Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo
Togo: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo peaked at 8.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
That places Togo 173rd out of 187 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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.7% | — |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -44.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -44.9% | 4.9% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 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, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Togo was 3.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does Togo rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Togo ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.