Largest cities in Chad by population
The 4 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Chad: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is N'Djamena with 1,521,882 people.
Who runs cities in Chad?
Communes (420 planned under the 2021 law): Municipal council directly elected for six years; it elects the mayor and executive for three years. N'Djamena has a special status with 10 arrondissements.. Local services; markets, sanitation, local roads, civil registration.
How local power works in Chad · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N'Djamena (capital) | 1,521,882 | 1 July 2019 |
| 2 | Moundou | 200,963 | 1 July 2019 |
| 3 | Abéché | 152,107 | 1 July 2019 |
| 4 | Sarh | 151,727 | 1 July 2019 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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