Fertility & birth rates in Togo and United States

Fertility rate in Togo vs United States chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Togo was 4.19 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Togo vs the United States population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Togo	United States
1960	6.8	3.65
1961	6.82	3.62
1962	6.86	3.46
1963	6.89	3.32
1964	6.92	3.19
1965	6.94	2.91
1966	6.96	2.72
1967	6.96	2.56
1968	6.97	2.46
1969	7.02	2.46
1970	7.04	2.48
1971	7.06	2.27
1972	7.07	2.01
1973	7.08	1.88
1974	7.09	1.84
1975	7.09	1.77
1976	7.06	1.74
1977	7.03	1.79
1978	6.98	1.76
1979	6.94	1.81
1980	6.88	1.84
1981	6.81	1.81
1982	6.73	1.83
1983	6.63	1.8
1984	6.54	1.81
1985	6.46	1.84
1986	6.38	1.84
1987	6.3	1.87
1988	6.23	1.93
1989	6.15	2.01
1990	6.07	2.08
1991	5.99	2.06
1992	5.89	2.05
1993	5.78	2.02
1994	5.67	2
1995	5.57	1.98
1996	5.46	1.98
1997	5.36	1.97
1998	5.29	2
1999	5.23	2.01
2000	5.17	2.06
2001	5.13	2.03
2002	5.09	2.02
2003	5.05	2.05
2004	5	2.05
2005	5.04	2.06
2006	5.08	2.11
2007	5.1	2.12
2008	5.1	2.07
2009	5.1	2
2010	5.09	1.93
2011	4.98	1.89
2012	4.85	1.88
2013	4.75	1.86
2014	4.7	1.86
2015	4.66	1.84
2016	4.63	1.82
2017	4.58	1.77
2018	4.51	1.73
2019	4.45	1.71
2020	4.39	1.64
2021	4.32	1.66
2022	4.25	1.66
2023	4.19	1.62
2024	4.12	1.62
2025	4.07	1.62
2026	4.01	1.62
2027	3.95	1.62
2028	3.89	1.62
2029	3.84	1.62
2030	3.79	1.62
2031	3.75	1.62
2032	3.7	1.62
2033	3.65	1.63
2034	3.61	1.62
2035	3.56	1.63
2036	3.52	1.63
2037	3.48	1.63
2038	3.44	1.63
2039	3.4	1.63
2040	3.37	1.63
2041	3.33	1.63
2042	3.3	1.63
2043	3.27	1.63
2044	3.23	1.63
2045	3.2	1.64
2046	3.16	1.64
2047	3.13	1.63
2048	3.1	1.64
2049	3.07	1.63
2050	3.04	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Togo	United States
1960	44%	31.3%
1961	44.1%	31.4%
1962	44.2%	31.3%
1963	44.4%	31.1%
1964	44.5%	30.9%
1965	44.6%	30.7%
1966	44.7%	30.4%
1967	44.8%	30%
1968	44.9%	29.5%
1969	45%	29%
1970	45.1%	28.6%
1971	45.2%	28%
1972	45.4%	27.4%
1973	45.5%	26.6%
1974	45.6%	25.9%
1975	45.8%	25.2%
1976	45.9%	24.4%
1977	46%	23.8%
1978	46.1%	23.2%
1979	46.2%	22.8%
1980	46.2%	22.4%
1981	46.2%	22.1%
1982	46.2%	22%
1983	46.1%	21.8%
1984	46%	21.7%
1985	45.9%	21.5%
1986	45.8%	21.3%
1987	45.7%	21.3%
1988	45.5%	21.3%
1989	45.3%	21.5%
1990	45.2%	21.6%
1991	44.9%	21.7%
1992	44.7%	21.8%
1993	44.5%	21.9%
1994	44.2%	21.9%
1995	44%	21.8%
1996	43.8%	21.7%
1997	43.5%	21.5%
1998	43.2%	21.4%
1999	42.9%	21.3%
2000	42.6%	21.2%
2001	42.4%	21%
2002	42.3%	20.9%
2003	42.2%	20.7%
2004	42%	20.5%
2005	41.9%	20.3%
2006	41.8%	20.2%
2007	41.6%	20%
2008	41.6%	19.9%
2009	41.5%	19.8%
2010	41.6%	19.7%
2011	41.6%	19.6%
2012	41.6%	19.5%
2013	41.6%	19.4%
2014	41.5%	19.3%
2015	41.5%	19.2%
2016	41.4%	19.1%
2017	41.2%	18.9%
2018	41.1%	18.8%
2019	40.9%	18.6%
2020	40.7%	18.4%
2021	40.5%	18.1%
2022	40.2%	17.9%
2023	39.9%	17.6%
2024	39.5%	17.3%
2025	39.2%	17.1%
2026	38.8%	16.9%
2027	38.4%	16.7%
2028	38.1%	16.6%
2029	37.8%	16.4%
2030	37.5%	16.3%
2031	37.2%	16.1%
2032	36.9%	16%
2033	36.6%	16%
2034	36.4%	15.9%
2035	36.1%	15.9%
2036	35.9%	15.9%
2037	35.6%	15.9%
2038	35.4%	15.9%
2039	35.2%	15.9%
2040	35%	15.9%
2041	34.8%	16%
2042	34.6%	16%
2043	34.4%	16%
2044	34.2%	16%
2045	33.9%	16%
2046	33.7%	16%
2047	33.5%	16%
2048	33.2%	16%
2049	33%	15.9%
2050	32.8%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Togo and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Togo and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Togo vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.46% in Togo and +0.25% in the United States. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Togo	United States
