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Population in Togo compared to Turkey: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Togo was 8,591,626 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Togo's population is 8,873,660 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 9.72 times bigger than Togo's.
  • Togo is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.11% for Togo vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Togo has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Togo has increased from 5.57M people to 8.87M (59.3% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Togo vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Togo
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Togo Turkey
2100 23,426,426 64,394,191
2099 23,284,304 65,045,868
2098 23,142,242 65,690,351
2097 22,996,845 66,342,622
2096 22,848,978 66,990,674
2095 22,702,297 67,642,188
2094 22,543,427 68,296,562
2093 22,395,941 68,963,773
2092 22,243,621 69,625,957
2091 22,083,590 70,290,255
2090 21,924,631 70,960,483
2089 21,761,057 71,623,547
2088 21,592,941 72,281,102
2087 21,431,785 72,928,397
2086 21,252,236 73,576,610
2085 21,073,697 74,223,570
2084 20,894,251 74,853,312
2083 20,708,859 75,483,067
2082 20,520,204 76,111,533
2081 20,325,061 76,726,689
2080 20,126,833 77,339,541
2079 19,927,036 77,938,889
2078 19,738,820 78,532,577
2077 19,547,568 79,120,573
2076 19,348,296 79,705,459
2075 19,141,211 80,277,544
2074 18,936,045 80,848,141
2073 18,729,441 81,396,237
2072 18,525,904 81,938,080
2071 18,321,024 82,465,112
2070 18,116,069 82,981,973
2069 17,905,429 83,480,362
2068 17,689,344 83,963,140
2067 17,477,786 84,428,242
2066 17,262,406 84,886,666
2065 17,049,758 85,336,225
2064 16,836,991 85,771,285
2063 16,618,806 86,187,013
2062 16,404,475 86,587,114
2061 16,190,814 86,962,577
2060 15,976,939 87,319,314
2059 15,767,690 87,663,392
2058 15,556,151 87,973,789
2057 15,341,629 88,264,809
2056 15,125,918 88,534,755
2055 14,903,207 88,764,080
2054 14,687,272 88,972,362
2053 14,471,467 89,151,673
2052 14,253,335 89,310,785
2051 14,030,311 89,437,110
2050 13,812,790 89,541,520
2049 13,588,431 89,614,107
2048 13,367,245 89,651,068
2047 13,148,252 89,659,415
2046 12,927,000 89,634,354
2045 12,705,654 89,608,012
2044 12,484,181 89,557,421
2043 12,261,788 89,493,042
2042 12,044,285 89,404,193
2041 11,827,268 89,303,546
2040 11,614,781 89,187,952
2039 11,398,360 89,051,669
2038 11,185,757 88,901,719
2037 10,975,322 88,727,471
2036 10,767,990 88,537,927
2035 10,559,369 88,343,153
2034 10,353,764 88,139,515
2033 10,148,738 87,918,397
2032 9,944,247 87,687,495
2031 9,741,001 87,437,150
2030 9,541,309 87,166,904
2029 9,347,000 86,903,490
2028 9,155,475 86,627,469
2027 8,965,572 86,350,539
2026 8,776,585 86,093,293
2025 8,591,626 85,878,556
2024 8,406,558 85,518,661
2023 8,223,850 85,325,965
2022 8,068,616 84,979,913
2021 7,936,176 84,147,318
2020 7,788,054 83,384,680
2019 7,619,925 82,579,440
2018 7,458,206 81,407,204
2017 7,324,386 80,312,698
2016 7,200,884 79,277,962
2015 7,071,502 78,218,479
2014 6,937,644 77,181,884
2013 6,798,848 76,147,624
2012 6,653,718 75,175,827
2011 6,500,582 74,223,629
2010 6,325,788 73,142,150
2009 6,130,946 72,039,206
2008 5,936,138 71,051,678
2007 5,748,443 70,158,112
2006 5,569,664 70,045,349
2005 5,413,154 69,329,557
2004 5,281,320 68,592,617
2003 5,154,112 67,831,730
2002 5,027,130 67,048,795
2001 4,904,144 66,245,128
2000 4,783,722 65,425,961
1999 4,665,754 64,591,923
1998 4,551,635 63,734,383
1997 4,438,794 62,852,966
1996 4,291,136 61,951,134
1995 4,110,450 61,024,503
1994 3,904,183 60,033,836
1993 3,887,974 58,999,167
1992 3,932,581 57,990,118
1991 3,822,636 57,009,887
1990 3,714,021 56,015,628
1989 3,606,918 54,976,723
1988 3,501,545 53,909,626
1987 3,397,614 52,843,670
1986 3,296,340 51,777,772
1985 3,194,539 50,687,115
1984 3,105,743 49,574,069
1983 3,033,077 48,447,410
1982 2,961,652 47,322,096
1981 2,879,440 46,321,190
1980 2,791,408 45,408,815
1979 2,714,349 44,510,429
1978 2,646,501 43,645,306
