Employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad

Chad: Employment in agri vs urban pop was 69.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
69.08
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
83.37
in 1993
All-time low
69.08
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad, 1991–2023

0204060801991200720231991: 831992: 82.51993: 83.41994: 82.61995: 82.61996: 82.61997: 82.11998: 81.61999: 81.72000: 81.82001: 80.92002: 80.22003: 792004: 77.32005: 75.92006: 75.92007: 75.52008: 75.22009: 74.72010: 73.52011: 73.42012: 72.52013: 71.82014: 712015: 70.62016: 712017: 71.12018: 70.42019: 702020: 69.92021: 69.82022: 69.52023: 69.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chad recorded 69.08 for employment in agri vs urban pop in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad peaked at 83.37 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 69.08, in 2023.

That places Chad 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad, 1991 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1991 82.97 —
1992 82.53 -0.5%
1993 83.37 +1.0%
1994 82.56 -1.0%
1995 82.59 +0.0%
1996 82.55 -0.0%
1997 82.14 -0.5%
1998 81.59 -0.7%
1999 81.7 +0.1%
2000 81.83 +0.2%
2001 80.88 -1.2%
2002 80.16 -0.9%
2003 79.01 -1.4%
2004 77.3 -2.2%
2005 75.94 -1.8%
2006 75.89 -0.1%
2007 75.54 -0.5%
2008 75.23 -0.4%
2009 74.74 -0.7%
2010 73.54 -1.6%
2011 73.39 -0.2%
2012 72.48 -1.2%
2013 71.8 -0.9%
2014 71 -1.1%
2015 70.56 -0.6%
2016 71.02 +0.7%
2017 71.14 +0.2%
2018 70.39 -1.1%
2019 69.96 -0.6%
2020 69.94 -0.0%
2021 69.84 -0.1%
2022 69.46 -0.5%
2023 69.08 -0.5%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 69.08 is above the median for low income countries, which is 55.06, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 69.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.03, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.45 81.59 83.37 9
2000s 77.65 74.74 81.83 10
2010s 71.53 69.96 73.54 10
2020s 69.58 69.08 69.94 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 4 Laos 69.64 compare
  2. 5 Mozambique 69.48 compare
  3. 6 Madagascar 69.38 compare
  4. 8 Mali 67.77 compare
  5. 9 Uganda 65.91 compare
  6. 10 Tanzania 65.37 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad?
Employment in agri vs urban pop in Chad was 69.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 83.37 in 1993.
What is the lowest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 69.08 in 2023.
How does Chad rank for employment in agri vs urban pop?
Chad ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is employment in agri vs urban pop rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment in agri vs urban pop. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in agri vs urban pop
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,134 data points, 1991–2023
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