Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad
Chad: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 11.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad is 11.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad peaked at 13.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1996.
That places Chad 187th 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.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8% | — |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 11.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Chad was 11.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1996.
- How does Chad rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Chad ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.