Annual working hours per worker in Chad
Chad: Annual working hours per worker was 1,585 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Chad, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Chad stood at 1,585 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Chad peaked at 1,585 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,487 hours per worker, in 2020.
Chad ranks 113th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,574 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,570 hours per worker | 1,576 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,556 hours per worker | 1,487 hours per worker | 1,585 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Chad
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Chad?
- Annual working hours per worker in Chad was 1,585 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1,585 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,487 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Chad rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Chad ranks 113th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.