Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo
Togo: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Togo recorded 31.4% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo peaked at 31.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1994.
Togo ranks 163rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.9% | — |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 31.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 31.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 24.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.3% | 31.4% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 23,640 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Togo was 31.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1994.
- How does Togo rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Togo ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.