Togo Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Togo is 8,873,660 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 8,591,626 in 2025.

Since 2006, population has increased from 5.57M people to 8.87M (59.3% growth in 20 years).
Togo accounts for 0.11% of the world's population.
Togo is ranked 102/197 by population and was ranked 106th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Togo has had an average growth rate of 2.97% per year.
Togo is projected to reach 23.4M people in 2100.

Togo population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	23,426,426	0.61%
2099	23,284,304	0.61%
2098	23,142,242	0.63%
2097	22,996,845	0.65%
2096	22,848,978	0.65%
2095	22,702,297	0.7%
2094	22,543,427	0.66%
2093	22,395,941	0.68%
2092	22,243,621	0.72%
2091	22,083,590	0.73%
2090	21,924,631	0.75%
2089	21,761,057	0.78%
2088	21,592,941	0.75%
2087	21,431,785	0.84%
2086	21,252,236	0.85%
2085	21,073,697	0.86%
2084	20,894,251	0.9%
2083	20,708,859	0.92%
2082	20,520,204	0.96%
2081	20,325,061	0.98%
2080	20,126,833	1%
2079	19,927,036	0.95%
2078	19,738,820	0.98%
2077	19,547,568	1.03%
2076	19,348,296	1.08%
2075	19,141,211	1.08%
2074	18,936,045	1.1%
2073	18,729,441	1.1%
2072	18,525,904	1.12%
2071	18,321,024	1.13%
2070	18,116,069	1.18%
2069	17,905,429	1.22%
2068	17,689,344	1.21%
2067	17,477,786	1.25%
2066	17,262,406	1.25%
2065	17,049,758	1.26%
2064	16,836,991	1.31%
2063	16,618,806	1.31%
2062	16,404,475	1.32%
2061	16,190,814	1.34%
2060	15,976,939	1.33%
2059	15,767,690	1.36%
2058	15,556,151	1.4%
2057	15,341,629	1.43%
2056	15,125,918	1.49%
2055	14,903,207	1.47%
2054	14,687,272	1.49%
2053	14,471,467	1.53%
2052	14,253,335	1.59%
2051	14,030,311	1.57%
2050	13,812,790	1.65%
2049	13,588,431	1.65%
2048	13,367,245	1.67%
2047	13,148,252	1.71%
2046	12,927,000	1.74%
2045	12,705,654	1.77%
2044	12,484,181	1.81%
2043	12,261,788	1.81%
2042	12,044,285	1.83%
2041	11,827,268	1.83%
2040	11,614,781	1.9%
2039	11,398,360	1.9%
2038	11,185,757	1.92%
2037	10,975,322	1.93%
2036	10,767,990	1.98%
2035	10,559,369	1.99%
2034	10,353,764	2.02%
2033	10,148,738	2.06%
2032	9,944,247	2.09%
2031	9,741,001	2.09%
2030	9,541,309	2.08%
2029	9,347,000	2.09%
2028	9,155,475	2.12%
2027	8,965,572	2.15%
2026	8,776,585	2.15%
2025	8,591,626	2.2%
2024	8,406,558	2.22%
2023	8,223,850	1.92%
2022	8,068,616	1.67%
2021	7,936,176	1.9%
2020	7,788,054	2.21%
2019	7,619,925	2.17%
2018	7,458,206	1.83%
2017	7,324,386	1.72%
2016	7,200,884	1.83%
2015	7,071,502	1.93%
2014	6,937,644	2.04%
2013	6,798,848	2.18%
2012	6,653,718	2.36%
2011	6,500,582	2.76%
2010	6,325,788	3.18%
2009	6,130,946	3.28%
2008	5,936,138	3.27%
2007	5,748,443	3.21%
2006	5,569,664	2.89%
2005	5,413,154	2.5%
2004	5,281,320	2.47%
2003	5,154,112	2.53%
2002	5,027,130	2.51%
2001	4,904,144	2.52%
2000	4,783,722	2.53%
1999	4,665,754	2.51%
1998	4,551,635	2.54%
1997	4,438,794	3.44%
1996	4,291,136	4.4%
1995	4,110,450	5.28%
1994	3,904,183	0.42%
1993	3,887,974	-1.13%
1992	3,932,581	2.88%
1991	3,822,636	2.92%
1990	3,714,021	2.97%
1989	3,606,918	3.01%
1988	3,501,545	3.06%
1987	3,397,614	3.07%
1986	3,296,340	3.19%
1985	3,194,539	2.86%
1984	3,105,743	2.4%
1983	3,033,077	2.41%
1982	2,961,652	2.86%
1981	2,879,440	3.15%
1980	2,791,408	2.84%
1979	2,714,349	2.56%
1978	2,646,501	2.42%
1977	2,583,984	2.4%
1976	2,523,488	2.42%
1975	2,463,796	2.47%
1974	2,404,292	2.55%
1973	2,344,510	2.66%
1972	2,283,863	2.88%
1971	2,219,826	3.27%
1970	2,149,478	5.19%
1969	2,043,416	4.6%
1968	1,953,523	2.13%
1967	1,912,764	2.1%
1966	1,873,489	2.06%
1965	1,835,588	2.01%
1964	1,799,410	1.95%
1963	1,765,072	1.85%
1962	1,732,959	1.78%
1961	1,702,717	1.77%
1960	1,673,110	-

