Togo — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Togo, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Togo was 2.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.51% in 1993. The lowest was 1.94% in 2023 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.07% per year.
Togo ranks 172 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 5.45%, so Togo sits below it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 9%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 42 of 47 economies; Benin (1.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 35% in 2016. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 115th of 187 in 1991 → 134th of 187 in 2000 → 168th of 187 in 2010 → 174th of 187 in 2020 → 167th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.97% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 2.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.04% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 3.74% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 2.97% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.98% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.38% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 2.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 3.28% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 3.82% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 4.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.15% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 4.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 4.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 3.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 3.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 3.61% | -0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 3.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 4.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 4.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 4.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s Unemployment in 1992?
4.21% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Togo’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -50.8% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 2%; 2024: 1.95%; 2023: 1.94%; 2022: 1.97%; 2021: 2.34%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.