Unemployment rate in Chad
Chad: Unemployment rate was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.1% for unemployment rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Chad peaked at 1.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
That places Chad 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate in Chad?
- Unemployment rate in Chad was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Chad rank for unemployment rate?
- Chad ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.