Chad — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Chad, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Chad was 1.06% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.70% in 2020. The lowest was 0.66% in 1992 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.36% per year.
Chad ranks 182 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 5.45%, so Chad sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 38% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 2%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 45 of 47 economies; Burundi (0.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 57% in 2020. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 2020. Doubling roughly every 51 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 185th of 187 in 1991 → 184th of 187 in 2000 → 180th of 187 in 2010 → 178th of 187 in 2020 → 177th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 1.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 1.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Unemployment in 1992?
0.66% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +58.2% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 1.06%; 2024: 1.05%; 2023: 1.06%; 2022: 1.08%; 2021: 1.53%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.