49
2017	6.54	2.46
2018	6.46	2.39
2019	6.41	2.35
2020	6.35	2.28
2021	6.26	2.25
2022	6.22	2.22
2023	6.12	2.2
2024	6.03	2.19
2025	5.94	2.18
2026	5.83	2.18
2027	5.74	2.17
2028	5.63	2.16
2029	5.54	2.15
2030	5.44	2.14
2031	5.36	2.13
2032	5.25	2.12
2033	5.15	2.12
2034	5.06	2.11
2035	4.97	2.1
2036	4.88	2.09
2037	4.8	2.09
2038	4.72	2.08
2039	4.63	2.08
2040	4.55	2.08
2041	4.47	2.07
2042	4.39	2.07
2043	4.32	2.07
2044	4.24	2.07
2045	4.17	2.06
2046	4.1	2.06
2047	4.04	2.06
2048	3.97	2.05
2049	3.91	2.05
2050	3.85	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 16% were to women under 20 years old, 51.7% to women ages 20-29, and 32.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 21.2%, 51.4%, and 27.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Chad by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Chad	World
1960	41%	37.4%
1961	41.2%	37.5%
1962	41.5%	37.6%
1963	41.7%	37.8%
1964	41.9%	38%
1965	42%	38%
1966	42.1%	38%
1967	42.2%	38%
1968	42.4%	37.9%
1969	42.5%	37.8%
1970	42.7%	37.7%
1971	43%	37.6%
1972	43.2%	37.5%
1973	43.5%	37.3%
1974	43.9%	37.2%
1975	44.2%	37.1%
1976	44.6%	36.9%
1977	45%	36.7%
1978	45.4%	36.3%
1979	45.7%	35.9%
1980	46.6%	35.5%
1981	47.5%	35.2%
1982	46.6%	34.9%
1983	45.8%	34.6%
1984	46.5%	34.3%
1985	47.3%	34%
1986	47.2%	33.8%
1987	47%	33.6%
1988	46.8%	33.4%
1989	46.8%	33.2%
1990	47.1%	33%
1991	47.1%	32.9%
1992	46.9%	32.7%
1993	47.5%	32.5%
1994	48.2%	32.3%
1995	47.9%	32.1%
1996	47.8%	31.8%
1997	48.2%	31.5%
1998	48.5%	31.1%
1999	48.6%	30.8%
2000	48.8%	30.4%
2001	49%	30%
2002	49.1%	29.6%
2003	49%	29.2%
2004	48.7%	28.8%
2005	48.6%	28.5%
2006	48.6%	28.1%
2007	48.7%	27.9%
2008	48.7%	27.6%
2009	48.7%	27.5%
2010	48.8%	27.3%
2011	48.7%	27.1%
2012	48.7%	27%
2013	48.6%	26.9%
2014	48.5%	26.8%
2015	48.5%	26.6%
2016	48.5%	26.5%
2017	48.4%	26.4%
2018	48.2%	26.2%
2019	48.1%	26%
2020	48%	25.8%
2021	47.7%	25.6%
2022	47.4%	25.3%
2023	46.7%	25%
2024	46.1%	24.7%
2025	46%	24.4%
2026	46%	24.1%
2027	45.9%	23.8%
2028	45.8%	23.4%
2029	45.6%	23.1%
2030	45.4%	22.8%
2031	45.1%	22.6%
2032	44.9%	22.3%
2033	44.6%	22.1%
2034	44.3%	21.9%
2035	44%	21.7%
2036	43.7%	21.6%
2037	43.3%	21.5%
2038	42.9%	21.4%
2039	42.4%	21.3%
2040	41.9%	21.2%
2041	41.4%	21.1%
2042	40.9%	21%
2043	40.5%	21%
2044	40%	20.9%
2045	39.6%	20.8%
2046	39.2%	20.7%
2047	38.8%	20.7%
2048	38.4%	20.6%
2049	38.1%	20.5%
2050	37.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Chad was 41% in 1960, 47.5% in 1993, and 46.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Chad.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Chad, excluding migration, has been +3.18% annually. On average, 525,396 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Chad
1960	62,003
1961	63,639
1962	65,312
1963	67,414
1964	69,483
1965	70,913
1966	73,123
1967	76,142
1968	79,465
1969	83,413
1970	87,660
1971	89,404
