Togo birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Togo has a birth rate of 32.1 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 4.12 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Togo was 6.8 children per woman — 1.65 times higher than in 2024.

Togo birth rate statistics:

Togo is ranked 21/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 39/194 in 1960.
The mean age at first birth in Togo is 25 — it was 21 in 2017.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.9, a change from 30.3 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 134.5 in 1960 to 76.4 in 2024.
25.2% of the population in 2025 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 22.8% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Togo by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2024	4.12	21
2023	4.19	21
2022	4.25	22
2021	4.32	22
2020	4.39	22
2019	4.45	22
2018	4.51	22
2017	4.58	24
2016	4.63	25
2015	4.66	26
2014	4.7	28
2013	4.75	29
2012	4.85	31
2011	4.98	30
2010	5.09	29
2009	5.1	30
2008	5.1	32
2007	5.1	33
2006	5.08	34
2005	5.04	35
2004	4.99	37
2003	5.05	38
2002	5.09	38
2001	5.13	39
2000	5.17	39
1999	5.23	40
1998	5.29	40
1997	5.36	40
1996	5.46	40
1995	5.56	39
1994	5.67	39
1993	5.78	40
1992	5.89	40
1991	5.99	38
1990	6.07	39
1989	6.15	38
1988	6.23	36
1987	6.3	36
1986	6.38	37
1985	6.46	37
1984	6.54	38
1983	6.63	34
1982	6.72	31
1981	6.81	32
1980	6.88	31
1979	6.94	29
1978	6.98	29
1977	7.03	28
1976	7.06	26
1975	7.09	25
1974	7.09	26
1973	7.08	26
1972	7.07	27
1971	7.06	29
1970	7.03	31
1969	7.01	33
1968	6.97	34
1967	6.96	36
1966	6.96	38
1965	6.94	41
1964	6.92	42
1963	6.89	47
1962	6.86	49
1961	6.82	47
1960	6.8	46

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Togo is 4.12, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1994, the fertility rate was 5.67 — a 27.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2024	198,184	269,522	71,338
2023	196,649	268,451	71,802
2022	195,051	267,305	72,254
2021	192,651	267,409	74,758
2020	192,474	266,748	74,274
2019	192,990	265,988	72,998
2018	191,482	264,251	72,769
2017	189,386	261,758	72,372
2016	187,007	259,246	72,239
2015	183,089	255,267	72,178
2014	179,671	252,093	72,422
2013	176,865	249,667	72,802
2012	176,051	249,474	73,423
2011	176,484	250,434	73,950
2010	175,800	248,552	72,752
2009	170,740	241,540	70,800
2008	164,627	233,444	68,817
2007	158,312	225,246	66,934
2006	150,821	215,774	64,953
2005	143,281	206,614	63,333
2004	136,802	199,063	62,261
2003	133,852	195,077	61,225
2002	130,283	190,392	60,109
2001	126,419	185,464	59,045
2000	122,712	180,437	57,725
1999	119,331	176,127	56,796
1998	116,918	173,303	56,385
1997	116,559	171,932	55,373
1996	111,887	165,225	53,338
1995	106,983	158,515	51,532
1994	100,045	148,968	48,923
1993	112,013	163,625	51,612
1992	110,828	160,830	50,002
1991	109,267	157,760	48,493
1990	107,985	154,755	46,770
1989	106,166	151,504	45,338
1988	104,605	148,556	43,951
1987	102,435	145,441	43,006
1986	99,698	141,996	42,298
1985	96,376	138,029	41,653
1984	95,195	136,665	41,470
1983	94,034	135,405	41,371
1982	92,715	134,219	41,504
1981	90,144	131,400	41,256
1980	87,404	128,739	41,335
1979	85,228	126,768	41,540
1978	83,151	124,928	41,777
1977	80,902	123,111	42,209
1976	78,770	121,240	42,470
1975	76,412	118,796	42,384
1974	74,055	116,298	42,243
1973	71,549	113,586	42,037
1972	68,966	110,726	41,760
1971	66,284	107,634	41,350
1970	63,057	103,776	40,719
1969	58,207	96,972	38,765
1968	56,082	94,613	38,531
1967	54,359	92,790	38,431
1966	52,832	91,133	38,301
1965	51,096	89,145	38,049
1964	49,450	87,269	37,819
1963	47,869	85,489	37,620
1962	46,201	83,589	37,388
1961	44,623	81,783	37,160
1960	43,307	80,202	36,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Togo (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +2.49% annually. On average, 191,896 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2023 to 2024 was 2.36% — 198,184 more people were born than died.

