Labor force, female in Togo
Togo: Labor force, female 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 186 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Togo
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,245 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 41,135 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 73,821 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.43 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 186 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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About this data
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.