Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad
Chad: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 8.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) in Chad is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, 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, total (% of total employment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
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% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Chad?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Chad was 8.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1996.
- How does Chad rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Chad ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.