Chad

Population: 19 870 000 (data from 2024)

Relevant statistics (data from 2024):

• Estimated number of migrants in Tchad: 1 270 000  
• Estimated number of asylum seekers in Tchad: 7 779
• Estimated number of refugees and beneficiaries of international protection in Tchad: 1.3 million  
• Estimated number of Internally Displaced People in Tchad : 383 000
• Estimated number of Chadians living abroad: 206 400  

Partner country of the Rabat Process: Since 2006

National Focal Point: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African integration, International Cooperation, and the Diaspora. 

Tchad’s legal and policy framework on migration:

Non-exhaustive list of key legislative and policy instruments:

• 2011: Decree No. 11-839/PR/PM/MAT/11 of August 2, 2011, establishing the National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees, and defining its organization and powers.
• 2013: Law No. 008/PR/2013 of May 10, 2013, on civil status in the Republic of Chad.
• 2020: Law No. 027/PR/2020 of December 31, 2020, on asylum in the Republic of Chad.
• 2020: Refugee Education Strategy 2030.
• 2023: Law No. 012/PT/2023 on the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons in the Republic of Chad.

Ratified international treaties:

• 1981: ratification of the 1969 African Union Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1981: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1999: ratification of the 1954 Convention on Statelessness and the 1961 Convention on the reduction of statelessness.
• 2009/2022: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
• 2022: ratification of the 1990 Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
• Tchad is also party to several international human rights instruments that complement the above-mentioned framework and apply to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons.

Main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

• National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees (CNARRR): implements international legal instruments and national laws relating to refugees and asylum seekers; provides protection and assistance to these persons; and facilitates the return and reintegration of returnees.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation, and the Diaspora: responsible for international cooperation on migration issues and ensuring the legal and social protection of Chadians living abroad, as well as combating irregular migration.
• Ministry of Territorial Administration, Public Security, and Local Governance: provides the secretariat for the CNARR, while its Directorate of Political Affairs and Civil Status (DAPEC) issues civil status documents to beneficiaries of international protection.

Sources:

• Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM 2024) : Indicateurs de gouvernance des migrations au niveau local : province du lac (Tchad) 2024
• Réseau des Nations Unies sur les migrations (2022) : Plan d’Actions Prioritaires (2022-2024) pour la mise en œuvre du Pacte mondial pour des migrations sûres, ordonnées et régulières au Tchad 

Last update : July 2025