Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad
Chad: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.4 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad stood at 3.4 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 45.3% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad peaked at 6.21 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5043 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Chad ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 4.6 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5043 % change on previous year | -64.3% |
| 1995 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +757.3% |
| 1996 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.56 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.85 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +56.6% |
| 2022 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 5.86 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 6.21 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 3.4 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.15 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 3.4 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.01 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +757.3% | 0.5043 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 0.5043 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Chad was 3.4 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5043 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Chad rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Chad ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.