Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Togo
Togo: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 23.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Togo stood at 23.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Togo peaked at 23.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1994.
Togo ranks 164th 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, total (% of total employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.4% | — |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 19.6% | 23.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Togo?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Togo was 23.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1994.
- How does Togo rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Togo ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.