Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo
Togo: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo peaked at 9.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Togo 176th 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 total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +57.9% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -50.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +57.9% | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2019 | -50.6% | 6.2% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 173 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 3.7% compare
- 175 Senegal 3.6% compare
- 177 Benin 2.9% compare
- 178 Guinea-Bissau 2.8% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 2.8% 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, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Togo was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Togo rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Togo ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 total (% of total 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.