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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Togo

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population8.59M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$11.89B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.38K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth62.92024 · yearsInternet use39.5%2024 · % of populationForest area22.1%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Togo2025 · 2.2%
-1.140.4323.585.151960199320251961: 1.8%1962: 1.8%1963: 1.8%1964: 1.9%1965: 2%1966: 2%1967: 2.1%1968: 2.1%1969: 4.5%1970: 5.1%1971: 3.2%1972: 2.8%1973: 2.6%1974: 2.5%1975: 2.4%1976: 2.4%1977: 2.4%1978: 2.4%1979: 2.5%1980: 2.8%1981: 3.1%1982: 2.8%1983: 2.4%1984: 2.4%1985: 2.8%1986: 3.1%1987: 3%1988: 3%1989: 3%1990: 2.9%1991: 2.9%1992: 2.8%1993: -1.1%1994: 0.4%1995: 5.1%1996: 4.3%1997: 3.4%1998: 2.5%1999: 2.5%2000: 2.5%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.5%2004: 2.4%2005: 2.5%2006: 2.9%2007: 3.2%2008: 3.2%2009: 3.2%2010: 3.1%2011: 2.7%2012: 2.3%2013: 2.2%2014: 2%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.8%2017: 1.7%2018: 1.8%2019: 2.1%2020: 2.2%2021: 1.9%2022: 1.7%2023: 1.9%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Togo in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Lome
Country code
TGO

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