Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad
Chad: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad peaked at 8.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1993.
Chad ranks 171st 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.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Chad was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).