Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo
Togo: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 95.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo, 1960–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 95.0% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2022.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo peaked at 124.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1980.
That places Togo 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.9% | — |
| 1970 | 71.6% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 100.5% | +53.4% |
| 2010 | 100.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 124.0% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Togo's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.5% | 100.5% | 100.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.9% | 92.3% | 124.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 8 Cayman Islands 95.7% compare
- 9 Mozambique 95.7% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 95.1% compare
- 12 Seychelles 94.4% compare
- 13 Greenland 93.7% compare
- 14 Bermuda 93.1% 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 95.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 124.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1980.
- How does Togo rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.