Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Chad
Chad: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Chad is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Chad peaked at 1.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
That places Chad 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +57.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.4%, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +57.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Chad?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Chad was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Chad rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Chad ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.