Togo — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Togo, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Togo was 57.84% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 59.18% in 1990. The lowest was 57.44% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.07% per year.
Togo ranks 120 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Togo sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 33 of 47 economies; Lesotho (57.12%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 109th of 187 in 1990 → 122nd of 187 in 2000 → 125th of 187 in 2010 → 115th of 187 in 2020 → 119th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 57.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 57.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 57.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 57.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 57.44% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 57.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 58.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 58.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 58.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 58.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 58.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 58.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 58.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 58.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 58.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 58.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 58.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 58.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 58.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 58.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 58.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 58.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 58.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 58.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 58.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 58.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 58.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 58.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 58.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 58.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 58.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 59.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 59.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 59.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.12% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Togo’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -2.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 57.85%; 2024: 57.89%; 2023: 57.92%; 2022: 57.94%; 2021: 57.71%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.