Number of people employed in agriculture in Togo
Togo: Number of people employed in agriculture was 1.09 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Togo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Togo is 1.09 million people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Togo peaked at 1.11 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 663,760 people, in 1994.
Togo ranks 69th 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.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Togo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 663,904 people | — |
| 1992 | 692,895 people | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 685,168 people | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 663,760 people | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 713,608 people | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 753,176 people | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 763,667 people | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 777,340 people | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 796,812 people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 821,843 people | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 849,521 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 873,440 people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 888,182 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 921,012 people | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 960,545 people | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 971,513 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 946,051 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 915,530 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 852,337 people | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 807,152 people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 772,224 people | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 779,400 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 784,639 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 796,330 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 805,907 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 817,183 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 824,203 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 970,510 people | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million people | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million people | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million people | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.09 million people | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 723,370 people | 663,760 people | 796,812 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 899,997 people | 821,843 people | 971,513 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 846,209 people | 772,224 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.11 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 66 Sierra Leone 1.26 million people compare
- 67 Poland 1.15 million people compare
- 68 Algeria 1.14 million people compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 1.08 million people compare
- 71 Liberia 1.07 million people compare
- 72 Tajikistan 1.07 million people compare
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Togo?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Togo was 1.09 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 663,760 people in 1994.
- How does Togo rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Togo ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.