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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Togo

Employment-to-population ratio in Togo in 2025 — 56.69%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.03 pp.

2025 56.69% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 99of 182
Period maximum 57.03%2011
Period minimum 55.76%2006

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Togo, 1991–202555.55656.55757.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.72%1992: 56.57%1993: 56.34%1994: 56.45%1995: 56.51%1996: 56.67%1997: 56.59%1998: 56.4%1999: 56.26%2000: 56.04%2001: 56.02%2002: 55.99%2003: 56.03%2004: 55.97%2005: 55.85%2006: 55.76%2007: 55.97%2008: 56.26%2009: 56.51%2010: 56.79%2011: 57.03%2012: 57.01%2013: 56.97%2014: 56.92%2015: 56.86%2016: 56.38%2017: 55.9%2018: 56.35%2019: 56.81%2020: 56.15%2021: 56.36%2022: 56.8%2023: 56.8%2024: 56.76%2025: 56.69%
Change over the period: −0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Togo

Togo 56.69%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.69 −0.07 pp
2024 56.76 −0.04 pp
2023 56.8 −0 pp
2022 56.8 +0.44 pp
2021 56.36 +0.21 pp
2020 56.15 −0.65 pp
2019 56.81 +0.46 pp
2018 56.35 +0.45 pp
2017 55.9 −0.48 pp
2016 56.38 −0.47 pp
2015 56.86 −0.06 pp
2014 56.92 −0.05 pp
2013 56.97 −0.04 pp
2012 57.01 −0.02 pp
2011 57.03 +0.24 pp
2010 56.79 +0.28 pp
2009 56.51 +0.24 pp
2008 56.26 +0.3 pp
2007 55.97 +0.2 pp
2006 55.76 −0.09 pp
2005 55.85 −0.12 pp
2004 55.97 −0.06 pp
2003 56.03 +0.04 pp
2002 55.99 −0.02 pp
2001 56.02 −0.02 pp
2000 56.04 −0.22 pp
1999 56.26 −0.14 pp
1998 56.4 −0.18 pp
1997 56.59 −0.09 pp
1996 56.67 +0.16 pp
1995 56.51 +0.06 pp
1994 56.45 +0.12 pp
1993 56.34 −0.24 pp
1992 56.57 −0.15 pp
1991 56.72 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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