Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo
Togo: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 18.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo is 18.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo peaked at 19.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1993.
Togo ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.4% | — |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 18.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 18.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +26.5% | 13.2% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | +26.0% | 9.2% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.5% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Togo was 18.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1993.
- How does Togo rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Togo ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.