Togo Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Togo vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Togo	World
1960	18.1	22.5
1961	18	22.5
1962	17.9	22.4
1963	17.8	22.2
1964	17.7	22
1965	17.7	21.8
1966	17.6	21.7
1967	17.5	21.6
1968	17.5	21.5
1969	17.4	21.5
1970	17.4	21.4
1971	17.3	21.4
1972	17.3	21.5
1973	17.2	21.5
1974	17.1	21.6
1975	17.1	21.7
1976	17	21.9
1977	17	22
1978	16.9	22.2
1979	16.9	22.3
1980	16.9	22.5
1981	16.9	22.6
1982	16.9	22.7
1983	16.9	22.9
1984	16.9	23
1985	16.9	23.2
1986	17	23.3
1987	17	23.4
1988	17.1	23.6
1989	17.2	23.8
1990	17.2	23.9
1991	17.3	24.1
1992	17.4	24.3
1993	17.5	24.5
1994	17.6	24.7
1995	17.7	25
1996	17.8	25.2
1997	18	25.4
1998	18.1	25.7
1999	18.3	25.9
2000	18.4	26.1
2001	18.5	26.3
2002	18.6	26.5
2003	18.6	26.7
2004	18.7	27
2005	18.8	27.2
2006	18.9	27.4
2007	18.9	27.6
2008	19	27.8
2009	19	28
2010	19	28.2
2011	19.1	28.4
2012	19.1	28.6
2013	19.1	28.9
2014	19.2	29.1
2015	19.2	29.3
2016	19.3	29.5
2017	19.3	29.8
2018	19.4	30
2019	19.4	30.3
2020	19.5	30.6
2021	19.6	30.8
2022	19.7	31
2023	19.8	31.3
2024	19.9	31.6
2025	20.1	31.9
2026	20.2	32.1
2027	20.4	32.3
2028	20.5	32.6
2029	20.7	32.8
2030	20.9	33
2031	21.1	33.2
2032	21.3	33.4
2033	21.5	33.6
2034	21.6	33.8
2035	21.8	34
2036	22	34.2
2037	22.1	34.4
2038	22.3	34.6
2039	22.5	34.8
2040	22.7	35
2041	22.8	35.2
2042	23	35.4
2043	23.2	35.6
2044	23.3	35.8
2045	23.5	36
2046	23.7	36.2
2047	23.8	36.4
2048	24	36.6
2049	24.1	36.8
2050	24.3	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Togo was 18.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 19.9 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 144th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Togo ranks 166th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Togo is expected to increase to around 24.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Togo demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Togo
	Male	Female
0-4	7.19%	7.07%
5-9	6.64%	6.51%
10-14	6.13%	5.99%
15-19	5.36%	5.24%
20-24	4.51%	4.39%
25-29	3.85%	3.76%
30-34	3.41%	3.31%
35-39	2.98%	2.89%
40-44	2.57%	2.51%
45-49	2.16%	2.14%
50-54	1.73%	1.74%
55-59	1.32%	1.37%
60-64	0.98%	1.05%
65-69	0.7%	0.76%
70-74	0.45%	0.51%
75-79	0.24%	0.28%
80+	0.12%	0.15%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Togo has average demographic potential with 73.3% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 35/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Togo			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	90.7%	83.9%	6.76%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	90.9%	84.3%	6.63%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	91%	84.5%	6.49%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	91.2%	84.8%	6.37%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	91.5%	85.2%	6.26%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	91.7%	85.5%	6.15%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	91.8%	85.7%	6.06%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	92%	86%	5.97%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	92.1%	86.2%	5.9%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	92.4%	86.6%	5.84%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	92.7%	86.9%	5.79%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	93.1%	87.4%	5.75%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	93.5%	87.8%	5.73%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	94%	88.3%	5.71%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	94.5%	88.8%	5.7%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	