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Labor force — Chad

Labor force in Chad in 2025 — 6,746,477 people. Ranked 71 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 195.4%.

2025 6.75M people +3.4% vs 2024
World rank 71of 182
Period maximum 6.75M people2025
Period minimum 2.28M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Chad, 1990–202502M4M6M8M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 2,284,096 people1991: 2,370,516 people1992: 2,479,498 people1993: 2,514,530 people1994: 2,527,214 people1995: 2,636,467 people1996: 2,743,008 people1997: 2,800,176 people1998: 2,864,476 people1999: 2,940,091 people2000: 3,012,805 people2001: 3,080,169 people2002: 3,158,872 people2003: 3,273,492 people2004: 3,419,145 people2005: 3,541,960 people2006: 3,639,849 people2007: 3,732,926 people2008: 3,836,518 people2009: 3,946,011 people2010: 4,047,417 people2011: 4,160,410 people2012: 4,278,285 people2013: 4,404,538 people2014: 4,535,967 people2015: 4,641,464 people2016: 4,749,824 people2017: 4,877,629 people2018: 5,014,610 people2019: 5,188,719 people2020: 5,321,517 people2021: 5,534,858 people2022: 5,803,315 people2023: 6,143,264 people2024: 6,524,704 people2025: 6,746,477 people
Change over the period: +4.46M (+195.37%) Average annual rate: 3.14 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chad

Chad 6.75M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Middle Africa computed 80.09M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.75M +221,773 +3.4%
2024 6.52M +381,440 +6.21%
2023 6.14M +339,949 +5.86%
2022 5.8M +268,457 +4.85%
2021 5.53M +213,341 +4.01%
2020 5.32M +132,798 +2.56%
2019 5.19M +174,109 +3.47%
2018 5.01M +136,981 +2.81%
2017 4.88M +127,805 +2.69%
2016 4.75M +108,360 +2.33%
2015 4.64M +105,497 +2.33%
2014 4.54M +131,429 +2.98%
2013 4.4M +126,253 +2.95%
2012 4.28M +117,875 +2.83%
2011 4.16M +112,993 +2.79%
2010 4.05M +101,406 +2.57%
2009 3.95M +109,493 +2.85%
2008 3.84M +103,592 +2.78%
2007 3.73M +93,077 +2.56%
2006 3.64M +97,889 +2.76%
2005 3.54M +122,815 +3.59%
2004 3.42M +145,653 +4.45%
2003 3.27M +114,620 +3.63%
2002 3.16M +78,703 +2.56%
2001 3.08M +67,364 +2.24%
2000 3.01M +72,714 +2.47%
1999 2.94M +75,615 +2.64%
1998 2.86M +64,300 +2.3%
1997 2.8M +57,168 +2.08%
1996 2.74M +106,541 +4.04%
1995 2.64M +109,253 +4.32%
1994 2.53M +12,684 +0.5%
1993 2.51M +35,032 +1.41%
1992 2.48M +108,982 +4.6%
1991 2.37M +86,420 +3.78%
1990 2.28M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.