Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Togo

Vulnerable employment in Togo in 2025 — 75.03%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.25 pp.

2025 75.03% −0.43 pp vs 2024
World rank 162of 182
Period maximum 82.62%1994
Period minimum 75.03%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Togo, 1991–202574767880828419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 82.28%1992: 82.33%1993: 82.6%1994: 82.62%1995: 82.53%1996: 82.4%1997: 82.12%1998: 82%1999: 81.87%2000: 81.78%2001: 81.77%2002: 81.72%2003: 81.62%2004: 81.58%2005: 81.63%2006: 81.63%2007: 81.64%2008: 81.66%2009: 81.61%2010: 81.48%2011: 81.29%2012: 81.1%2013: 80.82%2014: 80.51%2015: 80.25%2016: 79.92%2017: 79.52%2018: 79.09%2019: 78.74%2020: 79.03%2021: 77.38%2022: 75.96%2023: 75.71%2024: 75.46%2025: 75.03%
Change over the period: −7.25 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Togo 75.03%
World 42.38%
Western Africa computed 69.4%
Low-income countries computed 75.71%
Vulnerable employment — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.03 −0.43 pp
2024 75.46 −0.25 pp
2023 75.71 −0.25 pp
2022 75.96 −1.41 pp
2021 77.38 −1.66 pp
2020 79.03 +0.29 pp
2019 78.74 −0.34 pp
2018 79.09 −0.43 pp
2017 79.52 −0.4 pp
2016 79.92 −0.33 pp
2015 80.25 −0.26 pp
2014 80.51 −0.31 pp
2013 80.82 −0.29 pp
2012 81.1 −0.19 pp
2011 81.29 −0.19 pp
2010 81.48 −0.13 pp
2009 81.61 −0.06 pp
2008 81.66 +0.02 pp
2007 81.64 +0.02 pp
2006 81.63 −0 pp
2005 81.63 +0.04 pp
2004 81.58 −0.04 pp
2003 81.62 −0.1 pp
2002 81.72 −0.05 pp
2001 81.77 −0.01 pp
2000 81.78 −0.09 pp
1999 81.87 −0.14 pp
1998 82 −0.12 pp
1997 82.12 −0.28 pp
1996 82.4 −0.13 pp
1995 82.53 −0.08 pp
1994 82.62 +0.01 pp
1993 82.6 +0.28 pp
1992 82.33 +0.05 pp
1991 82.28

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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