Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo
Togo: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 3.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo stood at 3.4.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo peaked at 9.28 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.08, in 2019.
That places Togo 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.11 | — |
| 1992 | 7.27 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.58 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7.29 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.08 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.67 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 6.7 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7.04 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.34 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.29 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.17 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.22 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.49 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.66 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 4.84 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 3.15 | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 3.41 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 4.32 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 6.81 | +57.9% |
| 2017 | 9.28 | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 6.23 | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | -50.6% |
| 2020 | 3.69 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 3.78 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.42 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.4 | +0.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.03, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +57.9% | 4.32 | 6.81 |
| 2019 | -50.6% | 6.23 | 3.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.07 | 6.67 | 7.58 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.84 | 4.84 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 3.08 | 9.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.4 | 3.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 173 Kazakhstan 3.82 compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 3.78 compare
- 175 Sierra Leone 3.49 compare
- 177 East Timor 3.22 compare
- 178 Benin 3.09 compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 2.94 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 young vs older adults in Togo?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Togo was 3.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Togo ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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