Share of women in ministerial positions in Togo
Togo: Share of women in ministerial positions was 32.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Togo, 2005–2024
Source: IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women in ministerial positions in Togo stood at 32.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Togo peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2008.
Togo ranks 53rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial 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% |
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 | 29.6% | 23.1% | 32.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 53 Brazil 32.3% compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 31.8% compare
- 56 Barbados 31.2% compare
- 56 Cape Verde 31.2% compare
- 56 El Salvador 31.2% compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 119,785 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Togo?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Togo was 32.3% in 2024, according to IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Togo ranks 53rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from IPU via World Bank; UN Women via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deputy prime ministers and prime ministers or heads of government that hold ministerial portfolios are included, vice-presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.