The estimated population of Chad as of July 2011 is approximately 10.7 million, while the population growth rate is estimated at 2.01% and the estimated birth rate is 39.4 births per 1,000 population. Almost 28% of the population live in urban areas of Chad while the annual rate of urbanization is estimated at 4.6% (2010).
Estimated Age Structure:
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0-14 years: 46% (male 2,510,656/female 2,441,780)
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15-64 years: 51% (male 2,531,896/female 2,960,406)
- 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 131,805/female 182,402) (2011)
Estimated infant mortality:
- Total: 95.31 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 101.18 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 89.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Death rate (July 2011): 15.47 deaths per 1000 adults.
Life expectancy at birth (2011):
- Total population: 48.33 years
- Male: 47.28 years
- Female: 49.43 years
HIV / AIDS Statistics (2009):
- Adult prevalence rate: 3.4%
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 210,000
- Fatalities: 11,000
Ethnic group population estimates:
- Sara 27.7%
- Arab 12.3%
- Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%
- Kanem-Bornou 9%
- Ouaddai 8.7%
- Hadjarai 6.7%
- Tandjile 6.5%
- Gorane 6.3%
- Fitri-Batha 4.7%
- Other 6.4%
- Unknown 0.3% (1993 census)
Religious affiliation (1993 census):
- Muslim 53.1%
- Catholic 20.1%
- Protestant 14.2%
- Animist 7.3%
- Other 0.5%
- Unknown 1.7%
- Atheist 3.1%
Languages:
- French (official)
- Arabic (official)
- Sara (in south)
- More than 133 different languages and dialects
Literacy (by definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic) (2000):
- Total population: 25.7%
- Male: 40.8%
- Female: 12.8%
Reference: US State Department