1972	101,142
1973	104,418
1974	106,898
1975	109,315
1976	111,324
1977	113,498
1978	115,084
1979	117,780
1980	122,468
1981	111,907
1982	119,121
1983	144,684
1984	151,511
1985	145,845
1986	152,360
1987	156,797
1988	178,489
1989	188,485
1990	191,959
1991	200,102
1992	219,348
1993	229,984
1994	223,996
1995	234,010
1996	254,589
1997	261,030
1998	270,055
1999	278,264
2000	287,173
2001	297,254
2002	302,995
2003	314,740
2004	334,136
2005	352,302
2006	362,027
2007	376,732
2008	387,439
2009	401,937
2010	416,177
2011	428,989
2012	444,246
2013	454,517
2014	467,957
2015	478,010
2016	483,442
2017	494,304
2018	509,642
2019	530,540
2020	541,234
2021	554,851
2022	588,060
2023	605,924

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Chad was 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.75% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -38.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	World
1985	1,119	460
1986	1,068	438
1987	1,123	429
1988	1,093	414
1989	1,083	401
1990	1,113	391
1991	1,093	395
1992	1,119	395
1993	1,166	389
1994	1,151	382
1995	1,119	371
1996	1,150	366
1997	1,146	358
1998	1,177	360
1999	1,184	340
2000	1,208	328
2001	1,204	321
2002	1,199	311
2003	1,170	301
2004	1,167	291
2005	1,189	283
2006	1,220	276
2007	1,240	269
2008	1,264	264
2009	1,285	258
2010	1,284	253
2011	1,264	247
2012	1,245	239
2013	1,216	235
2014	1,198	231
2015	1,176	228
2016	1,133	220
2017	1,085	215
2018	1,020	211
2019	958	207
2020	877	211
2021	869	242
2022	775	203
2023	748	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Chad was 101.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 10.1% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 183.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Chad	World
1960	26.7%	18.5%
1961	26.6%	18.1%
1962	26.5%	17.8%
1963	26.4%	17.5%
1964	26.3%	17.7%
1965	26.1%	17.5%
1966	26%	17.3%
1967	25.9%	17%
1968	25.7%	16.5%
1969	25.6%	15.5%
1970	25.4%	15.2%
1971	25.3%	15.1%
1972	25.2%	14.4%
1973	25%	14.1%
1974	24.8%	13.7%
1975	24.7%	13.4%
1976	24.6%	13%
1977	24.4%	12.5%
1978	24.2%	12.1%
1979	24.1%	11.7%
1980	23.8%	11.4%
1981	23.6%	11%
1982	23.4%	10.8%
1983	23.2%	10.6%
1984	22.9%	10.4%
1985	22.6%	10.1%
1986	22.3%	9.81%
1987	22%	9.47%
1988	21.8%	9.31%
1989	21.5%	9.02%
1990	21.2%	8.81%
1991	20.9%	8.66%
1992	20.6%	8.46%
1993	20.3%	8.19%
1994	20.1%	7.98%
1995	19.8%	7.76%
1996	19.6%	7.52%
1997	19.3%	7.28%
1998	19%	7.05%
1999	18.7%	6.76%
2000	18.4%	6.48%
2001	18%	6.21%
2002	17.7%	5.94%
2003	17.3%	5.65%
2004	17%	5.43%
2005	16.7%	5.16%
2006	16.3%	4.92%
2007	15.9%	4.7%
2008	15.5%	4.5%
2009	15.2%	4.31%
2010	14.8%	4.11%
2011	14.4%	3.97%
2012	14%	3.77%
2013	13.7%	3.61%
2014	13.3%	3.48%
2015	12.9%	3.35%
2016	12.6%	3.23%
2017	12.2%	3.11%
2018	11.8%	2.97%
2019	11.5%	2.86%
2020	11.1%	2.75%
2021	10.8%	2.66%
2022	10.4%	2.59%
2023	10.1%	2.49%