World Factbook
Togo
République Togolaise
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
82.8% (2022 est.)
female
63.7% (2022 est.)
total population
72.6% (2022 est.)
Languages
French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north)
Religions
Christian 42.3%, folk religion 36.9%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <1%, Buddhist <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, none 6.2% (2020 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.96 male(s)/female
total population
0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.71 male(s)/female
Birth rate
30.17 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
4.64 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
19.9 years
total
20.9 years (2025 est.)
female
21.4 years
Population
male
4,488,825
total
9,143,439 (2025 est.)
female
4,654,614
Nationality
noun
Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective
Togolese
Tobacco use
male
9.3% (2025 est.)
total
5% (2025 est.)
female
0.7% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
44.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
3.6% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
38.7% (male 1,749,533/female 1,699,084)
15-64 years
57% (male 2,486,142/female 2,597,914)
65 years and over
4.3% (2024 est.) (male 159,596/female 225,725)
Ethnic groups
Adja-Ewe/Mina 42.4%, Kabye/Tem 25.9%, Para-Gourma/Akan 17.1%, Akposso/Akebu 4.1%, Ana-Ife 3.2%, other Togolese 1.7%, foreigners 5.2%, no response 0.4% (2013-14 est.)
note: Togo has an estimated 37 ethnic groups
Child marriage
men married by age 18
2.6% (2017)
women married by age 15
6.4% (2017)
women married by age 18
24.8% (2017)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
74.7 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
66.7 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
12.6 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
8 (2025 est.)
Physician density
0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.6% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
2.6% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
0.6 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.03 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 58.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 71% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 87% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 41.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 29% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 13% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.6% national budget (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
43 deaths/1,000 live births
total
34.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
33.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
2.37% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
1.99 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
one of the more densely populated African nations, with most of the population residing in rural communities; density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Life expectancy at birth
male
69.5 years
female
74.7 years
total population
72.1 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
349 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 19.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 46.7% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 82% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 80.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 53.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 18% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
0.78 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
1.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.982 million LOME (capital) (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
8.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
25 years (2017 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
63.7% (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
15.2% (2017 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
13 years (2017 est.)
total
12 years (2017 est.)
female
11 years (2017 est.)