1977 2,583,984 42,773,298
1976 2,523,488 41,899,984
1975 2,463,796 41,053,126
1974 2,404,292 40,210,234
1973 2,344,510 39,329,533
1972 2,283,863 38,430,221
1971 2,219,826 37,518,611
1970 2,149,478 36,638,465
1969 2,043,416 35,787,774
1968 1,953,523 34,921,684
1967 1,912,764 34,050,421
1966 1,873,489 33,177,672
1965 1,835,588 32,345,220
1964 1,799,410 31,543,072
1963 1,765,072 30,726,841
1962 1,732,959 29,916,147
1961 1,702,717 29,119,238
1960 1,673,110 28,329,898

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Togo increased by 1,631,220 people (a 29.3% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Togo gained 1,672,776 people (a 23.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Togo was ranked 106th most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Togo's population will grow by 55.7% to 13,812,790 people with a rank change from 102nd to 88th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Togo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Togo
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Togo Turkey
2100 0.61% -1%
2099 0.61% -0.98%
2098 0.63% -0.98%
2097 0.65% -0.97%
2096 0.65% -0.96%
2095 0.7% -0.96%
2094 0.66% -0.97%
2093 0.68% -0.95%
2092 0.72% -0.95%
2091 0.73% -0.94%
2090 0.75% -0.93%
2089 0.78% -0.91%
2088 0.75% -0.89%
2087 0.84% -0.88%
2086 0.85% -0.87%
2085 0.86% -0.84%
2084 0.9% -0.83%
2083 0.92% -0.83%
2082 0.96% -0.8%
2081 0.98% -0.79%
2080 1% -0.77%
2079 0.95% -0.76%
2078 0.98% -0.74%
2077 1.03% -0.73%
2076 1.08% -0.71%
2075 1.08% -0.71%
2074 1.1% -0.67%
2073 1.1% -0.66%
2072 1.12% -0.64%
2071 1.13% -0.62%
2070 1.18% -0.6%
2069 1.22% -0.57%
2068 1.21% -0.55%
2067 1.25% -0.54%
2066 1.25% -0.53%
2065 1.26% -0.51%
2064 1.31% -0.48%
2063 1.31% -0.46%
2062 1.32% -0.43%
2061 1.34% -0.41%
2060 1.33% -0.39%
2059 1.36% -0.35%
2058 1.4% -0.33%
2057 1.43% -0.3%
2056 1.49% -0.26%
2055 1.47% -0.23%
2054 1.49% -0.2%
2053 1.53% -0.18%
2052 1.59% -0.14%
2051 1.57% -0.12%
2050 1.65% -0.08%
2049 1.65% -0.04%
2048 1.67% -0.009%
2047 1.71% 0.03%
2046 1.74% 0.03%
2045 1.77% 0.06%
2044 1.81% 0.07%
2043 1.81% 0.1%
2042 1.83% 0.11%
2041 1.83% 0.13%
2040 1.9% 0.15%
2039 1.9% 0.17%
2038 1.92% 0.2%
2037 1.93% 0.21%
2036 1.98% 0.22%
2035 1.99% 0.23%
2034 2.02% 0.25%
2033 2.06% 0.26%
2032 2.09% 0.29%
2031 2.09% 0.31%
2030 2.08% 0.3%
2029 2.09% 0.32%
2028 2.12% 0.32%
2027 2.15% 0.3%
2026 2.15% 0.25%
2025 2.2% 0.42%
2024 2.22% 0.23%
2023 1.92% 0.41%
2022 1.67% 0.99%
2021 1.9% 0.91%
2020 2.21% 0.98%
2019 2.17% 1.44%
2018 1.83% 1.36%
2017 1.72% 1.31%
2016 1.83% 1.35%
2015 1.93% 1.34%
2014 2.04% 1.36%
2013 2.18% 1.29%
2012 2.36% 1.28%
2011 2.76% 1.48%
2010 3.18% 1.53%
2009 3.28% 1.39%
2008 3.27% 1.27%
2007 3.21% 0.16%
2006 2.89% 1.03%
2005 2.5% 1.07%
2004 2.47% 1.12%
2003 2.53% 1.17%
2002 2.51% 1.21%
2001 2.52% 1.25%
2000 2.53% 1.29%
1999 2.51% 1.35%
1998 2.54% 1.4%
1997 3.44% 1.46%
1996 4.4% 1.52%
1995 5.28% 1.65%
1994 0.42% 1.75%
1993 -1.13% 1.74%
1992 2.88% 1.72%
1991 2.92% 1.77%
1990 2.97% 1.89%
1989 3.01% 1.98%
1988 3.06% 2.02%
1987 3.07% 2.06%
1986 3.19% 2.15%
1985 2.86% 2.25%
1984 2.4% 2.33%
1983 2.41% 2.38%
1982 2.86% 2.16%
1981 3.15% 2.01%
1980 2.84% 2.02%
1979 2.56% 1.98%
1978 2.42% 2.04%
1977 2.4% 2.08%
1976 2.42% 2.06%
1975 2.47% 2.1%
1974 2.55% 2.24%
1973 2.66% 2.34%
1972 2.88% 2.43%
1971 3.27% 2.4%
1970 5.19% 2.38%
1969 4.6% 2.48%
1968 2.13% 2.56%
1967 2.1% 2.63%
1966 2.06% 2.57%
1965 2.01% 2.54%
1964 1.95% 2.66%
1963 1.85% 2.71%
1962 1.78% 2.74%
1961 1.77% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Togo grew by 2.2%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Togo Turkey
Current population
8873660
86225430
Population rank 102/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.04%
One net population change
2.85 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
1.95 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
7.37 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +507 +986
Annual growth/decline +185,068 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.2% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 138/197
