Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo
Togo: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 72.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo is 72.1%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo peaked at 72.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1991.
Togo ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.3% | — |
| 1992 | 53.6% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 54.7% | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +1.7% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 72.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 72.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.8%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 49.3% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 56.4% | 72.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,744 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,744 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Togo was 72.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1991.
- How does Togo rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Togo ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".