Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad
Chad: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 1.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad is 1.45, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad peaked at 2.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.934, in 1992.
That places Chad 185th out of 188 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.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.939 | — |
| 1992 | 0.934 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.949 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.968 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.993 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.02 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.27 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.32 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.31 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.43 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.46 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.49 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.49 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 2.02 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.46 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.45 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.76, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -27.7% | 2.02 | 1.46 |
| 2020 | +25.6% | 1.49 | 1.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 | 0.934 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.3 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 | 1.45 | 2.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More work & labour data for Chad
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4337 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4879 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8392 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,220 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 20,416 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,138 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 34,409 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 69,547 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Chad was 1.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.934 in 1992.
- How does Chad rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Chad ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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