Chad - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Chad was 40.48 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 45.66 in 1990, while its lowest value was 40.40 in 2020.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 45.66
1991 45.53
1992 45.42
1993 45.33
1994 45.17
1995 45.00
1996 44.83
1997 44.66
1998 44.49
1999 44.31
2000 44.13
2001 43.96
2002 43.77
2003 43.59
2004 43.40
2005 43.21
2006 43.02
2007 42.83
2008 42.64
2009 42.45
2010 42.25
2011 42.06
2012 41.87
2013 41.68
2014 41.48
2015 41.29
2016 41.10
2017 40.92
2018 40.73
2019 40.85
2020 40.40
2021 40.48

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Chad was 5,306,205 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,306,205 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,258,929 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 2,258,929
1991 2,323,659
1992 2,392,078
1993 2,464,620
1994 2,524,988
1995 2,589,518
1996 2,649,892
1997 2,716,101
1998 2,788,248
1999 2,866,410
2000 2,950,564
2001 3,033,297
2002 3,123,744
2003 3,219,765
2004 3,319,374
2005 3,421,436
2006 3,513,870
2007 3,609,400
2008 3,709,120
2009 3,814,334
2010 3,925,808
2011 4,034,855
2012 4,151,116
2013 4,272,988
2014 4,398,728
2015 4,527,305
2016 4,649,302
2017 4,774,387
2018 4,902,823
2019 5,074,502
2020 5,085,739
2021 5,306,205

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure