Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo
Togo: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 85.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo is 85.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo peaked at 92.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2025.
Togo ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92.1% | — |
| 1992 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 85.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 91.6% | 92.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.7% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.1% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 19 Angola 85.6% compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 85.5% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 85.5% compare
- 23 Haiti 85.0% compare
- 24 South Sudan 84.9% compare
- 25 Benin 84.2% 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Togo was 85.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2025.
- How does Togo rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Togo ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.