Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Chad
32.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
21.8%
in 2025
Chad rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Chad
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Chad currently reports 32.8% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 30.8% | 14.3% | Chad |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 30.1% | 10.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 26.5% | 8.6% | Chad |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 22.5% | 10.3% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Chad, at 32.8% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 11.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Chad ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.