Female labor force participation rate in Togo
Togo: Female labor force participation rate was 56.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Female labor force participation rate in Togo, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate in Togo is 56.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Togo peaked at 56.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1990.
That places Togo 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.6% | 54.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 55.2% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 55.6% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 55.3% | 56.6% | 6 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Togo?
- Female labor force participation rate in Togo was 56.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Togo ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).