Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad
Chad: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad stood at 1.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1992.
That places Chad 184th out of 187 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.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.8%, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 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% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | +25.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 6 |
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, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Chad was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
- How does Chad rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Chad ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.