Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo
Togo: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 22.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo is 22.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2008.
Togo ranks 84th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.0% | — |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -52.5% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +50.5% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +58.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +43.7% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 9.5% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.3% | 24.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 22.2% | 32.3% | 5 |
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 proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Togo was 22.2% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Togo ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.