Togo Population Pyramid 1975
Togo in 1975
As of 1975, Togo counted 2,574,623 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 1,853,771; it has grown by 38.9% since.
Half of the population was younger than 17.1 years; 45.8% were children under 15 and 2.9% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 2,574,623 | 17.1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2,974,657 | 19.6 | |
| Benin | 3,445,407 | 17.8 | |
| Liberia | 1,670,913 | 18.3 | |
| Mauritania | 1,277,330 | 17.3 |





