Labor force, total in Chad
Chad: Labor force, total was 6.75 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total in Chad stood at 6.75 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Chad peaked at 6.75 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million, in 1990.
Chad ranks 73rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 million | 2.28 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 million | 3.01 million | 3.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 million | 4.05 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 million | 5.32 million | 6.75 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 54,801 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.8001 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Chad?
- Labor force, total in Chad was 6.75 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for labor force, total?
- Chad ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.