In 2024, Togo ranks 60/196 for absolute natural population change and 27/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Togo compared to other countries

	Togo	Rank
Fertility rate	4.12	21/196
Birth rate	32.1	21/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+198,184	60/196
Natural population change rate	+2.36%	27/196
Population growth	+2.2%	39/197
Age at first childbirth	25 years	58/137
Average age at childbearing	28.9 years	115/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	77	33/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	194.7	18/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	61.1	26/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	25.2%	78/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	21.4%	145/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	69.4%	166/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.35%	22/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	2.26%	32/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	3.48%	33/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	5.61%	23/192
Life expectancy	63.3 years	181/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	66.5	77	194.7	61.1
2025	67.1	77.5	196.5	62.8
2024	67.7	77.8	198	64.4
2023	68.4	78.4	200.5	66.4
2022	68.9	79.6	203	67.9
2021	69.5	80.9	205.9	69.5
2020	70.1	82	208.4	71.1
2019	71	82.7	210.6	72.8
2018	71.9	83.6	213	74.4
2017	72.5	84.5	215.3	76.1
2016	72.9	85.3	217.5	77.6
2015	72.9	85.6	217.9	78.7
2014	73.1	85.9	217.8	80.5
2013	73.5	86.4	218.3	82.4
2012	74.7	85.5	220.9	85.5
2011	76.3	85.3	224.7	89.1
2010	78	87.7	225.7	92.1
2009	78.6	84	226.4	93.1
2008	78.8	85.3	224.3	93.4
2007	79.3	86.7	222.6	93.7
2006	78.9	87.2	220.6	93.1
2005	78.5	85.9	218.5	92.4
2004	77.9	89.1	215.7	91
2003	78.6	93.2	216.9	91.6
2002	79.1	95.3	216.4	92.7
2001	79.3	97.4	215.9	93.5
2000	79.3	97.3	216.7	94.2
1999	79.4	95.6	219.5	95.2
1998	79.3	93.8	222.1	96.3
1997	79.5	92.4	226.1	97.3
1996	80.2	92.9	230.8	98.6
1995	81	94.9	234.4	100.4
1994	81.7	98.9	238.3	101.8
1993	87.1	99.4	242.9	103.7
1992	85.7	101.6	245.3	105.8
1991	86.5	103	247.4	108.1
1990	87.3	106.1	251.4	108.8
1989	88	106.9	255.3	109.9
1988	88.9	111.9	258.6	110.5
1987	89.8	116.8	261.5	111.1
1986	90.5	115.8	265.5	112.4
1985	91.1	116	266.8	114.3
1984	91.7	120.9	268.6	115.4
1983	91.9	124.3	270.8	116.8
1982	92.2	127.8	272.6	118.1
1981	92.9	131.3	274.3	119.3
1980	93.9	131.3	277.2	120.3
1979	95	134.8	281.7	120.1
1978	96	138.2	285	120
1977	96.9	142.1	287.5	119.7
1976	97.7	146	289.8	119.3
1975	98	143.5	292.6	119.4
1974	98.2	145.3	294.5	118.4
1973	98.3	146.9	296	117.3
1972	98.3	148.5	297.4	116.2
1971	98.3	148.8	299.4	115.5
1970	97.9	146.7	303	113.7
1969	98.9	146.6	305	112
1968	98.9	148.7	304	110.2
1967	96.9	152	305	108.8
1966	95.5	155.6	306	107.8
1965	94.3	154.9	306	107.1
1964	93.7	152.4	307	106.5
1963	93.5	150.6	307	105.8
1962	93.1	145	308	105.2
1961	92.7	139.7	308	104.6
1960	92.6	136.6	309	104.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Togo by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 13.5% will be to women under age 20, 52.5% to women ages 20-29, and 34% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 13.7%, 48.6%, and 37.7%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Togo	World
2100	23.1%	16.5%
2099	23.2%	16.6%
2098	23.4%	16.6%
2097	23.6%	16.7%
2096	23.7%	16.8%
2095	23.9%	16.8%
2094	24%	16.9%
2093	24.2%	17%
2092	24.4%	17%
2091	24.5%	17.1%
2090	24.7%	17.2%
2089	24.9%	17.2%
2088	25%	17.3%
2087	25.2%	17.4%
2086	25.4%	17.4%
2085	25.6%	17.5%
2084	25.8%	17.5%
2083	25.9%	17.6%
2082	26.1%	17.7%
2081	26.3%	17.7%
2080	26.5%	17.8%
2079	26.7%	17.8%
2078	26.9%	17.9%
2077	27.1%	17.9%
2076	27.3%	18%
2075	27.4%	18%
2074	27.6%	18.1%
2073	27.8%	18.2%
2072	28%	18.2%
2071	28.2%	18.3%
2070	28.4%	18.3%
2069	28.6%	18.4%
2068	28.7%	18.5%
2067	28.9%	18.6%
2066	29.1%	18.6%
2065	29.3%	18.7%
2064	29.6%	18.8%
2063	29.8%	18.9%
2062	30%	19.1%
2061	30.2%	19.2%
2060	30.4%	19.3%
2059	30.7%	19.4%
2058	30.9%	19.5%
2057	31.2%	19.6%
2056	31.4%	19.8%
2055	31.7%	19.9%
2054	31.9%	20%
2053	32.1%	20.1%
2052	32.4%	20.2%
2051	32.6%	20.3%
2050	32.9%	20.4%
2049	33.1%	20.5%
2048	33.4%	20.6%
2047	33.6%	20.7%
2046	33.8%	20.8%
2045	34%	20.9%
2044	34.3%	20.9%
2043	34.5%	21%
2042	34.7%	21.1%
2041	34.9%	21.2%
2040	35.1%	21.2%
2039	35.3%	21.3%
2038	35.5%	21.4%
2037	35.7%	21.5%
2036	36%	21.6%
2035	36.2%	21.8%
2034	36.5%	22%
2033	36.8%	22.2%
2032	37.1%	22.4%
2031	37.4%	22.7%
2030	37.7%	23%
2029	38%	23.3%
2028	38.3%	23.6%
2027	38.6%	23.9%
2026	39%	24.2%
2025	40.4%	24.4%
2024	40.8%	24.7%
2023	41.1%	25%
2022	41.3%	25.3%
2021	41.2%	25.6%
2020	40.7%	25.8%
2019	40.1%	26%
2018	39.9%	26.2%
2017	40.4%	26.4%
2016	41.3%	26.5%
2015	42.1%	26.6%
2014	42.8%	26.8%
2013	43.3%	26.9%
2012	43.6%	27%
2011	43.8%	27.1%
2010	43.6%	27.3%
2009	43.1%	27.5%
2008	42.5%	27.6%
2007	42%	27.9%
2006	41.6%	28.1%
2005	41.5%	28.5%
2004	41.8%	28.8%
2003	42.2%	29.2%
2002	42.7%	29.6%
2001	43.1%	30%
2000	43.6%	30.4%
1999	44.1%	30.8%
1998	44.3%	31.1%
1997	43.9%	31.5%
1996	44.1%	31.8%
1995	45.1%	32.1%
1994	46.6%	32.3%
1993	46.1%	32.5%
1992	44.9%	32.7%
1991	45.2%	32.9%
1990	45.4%	33%
1989	45.7%	33.2%
1988	45.9%	33.3%
1987	46.1%	33.6%
1986	46.4%	33.8%
1985	46.6%	34%
1984	46.7%	34.3%
1983	46.5%	34.6%
1982	46.3%	34.9%
1981	46.2%	35.2%
1980	46.2%	35.5%
1979	46.2%	35.8%
1978	46.1%	36.3%
1977	46%	36.7%
1976	45.9%	36.9%
1975	45.8%	37.1%
1974	45.7%	37.2%
1973	45.5%	37.3%
1972	45.4%	37.5%
1971	45.2%	37.6%
1970	45.1%	37.7%
1969	45%	37.8%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1967	44.8%	38%
1966	44.7%	38%
1965	44.6%	38%
1964	44.5%	38%
1963	44.4%	37.8%
1962	44.2%	37.6%
1961	44.1%	37.5%
1960	44%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Togo was 44% in 1960, 46.1% in 1993, and 40.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Togo.

