Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad
Chad: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad peaked at 8.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1993.
That places Chad 170th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.69 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chad was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Chad ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.