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Labor force — Togo

Labor force in Togo in 2025 — 2,960,760 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 146.9%.

2025 2.96M people +2.8% vs 2024
World rank 107of 182
Period maximum 2.96M people2025
Period minimum 1.2M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Togo, 1990–20251M1.5M2M2.5M3M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,199,370 people1991: 1,239,099 people1992: 1,279,557 people1993: 1,236,110 people1994: 1,229,400 people1995: 1,327,983 people1996: 1,410,377 people1997: 1,461,069 people1998: 1,487,202 people1999: 1,527,654 people2000: 1,577,391 people2001: 1,629,238 people2002: 1,682,600 people2003: 1,737,526 people2004: 1,792,289 people2005: 1,844,261 people2006: 1,892,711 people2007: 1,939,204 people2008: 1,984,891 people2009: 2,029,803 people2010: 2,075,723 people2011: 2,126,742 people2012: 2,183,322 people2013: 2,243,862 people2014: 2,309,473 people2015: 2,380,396 people2016: 2,455,743 people2017: 2,533,890 people2018: 2,602,312 people2019: 2,646,782 people2020: 2,653,176 people2021: 2,695,442 people2022: 2,744,142 people2023: 2,804,353 people2024: 2,880,204 people2025: 2,960,760 people
Change over the period: +1.76M (+146.86%) Average annual rate: 2.62 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Togo 2.96M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.96M +80,556 +2.8%
2024 2.88M +75,851 +2.7%
2023 2.8M +60,211 +2.19%
2022 2.74M +48,700 +1.81%
2021 2.7M +42,266 +1.59%
2020 2.65M +6,394 +0.24%
2019 2.65M +44,470 +1.71%
2018 2.6M +68,422 +2.7%
2017 2.53M +78,147 +3.18%
2016 2.46M +75,347 +3.17%
2015 2.38M +70,923 +3.07%
2014 2.31M +65,611 +2.92%
2013 2.24M +60,540 +2.77%
2012 2.18M +56,580 +2.66%
2011 2.13M +51,019 +2.46%
2010 2.08M +45,920 +2.26%
2009 2.03M +44,912 +2.26%
2008 1.98M +45,687 +2.36%
2007 1.94M +46,493 +2.46%
2006 1.89M +48,450 +2.63%
2005 1.84M +51,972 +2.9%
2004 1.79M +54,763 +3.15%
2003 1.74M +54,926 +3.26%
2002 1.68M +53,362 +3.28%
2001 1.63M +51,847 +3.29%
2000 1.58M +49,737 +3.26%
1999 1.53M +40,452 +2.72%
1998 1.49M +26,133 +1.79%
1997 1.46M +50,692 +3.59%
1996 1.41M +82,394 +6.2%
1995 1.33M +98,583 +8.02%
1994 1.23M −6,710 −0.54%
1993 1.24M −43,447 −3.4%
1992 1.28M +40,458 +3.27%
1991 1.24M +39,729 +3.31%
1990 1.2M — —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 117M GH Ghana 13.25M CI Côte d'Ivoire 13.07M NE Niger 11.97M BF Burkina Faso 9.91M ML Mali 9.16M BJ Benin 6.64M SN Senegal 6.13M GN Guinea 4.72M TG Togo 2.96M SL Sierra Leone 2.93M LR Liberia 2.67M MR Mauritania 1.25M GW Guinea-Bissau 899,220 GM Gambia 807,275 CV Cabo Verde 226,448
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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