Togo Population Pyramid 1966
Togo in 1966
The population of Togo in 1966 was 1,918,513. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 23.2%, up from 1,557,636 in 1956.
Half of the population was younger than 17.6 years; 44.7% were children under 15 and 3.2% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Togo was 4.19 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 62.7 years in 2023: 62.9 for women and 62.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
260,100 immigrants live in Togo, 2.7% of the population.
| Benin | 72,863 |
| Niger | 66,820 |
| Ghana | 47,579 |
| Nigeria | 32,503 |
| Burkina Faso | 13,866 |
584,790 people born in Togo live in other countries.
| Nigeria | 169,717 |
| Benin | 120,390 |
| Ghana | 115,972 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 95,310 |
| Gabon | 24,966 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,918,513 | 17.6 | |
| Liberia | 1,324,383 | 19.2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2,514,638 | 20.9 | |
| Benin | 2,814,317 | 19.5 | |
| Mauritania | 974,157 | 18.6 |





