Togo birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Togo chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Togo is 4.19, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.78 — a -27.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Togo	World
1960	6.8	4.69
1961	6.82	4.56
1962	6.86	5.02
1963	6.89	5.31
1964	6.92	5.13
1965	6.94	5.08
1966	6.96	4.97
1967	6.96	4.87
1968	6.97	4.98
1969	7.02	4.88
1970	7.04	4.84
1971	7.06	4.69
1972	7.07	4.55
1973	7.08	4.42
1974	7.09	4.26
1975	7.09	4.07
1976	7.06	3.97
1977	7.03	3.84
1978	6.98	3.77
1979	6.94	3.76
1980	6.88	3.73
1981	6.81	3.71
1982	6.73	3.72
1983	6.63	3.59
1984	6.54	3.57
1985	6.46	3.53
1986	6.38	3.51
1987	6.3	3.48
1988	6.23	3.39
1989	6.15	3.35
1990	6.07	3.31
1991	5.99	3.13
1992	5.89	3.04
1993	5.78	2.97
1994	5.67	2.92
1995	5.57	2.87
1996	5.46	2.82
1997	5.36	2.78
1998	5.29	2.75
1999	5.23	2.72
2000	5.17	2.73
2001	5.13	2.69
2002	5.09	2.66
2003	5.05	2.64
2004	5	2.63
2005	5.04	2.61
2006	5.08	2.61
2007	5.1	2.6
2008	5.1	2.6
2009	5.1	2.59
2010	5.09	2.57
2011	4.98	2.55
2012	4.85	2.56
2013	4.75	2.53
2014	4.7	2.52
2015	4.66	2.49
2016	4.63	2.49
2017	4.58	2.46
2018	4.51	2.39
2019	4.45	2.35
2020	4.39	2.28
2021	4.32	2.25
2022	4.25	2.22
2023	4.19	2.2
2024	4.12	2.19
2025	4.07	2.18
2026	4.01	2.18
2027	3.95	2.17
2028	3.89	2.16
2029	3.84	2.15
2030	3.79	2.14
2031	3.75	2.13
2032	3.7	2.12
2033	3.65	2.12
2034	3.61	2.11
2035	3.56	2.1
2036	3.52	2.09
2037	3.48	2.09
2038	3.44	2.08
2039	3.4	2.08
2040	3.37	2.08
2041	3.33	2.07
2042	3.3	2.07
2043	3.27	2.07
2044	3.23	2.07
2045	3.2	2.06
2046	3.16	2.06
2047	3.13	2.06
2048	3.1	2.05
2049	3.07	2.05
2050	3.04	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 13.3% were to women under 20 years old, 52.3% to women ages 20-29, and 34.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.7%, 48.6%, and 37.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Togo by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Togo	World
1960	44%	37.4%
1961	44.1%	37.5%
1962	44.2%	37.6%
1963	44.4%	37.8%
1964	44.5%	38%
1965	44.6%	38%
1966	44.7%	38%
1967	44.8%	38%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1969	45%	37.8%
1970	45.1%	37.7%
1971	45.2%	37.6%
1972	45.4%	37.5%
1973	45.5%	37.3%
1974	45.6%	37.2%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1976	45.9%	36.9%
1977	46%	36.7%
1978	46.1%	36.3%
1979	46.2%	35.9%
1980	46.2%	35.5%
1981	46.2%	35.2%
1982	46.2%	34.9%
1983	46.1%	34.6%
1984	46%	34.3%
1985	45.9%	34%
1986	45.8%	33.8%
1987	45.7%	33.6%
1988	45.5%	33.4%
1989	45.3%	33.2%
1990	45.2%	33%
1991	44.9%	32.9%
1992	44.7%	32.7%
1993	44.5%	32.5%
1994	44.2%	32.3%
1995	44%	32.1%
1996	43.8%	31.8%
1997	43.5%	31.5%
1998	43.2%	31.1%
1999	42.9%	30.8%
2000	42.6%	30.4%
2001	42.4%	30%
2002	42.3%	29.6%
2003	42.2%	29.2%
2004	42%	28.8%
2005	41.9%	28.5%
2006	41.8%	28.1%
2007	41.6%	27.9%
2008	41.6%	27.6%
2009	41.5%	27.5%
2010	41.6%	27.3%
2011	41.6%	27.1%
2012	41.6%	27%
2013	41.6%	26.9%
2014	41.5%	26.8%
2015	41.5%	26.6%
2016	41.4%	26.5%
2017	41.2%	26.4%
2018	41.1%	26.2%
2019	40.9%	26%
2020	40.7%	25.8%
2021	40.5%	25.6%
2022	40.2%	25.3%
2023	39.9%	25%
2024	39.5%	24.7%
2025	39.2%	24.4%
2026	38.8%	24.1%
2027	38.4%	23.8%
2028	38.1%	23.4%
2029	37.8%	23.1%
2030	37.5%	22.8%
2031	37.2%	22.6%
2032	36.9%	22.3%
2033	36.6%	22.1%
2034	36.4%	21.9%
2035	36.1%	21.7%
2036	35.9%	21.6%
2037	35.6%	21.5%
2038	35.4%	21.4%
2039	35.2%	21.3%
2040	35%	21.2%
2041	34.8%	21.1%
