Chad — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Chad had an estimated population of 8,528,506 in 2005, with 42 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Chad today — population now 21,560,380, against 8,528,506 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 8,528,506 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 10,328,092 | 21,560,380 | +109% |
The two sources differ by 17% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NʿDjaména | Chari-Baguirmi | 721,081 | 1,359,526 now |
| 2 | Moundou | Logone Occidental | 135,167 | 196,124 now |
| 3 | Sarh | Moyen-Chari | 102,528 | 138,928 now |
| 4 | Abéché | Ouaddaï | 74,188 | 139,983 now |
| 5 | Kélo | Tandjilé | 42,533 | 82,677 now |
| 6 | Koumra | Moyen-Chari | 36,263 | 54,109 now |
| 7 | Pala | Mayo-Kébbi | 35,466 | 70,677 now |
| 8 | Am Timan | Salamat | 28,885 | 74,691 now |
| 9 | Bongor | Mayo-Kébbi | 27,770 | 63,699 now |
| 10 | Mongo | Guéra | 27,763 | 53,768 now |
| 11 | Doba | Logone Oriental | 24,336 | 70,942 now |
| 12 | Ati | Batha | 24,074 | 29,867 now |
| 13 | Laï | Tandjilé | 19,382 | 27,071 now |
| 14 | Oum Hadjer | Batha | 19,271 | — |
| 15 | Bitkine | Guéra | 18,495 | 41,871 now |
| 16 | Mao | Kanem | 18,031 | 50,681 now |
| 17 | Massaguet | Chari-Baguirmi | 17,906 | 28,401 now |
| 18 | Dourbali | Chari-Baguirmi | 17,682 | 18,604 now |
| 19 | Léré | Mayo-Kébbi | 17,132 | 32,721 now |
| 20 | Kyabé | Moyen-Chari | 16,177 | 22,806 now |
| 21 | Bénoy | Tandjilé | 15,717 | 17,285 now |
| 22 | Massakory | Chari-Baguirmi | 15,406 | 39,944 now |
| 23 | Moussoro | Kanem | 15,190 | 35,100 now |
| 24 | Bokoro | Chari-Baguirmi | 14,723 | 26,095 now |
| 25 | Béré | Tandjilé | 14,666 | 15,431 now |
| 26 | Bousso | Chari-Baguirmi | 13,555 | 16,732 now |
| 27 | Fianga | Mayo-Kébbi | 13,441 | 31,668 now |
| 28 | Faya | Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | 13,400 | — |
| 29 | Bébidjia | Logone Oriental | 12,671 | — |
| 30 | Ngama | Chari-Baguirmi | 12,438 | 13,087 now |
| 31 | Adré | Ouaddaï | 11,928 | 21,950 now |
| 32 | Guélengdeng | Mayo-Kébbi | 11,379 | — |
| 33 | Moïssala | Moyen-Chari | 11,264 | 17,281 now |
| 34 | Biltine | Biltine | 11,000 | — |
| 35 | Bol | Lac | 10,551 | — |
| 36 | Goundi | Moyen-Chari | 10,052 | — |
| 37 | Gounou Gaya | Mayo-Kébbi | 9,521 | — |
| 38 | Beinamar | Logone Occidental | 7,445 | 12,901 now |
| 39 | Baïbokoum | Logone Oriental | 6,910 | 13,217 now |
| 40 | Melfi | Guéra | 5,784 | 12,924 now |
| 41 | Béboto | Logone Oriental | 5,432 | — |
| 42 | Aouzou | Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | 1,880 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chari-Baguirmi | 1,700,160 |
| 2 | Mayo-Kébbi | 1,120,612 |
| 3 | Moyen-Chari | 1,003,054 |
| 4 | Ouaddaï | 738,647 |
| 5 | Logone Occidental | 618,580 |
| 6 | Tandjilé | 616,362 |
| 7 | Logone Oriental | 598,990 |
| 8 | Guéra | 415,909 |
| 9 | Batha | 391,742 |
| 10 | Kanem | 380,157 |
| 11 | Lac | 343,496 |
| 12 | Biltine | 250,978 |
| 13 | Salamat | 250,430 |
| 14 | Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | 99,389 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.