Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo
Togo: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.3769 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo stood at 0.3769.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo peaked at 0.667 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.367, in 2018.
That places Togo 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.667 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6456 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6252 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6472 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6507 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5874 | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.553 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5304 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5211 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5073 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4945 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6322 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6121 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5352 | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4882 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5287 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5151 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5028 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4912 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4582 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.448 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4373 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.426 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4145 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4027 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3907 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3787 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3947 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.367 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3778 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3769 | -0.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.3769 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.3769 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +27.8% | 0.4945 | 0.6322 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5935 | 0.5073 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5258 | 0.4582 | 0.6322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4037 | 0.367 | 0.448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3769 | 0.3769 | 0.3769 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 133 Switzerland 0.4009 compare
- 134 South Africa 0.3982 compare
- 135 Japan 0.3802 compare
- 137 Senegal 0.374 compare
- 138 Philippines 0.3691 compare
- 139 Ireland 0.3659 compare
More work & labour data for Togo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6114 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1445 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,267 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,031 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,881 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 23,640 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Togo was 0.3769 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.667 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.367 in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Togo ranks 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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