1960	43,307	2,565,530
1961	44,623	2,571,681
1962	46,201	2,406,337
1963	47,869	2,289,826
1964	49,449	2,245,099
1965	51,323	1,943,030
1966	53,640	1,749,387
1967	56,128	1,669,181
1968	59,110	1,565,507
1969	62,589	1,702,487
1970	65,851	1,824,965
1971	69,206	1,640,519
1972	72,008	1,301,355
1973	74,713	1,165,499
1974	77,347	1,218,968
1975	79,831	1,252,644
1976	82,321	1,264,604
1977	84,572	1,431,556
1978	86,950	1,402,283
1979	89,148	1,597,894
1980	91,445	1,608,450
1981	94,318	1,652,153
1982	97,003	1,714,317
1983	99,817	1,636,544
1984	102,425	1,627,192
1985	104,949	1,689,258
1986	107,957	1,656,917
1987	110,739	1,720,252
1988	112,915	1,735,943
1989	114,432	1,875,826
1990	116,200	2,026,068
1991	117,409	1,926,543
1992	118,876	1,875,328
1993	119,938	1,717,685
1994	113,074	1,633,302
1995	116,314	1,546,031
1996	119,418	1,510,137
1997	122,109	1,501,014
1998	125,392	1,573,857
1999	129,832	1,564,050
2000	133,873	1,664,758
2001	137,808	1,595,826
2002	141,643	1,581,938
2003	144,900	1,653,615
2004	147,574	1,698,271
2005	154,117	1,684,445
2006	160,671	1,849,955
2007	168,144	1,897,757
2008	173,677	1,794,154
2009	180,111	1,717,920
2010	185,294	1,548,182
2011	186,406	1,441,697
2012	186,061	1,411,822
2013	187,309	1,322,711
2014	190,667	1,357,281
2015	194,768	1,270,126
2016	199,364	1,197,627
2017	202,307	1,028,037
2018	204,942	955,022
2019	207,608	887,476
2020	208,663	208,862
2021	210,613	199,137
2022	215,090	399,926
2023	218,093	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Togo vs United States

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 349 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo, compared to 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Togo	United States
1985	668	11
1986	649	11
1987	636	11
1988	628	12
1989	644	12
1990	657	12
1991	676	12
1992	692	11
1993	728	12
1994	688	11
1995	663	12
1996	627	11
1997	600	11
1998	570	11
1999	529	12
2000	496	12
2001	478	13
2002	447	13
2003	431	13
2004	431	13
2005	434	13
2006	453	13
2007	448	13
2008	457	14
2009	471	15
2010	497	15
2011	501	15
2012	506	16
2013	500	16
2014	490	17
2015	470	17
2016	460	18
2017	443	18
2018	435	18
2019	416	18
2020	398	22
2021	397	31
2022	362	20
2023	349	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.83% in Togo and 0.65% in the United States. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Togo	United States
1960	26%	3.01%
1961	25.8%	2.95%
1962	25.5%	2.89%
1963	25.2%	2.83%
1964	24.9%	2.77%
1965	24.6%	2.71%
1966	24.2%	2.64%
1967	23.8%	2.57%
1968	23.4%	2.49%
1969	23%	2.41%
1970	22.5%	2.32%
1971	22.1%	2.24%
1972	21.6%	2.15%
1973	21.1%	2.06%
1974	20.7%	1.97%
1975	20.2%	1.88%
1976	19.7%	1.79%
1977	19.2%	1.71%
1978	18.8%	1.63%
1979	18.3%	1.56%
1980	17.9%	1.5%
1981	17.5%	1.44%
1982	17.1%	1.39%
1983	16.7%	1.34%
1984	16.3%	1.3%
1985	16%	1.27%
1986	15.7%	1.24%
1987	15.4%	1.21%
1988	15.2%	1.19%
1989	14.9%	1.16%
1990	14.7%	1.12%
1991	14.5%	1.09%
1992	14.3%	1.05%
1993	14.1%	1.01%
1994	13.9%	0.98%
1995	13.6%	0.95%
1996	13.3%	0.92%
1997	13%	0.89%
1998	12.7%	0.87%
1999	12.3%	0.86%
2000	12%	0.84%
2001	11.6%	0.83%
2002	11.3%	0.82%
2003	10.9%	0.81%
2004	10.6%	0.81%
2005	10.3%	0.8%
2006	9.97%	0.79%
2007	9.69%	0.77%
2008	9.41%	0.76%
2009	9.14%	0.75%
2010	8.87%	0.73%
2011	8.59%	0.72%
2012	8.33%	0.7%
2013	8.07%	0.69%
2014	7.81%	0.68%
2015	7.56%	0.68%
2016	7.32%	0.67%
2017	7.09%	0.66%
2018	6.86%	0.65%
2019	6.63%	0.65%
2020	6.43%	0.65%
2021	6.22%	0.65%
2022	6.02%	0.65%
2023	5.83%	0.65%