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Chad: cities by population

Chad has a population of 15,477,751, with N'Djamena as its capital. The 50 largest of its 74 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	N'Djamena	N’Djaména	1,359,526
2	Moundou	Logone Occidental	196,124
3	Abéché	Ouadaï	139,983
4	Sarh	Moyen-Chari	138,928
5	Kelo	Tandjilé	82,677
6	Am Timan	Salamat	74,691
7	Doba	Logone Oriental	70,942
8	Pala	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest	70,677
9	Bongor	Mayo-Kebbi Est	63,699
10	Goz Beida	Sila	58,941
11	Koumra	Mandoul	54,109
12	Mongo	Guéra	53,768
13	Bol	Lac	51,389
14	Mao	Kanem	50,681
15	Déressia	Tandjilé	50,113
16	Iriba	Wadi Fira	47,972
17	Faya-Largeau	Borkou	44,011
18	Bitkine	Guéra	41,871
19	Bébédja	Logone Oriental	40,289
20	Massakory	Hadjer-Lamis	39,944
21	Umm Hājar	Batha	37,941
22	Moussoro	Barh el Gazel	35,100
23	Biltine	Wadi Fira	33,540
24	Léré	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest	32,721
25	Fianga	Mayo-Kebbi Est	31,668
26	Goré	Logone Oriental	30,936
27	Ati	Batha	29,867
28	Amdjarass	Ennedi-Est	29,793
29	Gounou Gaya	Mayo-Kebbi Est	29,742
30	Massaguet	Hadjer-Lamis	28,401
31	Laï	Tandjilé	27,071
32	Bokoro	Hadjer-Lamis	26,095
33	Guelendeng	Mayo-Kebbi Est	23,320
34	Kyabé	Moyen-Chari	22,806
35	Adré	Ouadaï	21,950
36	Maro	Mandoul	21,274
37	Mandelia	Chari-Baguirmi	19,373
38	Dourbali	Chari-Baguirmi	18,604
39	Benoy	Logone Occidental	17,285
40	Moïssala	Mandoul	17,281
41	Fada	Ennedi-Ouest	17,240
42	Mboursou Léré	Mayo-Kebbi Ouest	17,132
43	Bousso	Chari-Baguirmi	16,732
44	Mangalmé	Guéra	15,939
45	Bédiondo	Mandoul	15,841
46	Béré	Tandjilé	15,431
47	Baïbokoum	Logone Oriental	13,217
48	Ngama	Hadjer-Lamis	13,087
49	Melfi	Guéra	12,924
50	Beïnamar	Logone Occidental	12,901

Twenty years earlier: Chad in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 8,528,506.