Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo
Togo: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo peaked at 4.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
That places Togo 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -34.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 163 Côte d'Ivoire 2.1% compare
- 164 Philippines 2.1% compare
- 165 Russian Federation 2.1% compare
- 167 Oman 1.9% compare
- 168 Republic of Moldova 1.8% compare
- 169 Benin 1.8% 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 unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Togo was 2.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Togo ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.