Employment by status in Chad
Chad: Employment by status was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Chad, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 8.5% for employment by status in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Chad peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1996.
That places Chad 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 183 Madagascar 11.5% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 11.0% compare
- 185 Niger 10.3% 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 employment by status in Chad?
- Employment by status in Chad was 8.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1996.
- How does Chad rank for employment by status?
- Chad ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.