95%	89.3%	5.7%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	95.4%	89.7%	5.7%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	95.8%	90.1%	5.72%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	96.2%	90.4%	5.73%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	96.4%	90.6%	5.75%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	96.5%	90.7%	5.77%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	96.5%	90.8%	5.78%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	96.5%	90.7%	5.79%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	96.3%	90.5%	5.8%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	96.1%	90.3%	5.8%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	95.7%	89.9%	5.8%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	95.3%	89.5%	5.79%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	94.7%	89%	5.77%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	94.1%	88.4%	5.75%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	93.4%	87.7%	5.72%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	92.7%	87%	5.69%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	91.9%	86.2%	5.64%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	91%	85.4%	5.59%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	90.1%	84.6%	5.53%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	89.2%	83.7%	5.47%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	88.3%	82.9%	5.41%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	87.3%	82%	5.35%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	86.3%	81%	5.29%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	85.1%	79.9%	5.22%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	84.1%	78.9%	5.16%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	83.2%	78.1%	5.11%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	82.6%	77.5%	5.07%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	82.1%	77%	5.04%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	81.6%	76.6%	5.01%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	81.1%	76.1%	4.98%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	80.7%	75.7%	4.96%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	80.2%	75.3%	4.94%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	79.8%	74.9%	4.92%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	79.5%	74.6%	4.91%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	79.5%	74.6%	4.91%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	79.6%	74.7%	4.92%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	79.8%	74.8%	4.95%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	79.9%	74.9%	4.98%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	79.8%	74.8%	5.03%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	79.7%	74.7%	5.06%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	79.5%	74.4%	5.11%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	79.3%	74.2%	5.17%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	79.1%	73.8%	5.23%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	78.7%	73.4%	5.29%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	78.3%	73%	5.35%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	77.9%	72.5%	5.4%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	77.2%	71.8%	5.45%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	76.5%	71%	5.5%	54%	39%	15%
2023	75.6%	70%	5.55%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	74.6%	69%	5.61%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Togo decreased from 81.1% to 74.6% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Togo working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Togo	World
