Employment in industry in Chad
8.5% of employed people in Chad worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Chad, 2025
8.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
167th of 182
Employment in industry in Chad over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Chad | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.5% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 8.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Chad has the 167th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Chad
All statistics for Chad
Employment in agriculture
71.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
19.8%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
1.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
59.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT