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.
Employment by status in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.4% | — |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 23.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.3%, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Togo's 23.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.5%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Togo
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 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.