Employers, male (% of male employment) in Togo
Togo: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.2% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Togo peaked at 2.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2012.
Togo ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 2.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 146 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.3% compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3% compare
- 148 Nepal 2.2% compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 2.1% compare
- 151 Côte d'Ivoire 2.1% compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 2.0% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Togo?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Togo was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2012.
- How does Togo rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Togo ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).