Population growth in Togo
From 1960 to 2019 the population of Togo increased from 1.58 m to 8.08 m people. This is a growth by 411.4 percent in 59 years. The highest increase in Togo was recorded in 1968 with 4.87%. The smallest increase in 1962 with 0.95%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 152.9 percent.
The average age in Togo rose by 0.08 years from 2012 to 2013 from 18.82 to 18.90 years (median value).
Around 42% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.7% annually.
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Population development in Togo since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Togo | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.60 M | 1.08 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 1.61 M | 0.95 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 1.63 M | 1.18 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 1.66 M | 1.86 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 1.71 M | 2.80 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 1.77 M | 3.83 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 1.86 M | 4.59 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 1.95 M | 4.87 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 2.03 M | 4.58 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 2.12 M | 3.96 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 2.19 M | 3.32 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 2.25 M | 2.83 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 2.30 M | 2.48 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 2.36 M | 2.31 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 2.41 M | 2.28 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 2.46 M | 2.24 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 2.52 M | 2.20 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 2.58 M | 2.30 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 2.64 M | 2.57 % | 47.3 ‰ | 15.1 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 2.72 M | 2.96 % | 47.0 ‰ | 14.7 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 2.81 M | 3.36 % | 46.7 ‰ | 14.4 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 2.92 M | 3.67 % | 46.4 ‰ | 14.0 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 3.03 M | 3.82 % | 46.0 ‰ | 13.7 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 3.14 M | 3.76 % | 45.6 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 3.25 M | 3.57 % | 45.2 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 3.36 M | 3.38 % | 44.7 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 3.47 M | 3.23 % | 44.2 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 3.58 M | 3.05 % | 43.6 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 3.68 M | 2.83 % | 43.0 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 3.77 M | 2.60 % | 42.3 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 3.86 M | 2.35 % | 41.7 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 3.95 M | 2.15 % | 41.1 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 4.03 M | 2.11 % | 40.6 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 4.12 M | 2.27 % | 40.1 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 4.23 M | 2.56 % | 39.8 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 4.35 M | 2.90 % | 39.6 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 4.49 M | 3.15 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 4.63 M | 3.27 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 4.78 M | 3.19 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 4.92 M | 3.01 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 5.06 M | 2.81 % | 39.5 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 5.20 M | 2.66 % | 39.5 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 5.33 M | 2.57 % | 39.5 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 5.47 M | 2.57 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 5.61 M | 2.63 % | 39.2 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 5.76 M | 2.70 % | 38.9 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 5.92 M | 2.73 % | 38.5 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 6.08 M | 2.75 % | 38.1 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 6.25 M | 2.75 % | 37.7 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 6.42 M | 2.73 % | 37.2 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 6.60 M | 2.71 % | 36.7 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 6.77 M | 2.70 % | 36.1 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 6.95 M | 2.67 % | 35.6 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 7.14 M | 2.64 % | 35.0 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 7.32 M | 2.59 % | 34.5 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 7.51 M | 2.55 % | 34.0 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 7.70 M | 2.51 % | 33.6 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 7.89 M | 2.48 % | 33.1 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 8.08 M | 2.45 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Togo
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2018 in the graph: The population in Togo increased by about 191,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.4 per 1000 people (~ 65,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 33.1 per 1000 people (~ 255,000 births). As a result, around 1,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 65,184 in Togo. The number of births was 248,645 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate