Labor force participation rate in Togo
Togo: Labor force participation rate was 57.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
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
Togo recorded 57.8% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Togo peaked at 59.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2020.
Togo ranks 120th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 58.5% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 58.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 58.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.4% | 57.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 117 Portugal 58.2% compare
- 118 Vanuatu 58.1% compare
- 119 Montenegro 58.0% compare
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 57.8% compare
- 122 Costa Rica 57.7% compare
- 123 Slovenia 57.6% compare
More work & labour data for Togo
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 labor force participation rate in Togo?
- Labor force participation rate in Togo was 57.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for labor force participation rate?
- Togo ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).