Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad
Chad: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.
Chad ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 159 Russian Federation 1.4% compare
- 160 Malawi 1.4% compare
- 161 Senegal 1.3% compare
- 163 Kazakhstan 1.3% compare
- 164 Benin 1.3% compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 1.3% 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chad was 1.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).