One migration net change every
35.1 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -15,010 -258,205
Net migration rank 144/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 281,994 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 99/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 117/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Togo
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Togo Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,010 - -258,205
2024 198,184 -14,014 453,249 -275,952
2023 196,649 -15,406 426,630 -318,070
2022 195,051 -65,826 535,373 -301,544
2021 192,651 -56,991 521,713 20,283
2020 192,474 -31,892 608,708 37,934
2019 192,990 -17,312 751,472 -15,690
2018 191,482 -43,718 830,353 187,570
2017 189,386 -69,512 875,408 659,846
2016 187,007 -59,885 895,841 352,063
2015 183,089 -51,459 930,799 1,063,140
2014 179,671 -43,591 957,055 1,033,384
2013 176,865 -35,346 921,386 438,618
2012 176,051 -27,315 917,145 258,623
2011 176,484 -18,960 875,839 68,849
2010 175,800 16,265 892,334 55,532
2009 170,740 26,886 900,491 24,276
2008 164,627 27,362 868,749 47,915
2007 158,312 25,082 876,626 -186,402
2006 150,821 23,346 897,351 -190,194
2005 143,281 -4,415 898,650 -174,177
2004 136,802 -11,998 896,025 -146,574
2003 133,852 -4,237 893,683 -121,383
2002 130,283 -5,939 922,927 -129,444
2001 126,419 -4,802 980,560 -166,759
2000 122,712 -3,485 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 119,331 -2,618 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 116,918 -5,394 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 116,559 -2,397 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 111,887 69,276 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 106,983 73,224 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 100,045 132,276 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 112,013 -311,917 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 110,828 -132 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 109,267 -72 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 107,985 59 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 106,166 0 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 104,605 -29 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 102,435 848 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 99,698 -436 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 96,376 7,971 1,098,846 8,960
1984 95,195 -21,949 1,096,529 21,787
1983 94,034 -21,948 1,095,106 39,871
1982 92,715 -21,958 1,091,863 23,728
1981 90,144 3,519 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 87,404 -4,993 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 85,228 -13,519 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 83,151 -19,163 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 80,902 -19,856 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 78,770 -18,832 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 76,412 -16,973 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 74,055 -14,483 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 71,549 -11,555 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 68,966 -7,661 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 66,284 482 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 63,057 10,865 991,950 -150,924
1969 58,207 80,000 970,958 -110,578
1968 56,082 -14,504 950,778 -78,973
1967 54,359 -14,424 936,727 -65,993
1966 52,832 -14,216 925,790 -50,999
1965 51,096 -13,915 904,016 -113,911
1964 49,450 -14,266 884,152 -69,978
1963 47,869 -14,361 862,626 -44,317
1962 46,201 -15,486 837,473 -34,353
1961 44,623 -14,858 816,911 -26,187
1960 43,307 -13,868 773,009 14,948

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). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 281,994 residents or 3% of the population were not native-born in Togo, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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