Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad
Chad: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad stood at 10.6%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad peaked at 14.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2015.
That places Chad 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.7% | — |
| 1992 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | +1.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 10.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 10.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 27 Papua New Guinea 12.7% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 11.5% compare
- 29 Thailand 11.1% compare
- 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.5% compare
- 32 Senegal 10.3% compare
- 33 Guinea 10.1% compare
More work & labour data for Chad
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4337 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4879 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8392 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,220 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 20,416 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,138 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 34,409 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 69,547 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad was 10.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Chad ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.