Togo - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Togo was 48.79 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 48.92 in 2019, while its lowest value was 46.59 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 46.59
1991 46.66
1992 46.78
1993 46.92
1994 47.07
1995 47.20
1996 47.41
1997 47.59
1998 47.76
1999 47.92
2000 48.09
2001 48.11
2002 48.15
2003 48.19
2004 48.22
2005 48.23
2006 48.18
2007 48.13
2008 48.09
2009 48.06
2010 48.06
2011 48.06
2012 48.08
2013 48.14
2014 48.22
2015 48.33
2016 48.44
2017 48.58
2018 48.74
2019 48.92
2020 48.89
2021 48.79

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Togo was 2,905,470 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,905,470 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,207,802 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,207,802
1991 1,236,633
1992 1,264,975
1993 1,294,607
1994 1,327,669
1995 1,365,642
1996 1,413,588
1997 1,466,490
1998 1,522,612
1999 1,579,603
2000 1,635,559
2001 1,683,432
2002 1,730,554
2003 1,777,617
2004 1,825,540
2005 1,875,088
2006 1,924,910
2007 1,976,961
2008 2,031,082
2009 2,087,243
2010 2,145,451
2011 2,204,745
2012 2,266,629
2013 2,331,011
2014 2,397,717
2015 2,466,671
2016 2,536,878
2017 2,609,095
2018 2,683,601
2019 2,760,567
2020 2,817,960
2021 2,905,470

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure