Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Togo
Togo: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 43.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 43.1% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Togo peaked at 43.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1993.
That places Togo 141st out of 187 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.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 43.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 43.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 26.7% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.9% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 39.2% | 43.1% | 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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Togo?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Togo was 43.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1993.
- How does Togo rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Togo ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).