Togo Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Togo is 9,990,340 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 9,515,236 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 6.01M people to 9.99M (66.2% growth in 20 years).
Togo accounts for 0.12% of the world's population.
Togo is ranked 97/197 by population and was ranked 102nd in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Togo has had an average growth rate of 3.31% per year.
Togo is projected to reach 26.5M people in 2100.

Togo population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	26,511,761	0.61%
2099	26,350,920	0.61%
2098	26,190,149	0.63%
2097	26,025,602	0.65%
2096	25,858,261	0.65%
2095	25,692,261	0.7%
2094	25,512,468	0.66%
2093	25,345,557	0.68%
2092	25,173,177	0.72%
2091	24,992,069	0.73%
2090	24,812,174	0.75%
2089	24,627,057	0.78%
2088	24,436,800	0.75%
2087	24,254,420	0.84%
2086	24,051,223	0.85%
2085	23,849,170	0.86%
2084	23,646,091	0.9%
2083	23,436,282	0.92%
2082	23,222,780	0.96%
2081	23,001,936	0.98%
2080	22,777,601	1%
2079	22,551,490	0.95%
2078	22,338,486	0.98%
2077	22,122,045	1.03%
2076	21,896,528	1.08%
2075	21,662,169	1.08%
2074	21,429,982	1.1%
2073	21,196,168	1.1%
2072	20,965,824	1.12%
2071	20,733,961	1.13%
2070	20,502,013	1.18%
2069	20,263,631	1.22%
2068	20,019,087	1.21%
2067	19,779,666	1.25%
2066	19,535,920	1.25%
2065	19,295,265	1.26%
2064	19,054,476	1.31%
2063	18,807,556	1.31%
2062	18,564,996	1.32%
2061	18,323,196	1.34%
2060	18,081,153	1.33%
2059	17,844,344	1.36%
2058	17,604,946	1.4%
2057	17,362,170	1.43%
2056	17,118,049	1.49%
2055	16,866,006	1.47%
2054	16,621,633	1.49%
2053	16,377,405	1.53%
2052	16,130,545	1.59%
2051	15,878,148	1.57%
2050	15,631,978	1.65%
2049	15,378,071	1.65%
2048	15,127,754	1.67%
2047	14,879,919	1.71%
2046	14,629,528	1.74%
2045	14,379,029	1.77%
2044	14,128,387	1.81%
2043	13,876,705	1.81%
2042	13,630,555	1.83%
2041	13,384,957	1.83%
2040	13,144,485	1.9%
2039	12,899,560	1.9%
2038	12,658,957	1.92%
2037	12,420,807	1.93%
2036	12,186,169	1.98%
2035	11,950,071	1.99%
2034	11,717,387	2.02%
2033	11,485,359	2.06%
2032	11,253,936	2.09%
2031	11,023,922	2.09%
2030	10,797,929	2.08%
2029	10,578,030	2.09%
2028	10,361,280	2.12%
2027	10,146,366	2.15%
2026	9,932,489	2.15%
2025	9,723,170	2.19%
2024	9,515,236	2.27%
2023	9,304,337	2.36%
2022	9,089,738	2.38%
2021	8,878,379	2.41%
2020	8,669,720	2.44%
2019	8,463,068	2.47%
2018	8,258,778	2.5%
2017	8,057,140	2.53%
2016	7,858,289	2.55%
2015	7,663,195	2.55%
2014	7,472,450	2.57%
2013	7,285,442	2.6%
2012	7,100,736	2.66%
2011	6,916,474	2.73%
2010	6,732,590	2.76%
2009	6,551,865	2.87%
2008	6,368,812	2.92%
2007	6,188,344	2.96%
2006	6,010,668	2.84%
2005	5,844,631	2.6%
2004	5,696,508	2.6%
2003	5,552,167	2.57%
2002	5,413,274	2.57%
2001	5,277,382	2.67%
2000	5,140,037	2.8%
1999	5,000,269	2.87%
1998	4,860,913	2.88%
1997	4,725,030	3.21%
1996	4,577,860	3.79%
1995	4,410,832	4.45%
1994	4,222,940	0.37%
1993	4,207,453	-0.62%
1992	4,233,617	2.87%
1991	4,115,560	2.92%
1990	3,998,761	2.97%
1989	3,883,411	3.02%
1988	3,769,742	3.07%
1987	3,657,508	3.09%
1986	3,547,952	3.11%
1985	3,441,091	3.25%
1984	3,332,837	3.41%
1983	3,222,899	3.46%
1982	3,115,042	3.39%
1981	3,013,043	3.15%
1980	2,920,894	2.85%
1979	2,839,854	2.59%
1978	2,768,148	2.45%
1977	2,701,894	2.43%
1976	2,637,796	2.45%
1975	2,574,622	2.5%
1974	2,511,760	2.57%
1973	2,448,749	2.67%
1972	2,384,994	2.89%
