Employment rate in Chad
Chad: Employment rate was 58.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 58.8% for employment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Chad peaked at 71.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2020.
Chad ranks 83rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 69.0% | 71.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 64.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.4% | 59.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Chad
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 32.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Chad?
- Employment rate in Chad was 58.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2020.
- How does Chad rank for employment rate?
- Chad ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.