Fertility rates around the globe

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Maternal mortality by year

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Togo	World
2024	5.61%	2.49%
2023	5.81%	2.58%
2022	6%	2.7%
2021	6.2%	2.75%
2020	6.39%	2.79%
2019	6.6%	2.89%
2018	6.81%	2.98%
2017	7.04%	3.11%
2016	7.28%	3.21%
2015	7.52%	3.32%
2014	7.77%	3.44%
2013	8.02%	3.56%
2012	8.29%	3.72%
2011	8.56%	3.92%
2010	8.83%	4.06%
2009	9.09%	4.26%
2008	9.37%	4.45%
2007	9.65%	4.65%
2006	9.93%	4.87%
2005	10.2%	5.12%
2004	10.6%	5.44%
2003	10.9%	5.67%
2002	11.2%	5.96%
2001	11.6%	6.26%
2000	11.9%	6.52%
1999	12.3%	6.8%
1998	12.6%	7.13%
1997	13%	7.34%
1996	13.3%	7.6%
1995	13.6%	7.77%
1994	13.9%	8%
1993	14.1%	8.26%
1992	14.3%	8.47%
1991	14.5%	8.67%
1990	14.7%	8.84%
1989	15%	9.06%
1988	15.2%	9.44%
1987	15.4%	9.51%
1986	15.7%	9.86%
1985	16%	10.2%
1984	16.4%	10.4%
1983	16.7%	10.7%
1982	17.1%	10.9%
1981	17.5%	11.2%
1980	17.9%	11.5%
1979	18.4%	11.8%
1978	18.8%	12.3%
1977	19.3%	12.6%
1976	19.7%	13.1%
1975	20.2%	13.6%
1974	20.7%	13.9%
1973	21.1%	14.2%
1972	21.6%	14.6%
1971	22.1%	15.1%
1970	22.5%	15.6%
1969	22.9%	15.8%
1968	23.4%	16%
1967	23.8%	15.9%
1966	24.1%	16.2%
1965	24.5%	16.5%
1964	24.8%	16.6%
1963	25.1%	16.5%
1962	25.4%	16.7%
1961	25.7%	17%
1960	26%	17.3%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Togo was 56.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — a 5.61% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 119.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.