Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Chadian Sign Language (secondary) · French (secondary) · French (Quebec) (secondary) · Hausa (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Baggara, Shuwa Arab	3839000	Arabic, Chadian	Islam
Ngambay	2157000	Ngambay	Ethnic Religions
Kanembu	1079000	Kanembu	Islam
Goulai	659000	Gulay	Christianity
Daza	646000	Dazaga	Islam
Maba, Mabangi	644000	Maba (Chad)	Islam
Sara Majingai-Ngama, Sar	596000	Sar	Christianity
Banana, Mussei	489000	Musey	Christianity
Baggara, Hemat	469000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam
Mundang	447000	Mundang	Christianity
Hausa	403000	Hausa	Islam
Fulani, Adamawa	366000	Fulfulde, Adamawa	Islam
Marba, Kulung	364000	Marba	Christianity
Sara Mbai	352000	Mbay	Christianity
Bilala	321000	Naba	Islam
Masa	304000	Masana	Christianity
Bediondo Mbai	254000	Bedjond	Christianity
Tama	254000	Tama (Chad)	Islam
Kanuri, Yerwa	244000	Kanuri, Yerwa	Islam
Tupuri	244000	Tupuri	Christianity
Kabba-Laka	236000	Laka	Christianity
Zaghawa	209000	Zaghawa	Islam
Gor	206000	Gor	Christianity
Dai, Dari	201000	Day	Christianity
Kreda	187000	Dazaga	Islam
Nancere	184000	Nancere	Christianity
Barma	181000	Bagirmi	Islam
Kuka	180000	Naba	Islam
Kera	180000	Kera	Ethnic Religions
Ngam	176000	Ngam	Christianity
Buduma	173000	Buduma	Islam
Kaba Demi	161000	Kaba Deme, Sara	Christianity
Dangaleat	151000	Dangaleat	Islam
Masalit	151000	Masalit	Islam
Kenga	143000	Kenga	Islam
Mubi	142000	Mubi	Islam
Kaba Na	141000	Kaba Naa, Sara	Christianity
Kado Herde	134000	Herde	Christianity
Mango	133000	Mango	Christianity
Bokoruge	128000	Daju, Dar Sila	Islam
Fulani, Nigerian	116000	Fulfulde, Nigerian	Islam
Tubu, Teda	115000	Tedaga	Islam
Mimi, Amdang	115000	Amdang	Islam
Lele	114000	Lele (Chad)	Islam
Abu Sharib	109000	Mararit	Islam
Gabri	108000	Gabri	Ethnic Religions
Mesmedje	104000	Masmaje	Islam
Tumak	102000	Tumak	Christianity
Tobanga	101000	Tobanga	Christianity
Peve, Lame	101000	Peve	Christianity

Languages

128 languages recorded here.

Amdang

Arabic, Algerian Saharan

Arabic, Chadian

Arabic, Juba

Arabic, Sudanese

Assangori

Bagirmi

Barein

Bedjond

Besme

Bidiyo

Birgit

Bolgo

Bon Gula

Boor

Bua

Buduma

Chadian Sign Language

Chinese, Mandarin

Dagba

Daju, Dar Daju

Daju, Dar Sila

Dangaleat

Day

Dazaga

Disa

English

Fania

French

Fulfulde, Adamawa

Fulfulde, Bagirmi

Fulfulde, Nigerian

Fur

Gabri

Gadang (Chad)

Gidar

Gor

Gula (Chad)

Gula Iro

Gulay

Hausa

Herde

Jaya

Jonkor Bourmataguil

Kaba Deme, Sara

Kaba Naa, Sara

Kabalai

Kabba

Kajakse

Kanembu

Kanuri, Yerwa

Karang

Karanga

Kendeje

Kenga

Kera

Kibet

Kim

Kimre

Koke

Kujarge

Kulfa

Kuo

Kwang

Laal

Lagwan

Laka

Lele (Chad)

Luto

Maba (Chad)

Majera

Malgbe

Mambai

Mango

Mararit

Marba

Marfa

Masalit

Masana

Maslam

Masmaje

Mawa (Chad)

Mbara (Chad)

Mbay

Mbum

Mesme

Migaama

Mogum

Morom

Mpade

Mser

Mubi

Mukulu

Mulgi

Mundang

Musey

Musgu

Naba

Nancere

Ndam

Ngam

Ngambay

Ngete

Niellim

Nzakambay

Pana (Central African Republic)

Peve

Runga

Saba

Sango

Sar

Sarua

Sinyar

Sokoro

Soumraye

Surbakhal

Tama (Chad)

