Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Togo
Togo: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 51.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Togo, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Togo recorded 51.3% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Togo peaked at 51.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1990.
That places Togo 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 1991 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 51.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 51.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 47.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 48.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.2% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.6% | 51.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Togo?
- Labor force, female in Togo was 51.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for labor force, female?
- Togo ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.