Employment by status in Togo
Togo: Employment by status was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Togo, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 23.0% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Togo peaked at 23.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1994.
That places Togo 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 19.6% | 23.0% | 5 |
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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 employment by status in Togo?
- Employment by status in Togo was 23.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1994.
- How does Togo rank for employment by status?
- Togo ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.