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Togo
A narrow West African nation stretching from the Gulf of Guinea northward, Togo is one of the smallest countries on the continent. The capital Lomé sits directly on the coast and hosts one of the region's largest markets, the Grand Marché. Togo is the world's fourth-largest phosphate producer and has a diverse population of over 30 ethnic groups despite its small size.
Major cities: Lomé, Sokodé, Kara, Kpalimé
2024
9.5M
UN
2050
15.6M
UN
2100
26.3M
UN
~2200
29.0M
GPU
~2500
7.0M
GPU
Population9.5M
Fertility (TFR)4.12
Life expectancy62.9
Median age18.8
Infant mortality35.9 per 1,000
Pop. density171/km²
Urbanization43%
Youth share (0-14)40%
Land area54,390 km²
LanguageFrench
ReligionChristian
HDI0.571 (#161)
RegionAfrica
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.40M | 6.60 | 41.9 | 48.0 | 24.0 | -9K | 2.4% |
| 1955 | 1.53M | 6.66 | 42.7 | 47.8 | 23.2 | -10K | 2.5% |
| 1960 | 1.67M | 6.80 | 43.5 | 47.9 | 22.1 | -14K | 2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.85M | 6.94 | 44.9 | 48.3 | 20.6 | +6K | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 2.24M | 7.04 | 46.8 | 48.3 | 18.9 | +11K | 2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.57M | 7.09 | 49.0 | 48.2 | 17.2 | -17K | 3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.92M | 6.88 | 52.1 | 46.1 | 14.8 | -5K | 3.1% |
| 1985 | 3.44M | 6.46 | 54.4 | 43.6 | 13.1 | +1K | 3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.00M | 6.07 | 54.6 | 41.7 | 12.6 | +0K | 2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.41M | 5.56 | 53.7 | 39.0 | 12.6 | +57K | 2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.14M | 5.17 | 54.6 | 37.9 | 11.9 | +5K | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.84M | 5.04 | 55.9 | 37.4 | 11.1 | -4K | 2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.73M | 5.09 | 57.2 | 37.9 | 10.4 | -2K | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.66M | 4.66 | 59.2 | 34.7 | 9.3 | -2K | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.67M | 4.39 | 61.1 | 32.5 | 8.4 | -1K | 2.4% |
| 2024Now | 9.52M | 4.12 | 62.9 | 30.7 | 7.7 | -14K | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 9.72M | 4.07 | 63.1 | 30.5 | 7.6 | -15K | 2.3% |
| 2030 | 10.8M | 3.79 | 64.1 | 29.2 | 7.4 | -11K | 2.2% |
| 2035 | 11.9M | 3.56 | 65.0 | 28.1 | 7.3 | -14K | 2.1% |
| 2040 | 13.1M | 3.37 | 65.8 | 26.9 | 7.3 | -19K | 2.0% |
| 2045 | 14.3M | 3.20 | 66.6 | 25.5 | 7.3 | -14K | 1.8% |
| 2050 | 15.6M | 3.04 | 67.4 | 24.1 | 7.3 | -18K | 1.7% |
| 2055 | 16.8M | 2.91 | 68.1 | 22.9 | 7.4 | -11K | 1.5% |
| 2060 | 18.0M | 2.79 | 68.8 | 21.9 | 7.5 | -20K | 1.4% |
| 2065 | 19.2M | 2.69 | 69.5 | 21.0 | 7.6 | -20K | 1.3% |
| 2070 | 20.4M | 2.60 | 70.1 | 20.1 | 7.8 | -23K | 1.2% |
| 2075 | 21.5M | 2.51 | 70.8 | 19.2 | 7.9 | -10K | 1.1% |
| 2080 | 22.6M | 2.44 | 71.4 | 18.4 | 8.2 | -9K | 1.0% |
| 2085 | 23.7M | 2.36 | 72.0 | 17.6 | 8.5 | -17K | 0.9% |
| 2090 | 24.6M | 2.29 | 72.6 | 16.9 | 8.7 | -23K | 0.8% |
| 2095 | 25.5M | 2.23 | 73.3 | 16.2 | 9.0 | -21K | 0.7% |
| 2100 | 26.3M | 2.18 | 73.9 | 15.6 | 9.2 | -18K | 0.6% |