Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo
Togo: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo is 8.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo peaked at 13.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2025.
That places Togo 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.6% | — |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 8.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 8.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo was 8.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2025.
- How does Togo rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Togo ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.