2042	34.6%	21%
2043	34.4%	21%
2044	34.2%	20.9%
2045	33.9%	20.8%
2046	33.7%	20.7%
2047	33.5%	20.7%
2048	33.2%	20.6%
2049	33%	20.5%
2050	32.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Togo was 44% in 1960, 44.5% in 1993, and 39.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Togo.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Togo, excluding migration, has been +2.46% annually. On average, 205,211 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Togo
1960	43,307
1961	44,623
1962	46,201
1963	47,869
1964	49,449
1965	51,323
1966	53,640
1967	56,128
1968	59,110
1969	62,589
1970	65,851
1971	69,206
1972	72,008
1973	74,713
1974	77,347
1975	79,831
1976	82,321
1977	84,572
1978	86,950
1979	89,148
1980	91,445
1981	94,318
1982	97,003
1983	99,817
1984	102,425
1985	104,949
1986	107,957
1987	110,739
1988	112,915
1989	114,432
1990	116,200
1991	117,409
1992	118,876
1993	119,938
1994	113,074
1995	116,314
1996	119,418
1997	122,109
1998	125,392
1999	129,832
2000	133,873
2001	137,808
2002	141,643
2003	144,900
2004	147,574
2005	154,117
2006	160,671
2007	168,144
2008	173,677
2009	180,111
2010	185,294
2011	186,406
2012	186,061
2013	187,309
2014	190,667
2015	194,768
2016	199,364
2017	202,307
2018	204,942
2019	207,608
2020	208,663
2021	210,613
2022	215,090
2023	218,093

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Togo was 349 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.35% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -29.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Togo	World
1985	668	460
1986	649	438
1987	636	429
1988	628	414
1989	644	401
1990	657	391
1991	676	395
1992	692	395
1993	728	389
1994	688	382
1995	663	371
1996	627	366
1997	600	358
1998	570	360
1999	529	340
2000	496	328
2001	478	321
2002	447	311
2003	431	301
2004	431	291
2005	434	283
2006	453	276
2007	448	269
2008	457	264
2009	471	258
2010	497	253
2011	501	247
2012	506	239
2013	500	235
2014	490	231
2015	470	228
2016	460	220
2017	443	215
2018	435	211
2019	416	207
2020	398	211
2021	397	242
2022	362	203
2023	349	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Togo was 58.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 5.83% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 119.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Togo	World
1960	26%	18.5%
1961	25.8%	18.1%
1962	25.5%	17.8%
1963	25.2%	17.5%
1964	24.9%	17.7%
1965	24.6%	17.5%
1966	24.2%	17.3%
1967	23.8%	17%
1968	23.4%	16.5%
1969	23%	15.5%
1970	22.5%	15.2%
1971	22.1%	15.1%
1972	21.6%	14.4%
1973	21.1%	14.1%
1974	20.7%	13.7%
1975	20.2%	13.4%
1976	19.7%	13%
1977	19.2%	12.5%
1978	18.8%	12.1%
1979	18.3%	11.7%
1980	17.9%	11.4%
1981	17.5%	11%
1982	17.1%	10.8%
1983	16.7%	10.6%
1984	16.3%	10.4%
1985	16%	10.1%
1986	15.7%	9.81%
1987	15.4%	9.47%
1988	15.2%	9.31%
1989	14.9%	9.02%
1990	14.7%	8.81%
1991	14.5%	8.66%
1992	14.3%	8.46%
1993	14.1%	8.19%
1994	13.9%	7.98%
1995	13.6%	7.76%
1996	13.3%	7.52%
1997	13%	7.28%
1998	12.7%	7.05%
1999	12.3%	6.76%
2000	12%	6.48%
2001	11.6%	6.21%
2002	11.3%	5.94%
2003	10.9%	5.65%
2004	10.6%	5.43%
2005	10.3%	5.16%
2006	9.97%	4.92%
2007	9.69%	4.7%
2008	9.41%	4.5%
2009	9.14%	4.31%
2010	8.87%	4.11%
2011	8.59%	3.97%
2012	8.33%	3.77%
2013	8.07%	3.61%
2014	7.81%	3.48%
2015	7.56%	3.35%
2016	7.32%	3.23%
2017	7.09%	3.11%
2018	6.86%	2.97%
2019	6.63%	2.86%
2020	6.43%	2.75%
2021	6.22%	2.66%
2022	6.02%	2.59%
2023	5.83%	2.49%