Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Chad
Chad: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 90.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Chad stood at 90.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Chad peaked at 94.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2015.
Chad ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 94.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 90.8% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 89.8% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.0% | 90.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 2 Sierra Leone 86.0% compare
- 3 Madagascar 84.4% compare
- 4 Ethiopia 84.1% compare
More work & labour data for Chad
- 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)
- 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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Chad?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Chad was 90.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Chad ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).