Chad — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Chad, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Chad was 59.44% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 72.30% in 1993. The lowest was 59.34% in 2021 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.55% per year.
Chad ranks 108 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Chad sits below it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 29 of 47 economies; Namibia (58.84%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 33rd of 187 in 1990 → 42nd of 187 in 2000 → 67th of 187 in 2010 → 100th of 187 in 2020 → 107th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 59.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 59.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 59.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 59.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 59.37% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 59.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 59.97% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 60.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 61.04% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 61.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 62.09% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 62.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 63.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 63.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 64.15% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 64.66% | -0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 65.17% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 65.67% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 66.17% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 66.66% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 67.15% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 67.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 68.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 68.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 69.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 69.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 70.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 70.49% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 70.95% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 71.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 71.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 72.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 72.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 72.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Labor participation in 1991?
72.17% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -17.6% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 59.44%; 2024: 59.6%; 2023: 59.7%; 2022: 59.79%; 2021: 59.34%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.