1971	2,317,976	3.26%
1970	2,244,773	3.69%
1969	2,164,814	4.07%
1968	2,080,226	4.23%
1967	1,995,890	4.03%
1966	1,918,513	3.49%
1965	1,853,771	2.79%
1964	1,803,440	2.17%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Togo has a population of 9.99M as of 2026, compared to 7.86M in 2016, 6.01M in 2006, and 4.58M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.71% per year. Togo is ranked 36th 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 14,629,528 people (46.4% growth) with a rank change from 97th to 84th.

By the year 2100, Togo's population is projected to grow by 165.4% from its current level to 26.5M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-15,010
2024	-	-	-14,014
2023	216,096	218,093	-1,997
2022	213,093	215,090	-1,997
2021	209,627	210,613	-986
2020	207,677	208,663	-986
2019	205,623	207,608	-1,985
2018	202,957	204,942	-1,985
2017	200,322	202,307	-1,985
2016	197,385	199,364	-1,979
2015	192,792	194,768	-1,976
2014	188,691	190,667	-1,976
2013	185,333	187,309	-1,976
2012	184,078	186,061	-1,983
2011	184,438	186,406	-1,968
2010	183,330	185,294	-1,964
2009	178,126	180,111	-1,985
2008	187,980	173,677	14,303
2007	172,957	168,144	4,813
2006	182,395	160,671	21,724
2005	149,680	154,117	-4,437
2004	146,569	147,574	-1,005
2003	142,107	144,900	-2,793
2002	135,670	141,643	-5,973
2001	136,105	137,808	-1,703
2000	138,588	133,873	4,715
1999	140,957	129,832	11,125
1998	137,754	125,392	12,362
1997	134,007	122,109	11,898
1996	160,333	119,418	40,915
1995	173,720	116,314	57,406
1994	202,066	113,074	88,992
1993	-171,084	119,938	-291,022
1992	118,754	118,876	-122
1991	117,358	117,409	-51
1990	116,244	116,200	44
1989	114,432	114,432	0
1988	112,898	112,915	-17
1987	111,587	110,739	848
1986	107,521	107,957	-436
1985	106,191	104,949	1,242
1984	110,322	102,425	7,897
1983	109,557	99,817	9,740
1982	106,166	97,003	9,163
1981	97,837	94,318	3,519
1980	86,452	91,445	-4,993
1979	75,629	89,148	-13,519
1978	67,787	86,950	-19,163
1977	64,716	84,572	-19,856
1976	63,489	82,321	-18,832
1975	62,858	79,831	-16,973
1974	62,864	77,347	-14,483
1973	63,158	74,713	-11,555
1972	64,347	72,008	-7,661
1971	69,688	69,206	482
1970	76,716	65,851	10,865
1969	83,202	62,589	20,613
1968	85,970	59,110	26,860
1967	82,704	56,128	26,576
1966	72,058	53,640	18,418
1965	57,427	51,323	6,104
1964	43,235	49,449	-6,214
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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.1% of the population change in Togo is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 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	9990340	97/197
Percent of world population	0.12%	97/197
One net population change	2.49 minutes	62/197
One birth every	1.81 minutes	70/196
One death every	7.33 minutes	95/196
Daily growth/decline	+578	62/197
Annual growth/decline	+210,899	62/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.27%	40/197
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	24.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	19.9 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.3:49.7	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	4.19 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	473 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Togo.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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