Labour force participation in Chad
The ILO estimates that 59.4% of people aged 15 and over in Chad were in the labour force in 2025.
Chad, 2025
59.4%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
107th of 181
Labour force participation in Chad over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Chad | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 59.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.6%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Chad has the 107th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Chad
All statistics for Chad
Women's labour force participation
47.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
58.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
1.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
71.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
8.5%
2025 · World Bank