1960	52.4%	57.6%
1961	52.4%	57.5%
1962	52.4%	57.4%
1963	52.3%	57.2%
1964	52.2%	57%
1965	52.2%	56.9%
1966	52.1%	56.8%
1967	52.1%	56.9%
1968	52%	56.9%
1969	52%	56.9%
1970	51.9%	57%
1971	51.8%	57.1%
1972	51.7%	57.2%
1973	51.5%	57.3%
1974	51.4%	57.3%
1975	51.3%	57.4%
1976	51.2%	57.5%
1977	51.1%	57.7%
1978	51%	58%
1979	50.9%	58.4%
1980	50.9%	58.7%
1981	50.9%	59%
1982	50.9%	59.3%
1983	50.9%	59.6%
1984	51%	59.9%
1985	51.1%	60.1%
1986	51.2%	60.4%
1987	51.3%	60.5%
1988	51.5%	60.7%
1989	51.7%	60.8%
1990	51.9%	60.9%
1991	52.1%	61%
1992	52.4%	61.1%
1993	52.6%	61.2%
1994	52.9%	61.3%
1995	53.1%	61.5%
1996	53.4%	61.7%
1997	53.7%	61.9%
1998	54%	62.2%
1999	54.3%	62.5%
2000	54.6%	62.8%
2001	54.8%	63.1%
2002	54.9%	63.4%
2003	55.1%	63.7%
2004	55.2%	64%
2005	55.3%	64.3%
2006	55.5%	64.5%
2007	55.6%	64.7%
2008	55.7%	64.9%
2009	55.7%	65%
2010	55.7%	65.1%
2011	55.6%	65.2%
2012	55.6%	65.2%
2013	55.6%	65.2%
2014	55.6%	65.2%
2015	55.7%	65.1%
2016	55.8%	65.1%
2017	55.8%	65%
2018	56%	64.9%
2019	56.1%	64.9%
2020	56.2%	64.8%
2021	56.4%	64.9%
2022	56.7%	64.9%
2023	57%	65%
2024	57.3%	65.1%
2025	57.6%	65.2%
2026	57.9%	65.3%
2027	58.2%	65.4%
2028	58.5%	65.4%
2029	58.7%	65.4%
2030	58.9%	65.4%
2031	59.2%	65.4%
2032	59.4%	65.4%
2033	59.6%	65.4%
2034	59.8%	65.3%
2035	60%	65.2%
2036	60.2%	65%
2037	60.3%	64.9%
2038	60.4%	64.7%
2039	60.6%	64.6%
2040	60.7%	64.5%
2041	60.8%	64.4%
2042	60.9%	64.3%
2043	61%	64.2%
2044	61.1%	64.1%
2045	61.3%	63.9%
2046	61.4%	63.8%
2047	61.5%	63.7%
2048	61.7%	63.6%
2049	61.8%	63.4%
2050	62%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Togo changed from 55.2% to 57.3% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 42% to 39.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Togo	World
1960	3.55%	4.97%
1961	3.47%	4.99%
1962	3.4%	5.01%
1963	3.33%	5.02%
1964	3.27%	5.04%
1965	3.21%	5.08%
1966	3.16%	5.12%
1967	3.11%	5.16%
1968	3.07%	5.2%
1969	3.03%	5.24%
1970	3%	5.28%
1971	2.98%	5.32%
1972	2.96%	5.37%
1973	2.94%	5.42%
1974	2.93%	5.47%
1975	2.92%	5.53%
1976	2.92%	5.59%
1977	2.92%	5.65%
1978	2.92%	5.71%
1979	2.93%	5.77%
1980	2.93%	5.81%
1981	2.94%	5.81%
1982	2.95%	5.8%
1983	2.95%	5.79%
1984	2.96%	5.8%
1985	2.96%	5.82%
1986	2.96%	5.86%
1987	2.96%	5.91%
1988	2.96%	5.95%
1989	2.96%	6.01%
1990	2.95%	6.07%
1991	2.94%	6.14%
1992	2.93%	6.21%
1993	2.91%	6.29%
1994	2.89%	6.37%
1995	2.87%	6.45%
1996	2.86%	6.53%
1997	2.84%	6.61%
1998	2.82%	6.68%
1999	2.81%	6.76%
2000	2.79%	6.84%
2001	2.78%	6.92%
2002	2.77%	7.01%
2003	2.76%	7.1%
2004	2.75%	7.18%
2005	2.75%	7.26%
2006	2.74%	7.34%
2007	2.73%	7.41%
2008	2.73%	7.47%
2009	2.73%	7.52%
2010	2.74%	7.58%
2011	2.75%	7.66%
2012	2.77%	7.78%
2013	2.79%	7.92%
2014	2.82%	8.08%
2015	2.84%	8.26%
2016	2.88%	8.45%
2017	2.92%	8.65%
2018	2.96%	8.88%
2019	3%	9.1%
2020	3.04%	9.33%
2021	3.07%	9.53%
2022	3.12%	9.74%
2023	3.16%	9.98%
2024	3.21%	10.2%
2025	3.26%	10.4%
2026	3.32%	10.6%
2027	3.37%	10.8%
2028	3.43%	11.1%
2029	3.49%	11.5%
2030	3.55%	11.7%
2031	3.62%	12%
2032	3.69%	12.3%
2033	3.75%	12.6%
2034	3.83%	12.8%
2035	3.9%	13.1%
2036	3.98%	13.4%
2037	4.07%	13.7%
2038	4.15%	13.9%
2039	4.24%	14.1%
2040	4.33%	14.3%
2041	4.43%	14.5%
2042	4.52%	14.7%
2043	4.62%	14.9%
2044	4.71%	15%
2045	4.8%	15.2%
2046	4.9%	15.4%
2047	4.99%	15.7%
2048	5.08%	15.9%
2049	5.16%	16.1%
2050	5.25%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Togo increased from 2.75% to 3.21% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.