Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad
Chad: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad stood at 19.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad peaked at 28.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2021.
Chad ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.6% | — |
| 1992 | 28.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 27.2% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 21.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 22 Benin 20.2% compare
- 23 Pakistan 19.7% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 19.7% compare
- 26 Central African Republic 17.8% compare
- 27 Fiji 17.6% compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% 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, total (% of total employment) in Chad?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad was 19.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.