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

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Togo has a population of 8.87M as of 2026, compared to 7.2M in 2016, 5.57M in 2006, and 4.29M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.32% per year. Togo is ranked 55th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Togo will have 12,927,000 people (45.7% growth) with a rank change from 102nd to 89th.

By the year 2100, Togo's population is projected to grow by 164% from its current level to 23.4M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-15,010
2024	184,170	198,184	-14,014
2023	181,243	196,649	-15,406
2022	129,225	195,051	-65,826
2021	135,660	192,651	-56,991
2020	160,582	192,474	-31,892
2019	175,678	192,990	-17,312
2018	147,764	191,482	-43,718
2017	119,874	189,386	-69,512
2016	127,122	187,007	-59,885
2015	131,630	183,089	-51,459
2014	136,080	179,671	-43,591
2013	141,519	176,865	-35,346
2012	148,736	176,051	-27,315
2011	157,524	176,484	-18,960
2010	192,065	175,800	16,265
2009	197,626	170,740	26,886
2008	191,989	164,627	27,362
2007	183,394	158,312	25,082
2006	174,167	150,821	23,346
2005	138,866	143,281	-4,415
2004	124,804	136,802	-11,998
2003	129,615	133,852	-4,237
2002	124,344	130,283	-5,939
2001	121,617	126,419	-4,802
2000	119,227	122,712	-3,485
1999	116,713	119,331	-2,618
1998	111,524	116,918	-5,394
1997	114,162	116,559	-2,397
1996	181,163	111,887	69,276
1995	180,207	106,983	73,224
1994	232,321	100,045	132,276
1993	-199,904	112,013	-311,917
1992	110,696	110,828	-132
1991	109,195	109,267	-72
1990	108,044	107,985	59
1989	106,166	106,166	0
1988	104,576	104,605	-29
1987	103,283	102,435	848
1986	99,262	99,698	-436
1985	104,347	96,376	7,971
1984	73,246	95,195	-21,949
1983	72,086	94,034	-21,948
1982	70,757	92,715	-21,958
1981	93,663	90,144	3,519
1980	82,411	87,404	-4,993
1979	71,709	85,228	-13,519
1978	63,988	83,151	-19,163
1977	61,046	80,902	-19,856
1976	59,938	78,770	-18,832
1975	59,439	76,412	-16,973
1974	59,572	74,055	-14,483
1973	59,994	71,549	-11,555
1972	61,305	68,966	-7,661
1971	66,766	66,284	482
1970	73,922	63,057	10,865
1969	138,207	58,207	80,000
1968	41,578	56,082	-14,504
1967	39,935	54,359	-14,424
1966	38,616	52,832	-14,216
1965	37,181	51,096	-13,915
1964	35,184	49,450	-14,266
1963	33,508	47,869	-14,361
1962	30,715	46,201	-15,486
1961	29,765	44,623	-14,858
1960	29,439	43,307	-13,868

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 81.8% of the population change in Togo is from natural causes (a gain of 1,918,963 people) and 18.2% is from migration (a loss of 426,015 people).

As of 2024, 281,994 residents or 3% of the population were not native-born in Togo, compared to 255,564 and 3.8% in 2010.

Togo population clock

	Togo	Rank
Current population	8873660	102/197
Percent of world population	0.11%	102/197
One net population change	2.85 minutes	65/197
One birth every	1.95 minutes	71/196
One death every	7.37 minutes	96/196
Daily growth/decline	+507	65/197
Annual growth/decline	+185,068	65/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.2%	39/197
One migration net change every	35.1 minutes	144/196
Annual migration change	-15,010	144/196
Foreign-born residents	281,994	99/195
Foreign-born share of population	3%	117/195

Largest cities by population

Togo
City	Population
Lome	2.19M
Kara	158K
Sokode	115K
Atakpame	98.2K
Kpalime	87.5K

Togo population statistics

	Togo	World
Life expectancy	63.3 years	73.8 years
Average age	24.2 years	34 years
Median age	19.4 years	31.8 years
Male:Female ratio	48.9:51.1	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.12 births per woman	2.19 births per woman
Population density	418 ppl/mi²	144.1 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Togo.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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