Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Togo
Togo: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 2.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Togo, 2006–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.0% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Togo peaked at 10.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
Togo ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.2% | — |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +151.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -81.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +69.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -45.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
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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, total (% of total labor force) in Togo?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Togo was 2.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Togo rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Togo ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.