Unemployment rate in Togo
Togo: Unemployment rate was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Togo stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Togo peaked at 4.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
Togo ranks 171st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate in Togo?
- Unemployment rate 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 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for unemployment rate?
- Togo ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.