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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Togo

Female labor force participation rate in Togo in 2025 — 56.64%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2025 56.64% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 69of 182
Period maximum 56.64%2025
Period minimum 54.24%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Togo, 1990–20255455565719901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 54.24%1991: 54.31%1992: 54.39%1993: 54.48%1994: 54.56%1995: 54.65%1996: 54.74%1997: 54.85%1998: 54.98%1999: 55.09%2000: 55.19%2001: 55.26%2002: 55.31%2003: 55.36%2004: 55.42%2005: 55.47%2006: 55.53%2007: 55.58%2008: 55.61%2009: 55.62%2010: 55.6%2011: 55.58%2012: 55.58%2013: 55.59%2014: 55.61%2015: 55.64%2016: 55.69%2017: 55.74%2018: 55.8%2019: 55.87%2020: 55.34%2021: 55.66%2022: 56.24%2023: 56.49%2024: 56.6%2025: 56.64%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Togo 56.64%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.64 +0.03 pp
2024 56.6 +0.11 pp
2023 56.49 +0.25 pp
2022 56.24 +0.57 pp
2021 55.66 +0.33 pp
2020 55.34 −0.53 pp
2019 55.87 +0.07 pp
2018 55.8 +0.06 pp
2017 55.74 +0.05 pp
2016 55.69 +0.04 pp
2015 55.64 +0.03 pp
2014 55.61 +0.02 pp
2013 55.59 +0.01 pp
2012 55.58 −0 pp
2011 55.58 −0.02 pp
2010 55.6 −0.02 pp
2009 55.62 +0.01 pp
2008 55.61 +0.03 pp
2007 55.58 +0.05 pp
2006 55.53 +0.06 pp
2005 55.47 +0.05 pp
2004 55.42 +0.06 pp
2003 55.36 +0.05 pp
2002 55.31 +0.05 pp
2001 55.26 +0.07 pp
2000 55.19 +0.09 pp
1999 55.09 +0.11 pp
1998 54.98 +0.12 pp
1997 54.85 +0.11 pp
1996 54.74 +0.09 pp
1995 54.65 +0.09 pp
1994 54.56 +0.09 pp
1993 54.48 +0.08 pp
1992 54.39 +0.08 pp
1991 54.31 +0.07 pp
1990 54.24 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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