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Togo

Population

9,996,345

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
95th
Share of world
0.12%
Annual change
+209,3102.27%

Population of Togo

010M20M30M40M50M60M202610M2050 projection15.6M↑ 56% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 9,996,345. 2050 projection: 15,584,778.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Togo. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20269,930,9182.27%95
20259,721,6082.32%96
20208,669,7202.44%100
20198,463,0682.47%101
20188,258,7782.50%101
20178,057,1402.53%101
20157,663,1952.62%101
20106,732,5902.87%104
20055,844,6312.60%106
20005,140,0373.11%109

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Lome is home to 2,766,121 people, 27.85% of Togo's population.

City population2M1M400K
Lome 2.8MKara 132.5KSokode 123.5KKpalime 101.3KAtakpame 91.6KDapaong 78.9KTsevie 60.1K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Lome2.8M27.85%
2Kara132.5K1.33%
3Sokode123.5K1.24%
4Kpalime101.3K1.02%
5Atakpame91.6K0.92%
6Dapaong78.9K0.79%
7Tsevie60.1K0.60%

Togo by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Togo is home to an estimated 9,996,345 people, the 95th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Togo has a net population change of approximately 579 people per day, driven by 820 births, 206 deaths, and net emigration of 35 people.
Share of world
Togo makes up 0.12% of the world's population and 0.63% of Africa's.
Density
182.6 people per km² of land (472.9 per mi²), ranking 77th among countries and territories.
Urban living
44.39% of people live in urban areas.

Togo Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale95–99 years, male: 1595–99 years, female: 2990–94 years, male: 31990–94 years, female: 45185–89 years, male: 2,51685–89 years, female: 3,13480–84 years, male: 9,94780–84 years, female: 11,74475–79 years, male: 25,11075–79 years, female: 28,92870–74 years, male: 46,33370–74 years, female: 51,98465–69 years, male: 71,13965–69 years, female: 77,72760–64 years, male: 101,05160–64 years, female: 107,27555–59 years, male: 135,92055–59 years, female: 140,06650–54 years, male: 177,09750–54 years, female: 177,47845–49 years, male: 217,97145–49 years, female: 214,82940–44 years, male: 255,98040–44 years, female: 249,38835–39 years, male: 296,36435–39 years, female: 287,57830–34 years, male: 336,79730–34 years, female: 327,07125–29 years, male: 384,57025–29 years, female: 374,36220–24 years, male: 451,33720–24 years, female: 439,40615–19 years, male: 544,31515–19 years, female: 531,57810–14 years, male: 597,29010–14 years, female: 584,0065–9 years, male: 648,4185–9 years, female: 635,8610–4 years, male: 698,6480–4 years, female: 686,895100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K600K600K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

20.2 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

63.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.36%

Female

49.64%

Life expectancy 63Life expectancy 63.6

Ethnicity

42.4%

Adja-Ewe/Mina

  • Adja-Ewe/Mina42.4%
  • Kabye/Tem25.9%
  • Para-Gourma/Akan17.1%
  • foreigners5.2%
  • Akposso/Akebu4.1%
  • Ana-Ife3.2%
  • Other Togolese1.7%
  • no response0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2013-14 est.

Religion

42.3%

Christian, the largest religion

  • Christian42.3%
  • folk religion36.9%
  • Muslim14%
  • None/unaffiliated6.2%
  • Other0.6%
  • Hindu0.1%
  • Buddhist0.1%
  • Jewish0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Hindu: less than 1%

Buddhist: less than 1%

Jewish: less than 1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Togo United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Direction Generale de la Statistique et de la Comptabilite Nationale