Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo
Togo: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 95.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo peaked at 95.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1990.
Togo ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.4% | — |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 95.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 95.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 84.4% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.3% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 91.4% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.0% | 95.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 1 Burundi 103.3% compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 100.1% compare
- 3 Benin 96.9% compare
- 5 Mozambique 95.7% compare
- 6 Nigeria 95.7% compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 95.5% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo was 95.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Togo ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.