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🌆 Largest Cities in Chad

Cities of Chad with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people46 entries🇹🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 3,363,418 (46 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 6 are merged into one grey tile.
1
N'DjamenaN’Djaména
1,359,526
2
MoundouLogone Occidental
196,124
3
AbéchéOuadaï
139,983
4
SarhMoyen-Chari
138,928
5
KeloTandjilé
82,677
6
Am TimanSalamat
74,691
7
DobaLogone Oriental
70,942
8
PalaMayo-Kebbi Ouest
70,677
9
BongorMayo-Kebbi Est
63,699
10
Goz BeidaSila
58,941
11
KoumraMandoul
54,109
12
MongoGuéra
53,768
13
BolLac
51,389
14
MaoKanem
50,681
15
DéressiaTandjilé
50,113
16
IribaWadi Fira
47,972
17
Faya-LargeauBorkou
44,011
18
BitkineGuéra
41,871
19
BébédjaLogone Oriental
40,289
20
MassakoryHadjer-Lamis
39,944
21
Umm HājarBatha
37,941
22
MoussoroBarh el Gazel
35,100
23
BiltineWadi Fira
33,540
24
LéréMayo-Kebbi Ouest
32,721
25
FiangaMayo-Kebbi Est
31,668
26
GoréLogone Oriental
30,936
27
AtiBatha
29,867
28
AmdjarassEnnedi-Est
29,793
29
Gounou GayaMayo-Kebbi Est
29,742
30
MassaguetHadjer-Lamis
28,401
31
LaïTandjilé
27,071
32
BokoroHadjer-Lamis
26,095
33
GuelendengMayo-Kebbi Est
23,320
34
KyabéMoyen-Chari
22,806
35
AdréOuadaï
21,950
36
MaroMandoul
21,274
37
MandeliaChari-Baguirmi
19,373
38
DourbaliChari-Baguirmi
18,604
39
BenoyLogone Occidental
17,285
40
MoïssalaMandoul
17,281
41
FadaEnnedi-Ouest
17,240
42
Mboursou LéréMayo-Kebbi Ouest
17,132
43
BoussoChari-Baguirmi
16,732
44
MangalméGuéra
15,939
45
BédiondoMandoul
15,841
46
BéréTandjilé
15,431

Highlights

Within Chad, N'Djamena ranks first in 2026 with 1,359,526, followed by Moundou (196,124) and Abéché (139,983).

N'Djamena is 6.9 times higher than Moundou, the runner-up.

Across 46 entries, values run from 1,359,526 (N'Djamena) to 15,431 (Béré), with a median of 33,131.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.