Labor force participation rate in Chad
Chad: Labor force participation rate was 59.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Chad stood at 59.4%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Chad peaked at 72.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2021.
Chad ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 69.6% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 64.7% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 59.9% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 59.3% | 59.8% | 6 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Chad?
- Labor force participation rate in Chad was 59.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for labor force participation rate?
- Chad ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).