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.
Unemployment rate in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.