Tamki

Tedaga

Tobanga

Toram

Tumak

Tunia

Tupuri

Ubi

Zaghawa

Zan Gula

Zerenkel

All catalogue fields

158 fields recorded

rog3: CD
iso3: TCD
iso2: TD
ctry: Chad
poplpeoples: 21405000
cntpeoples: 141
cntpeopleslr: 81
poplpeopleslr: 12066000
jpscalectry: 4
rol3officiallanguage: arb
officiallang: Arabic, Standard
rlg3primary: 6
religionprimary: Islam
percentchristianity: 25.260024300783
percentevangelical: 7.3174014951573
c_10_40window: Y
rog2: AFR
continent: Africa
regioncode: 8
regionname: Africa, West and Central
workersneeded: 271
harvest_rog3: CD
harvest_iso3: TCD
harvest_iso2: TD
harvest_owcountrycode: CHAD
harvest_ethnologuecountrycode: TD
harvest_countrynumber: 41
harvest_ctry: Chad
harvest_ctryshort: Chad
harvest_countrynamechinese: 乍得
harvest_countrynamechineseshort: 乍得
harvest_countrynamedutch: Tsjaad
harvest_countrynamefrench: Tchad
harvest_countrynamefrenchshort: Tchad
harvest_countrynamegerman: Tschad
harvest_countrynamegermanshort: Tschad
harvest_countrynameindonesian: Chad
harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Chad
harvest_countrynameitalian: Chad
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Chad
harvest_countrynamekorean: 차드
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 차드
harvest_countrynamenorwegian: Tsjad
harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Tsjad
harvest_countrynameportuguese: Chade
harvest_countrynameportugueseshort: Chade
harvest_countrynamerussian: Чад
harvest_countrynamerussianshort: Чад
harvest_countrynamespanish: Chad
harvest_countrynamespanishshort: Chad
harvest_countrynamevietnamese: Tchad
harvest_countrynamevietnameseshort: Tchad
harvest_chineseconcatenationprefix: 在
harvest_frenchconcatenationprefix: du
harvest_germanconcatenationprefix: im
harvest_indonesianconcatenationprefix: di
harvest_italianconcatenationprefix: -
harvest_koreanconcatenationprefix: 의
harvest_norwegianconcatenationprefix: i
harvest_portugueseconcatenationprefix: em
harvest_russianconcatenationprefix: B
harvest_spanishconcatenationprefix: en el
harvest_vietnameseconcatenationprefix: ở
harvest_ethnologuemapexists: Y
harvest_rog2: AFR
harvest_regioncode2414: 3
harvest_regioncode: 8
harvest_unsr: 017
harvest_worldabc: A
harvest_maniregioncode: FC
harvest_capital: N'Djamena
harvest_population: 21004000
harvest_populationsource: UN Country Population (2025)
harvest_prayercastvideo: https://prayercast.com/chad.html
harvest_waldnerguide: prayer-guide-cd.pdf
harvest_unmap: https://un.org/geospatial/content/chad
harvest_persecutionrankingod: 48
harvest_jpscale: 4
harvest_c_10_40window: Y
harvest_c_10_40windoworiginal: Y
harvest_biblerestrictionsrank: 48
harvest_bibleshortagerank: 26
harvest_bibleaccessurl: https://www.bibleaccesslist.org/profiles/TD_2025_profile.pdf
harvest_owpctevang: 10.1
harvest_owpctcharismatic: 2.33113
harvest_owevangelicalgrowthrate: 3.2
harvest_owcountrypage: chad
harvest_literacyrate: 22
harvest_literacysource: Ethnologue
harvest_percenturbanized: 23
harvest_rol3officiallanguage: arb
harvest_rol3secondarylanguage: fra
harvest_rlg3primary: 6
harvest_pctanimist: 7.7
harvest_pctbahai: 0.8
harvest_pctbuddhism: 0
harvest_pctchinese: 0
harvest_pcthindu: 0
harvest_pctislam: 52.84
harvest_pctsikh: 0
harvest_pctjudaism: 0
harvest_pctnonreligious: 0.1
harvest_pctother: 0.1
harvest_pctchristian: 38.46
harvest_pctchristianprotestant: 9.25
harvest_pctchristianindependent: 1.05
harvest_pctchristiananglican: 0
harvest_pctchristianromancatholic: 21.29
harvest_pctchristianorthodoxcatholic: 0
harvest_pctchristianmarginal: 0.02
harvest_pctchristianunaffiliated: 6.849999999999999
harvest_pctchristiandoublyprofessing: 0
harvest_pctchristianother: 0
harvest_pctchristianextra: 0
harvest_rop1: A013
harvest_hdiyear: 2015
harvest_hdivalue: 0.396
harvest_hdirank: 186
harvest_internetusers: 5
harvest_flashmapzoom: 383
harvest_flashmapzoomx: -149
harvest_flashmapzoomy: -129
harvest_googlemapzoom: 4
harvest_googlemaplat: 15.35
harvest_googlemaplng: 19
harvest_ctrylatitude: 15.454166
harvest_ctrylongitude: 18.732207
harvest_securitylevel: 2
harvest_ethnolinguisticmap: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/chad_ethnic_1969.jpg
harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/chad/
harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: Provinces
harvest_wcdsubregioncode: 102
harvest_poplgrowthrate: 3.228254121542388
harvest_v59country: Y
harvest_godreportsurl: http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=td&joshua=cd
harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-chad
harvest_internetusage: 6
harvest_internetusagesourceyear: 2017
harvest_pray1040url: https://pray1040.com/pray-for-chad/
harvest_voiceofmartyrsurl: https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/chad/
harvest_areasquaremiles: 495753
harvest_areasquarekilometers: 1284000
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 18
harvest_countryphonecode: 235
harvest_wincountryprofile: http://win1040.com/page.php?id=524
harvest_owpctchristian1986: 34
harvest_owpctevangelical1986: 11
harvest_owpctchristian1993: 19.8
harvest_owpctevangelical1993: 13.3
harvest_owpctchristian2001: 27.78
harvest_owpctevangelical2001: 13.5
harvest_religiondatayear: 2010
harvest_internetctrycode: .td
harvest_worldfactbookurl: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/chad
harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00