Togo
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Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Weather Region in Togo
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Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. The sovereign state extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers 57,000 square kilometres, making it one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of approximately 7. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Togo 56,961.1 km²
Population 7.2 million
Male Population 3,525,457 (48.7%)
Female Population 3,706,895 (51.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +203.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +50.1%
Median Age 18.7 years
Male Median Age 17.4 years
Female Median Age 19.9 years
Timezone Greenwich Mean Time

Map of Togo

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 2,384,730 3,740,019 4,816,875 7,232,359
Population Density 41.9 / km² 65.7 / km² 84.6 / km² 127.0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Togo Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 543,353 529,524 1,072,878
5-9 575,052 558,801 1,133,854
10-14 465,243 424,178 889,422
15-19 372,119 346,322 718,441
20-24 297,409 344,195 641,605
25-29 251,932 332,211 584,144
30-34 234,545 264,957 499,503
35-39 196,142 219,184 415,326
40-44 164,934 179,579 344,514
45-49 132,519 137,465 269,984
50-54 98,136 112,731 210,867
55-59 64,918 72,107 137,025
60-64 52,724 69,250 121,974
65-69 31,714 47,097 78,812
70-74 28,785 44,884 73,669
75-79 15,810 24,221 40,032
80-84 65 101 167
85 Plus 58 87 145
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
800 162,864 n/a n/a
900 186,127 1.3% 2,326
1000 212,712 1.3% 2,658
1100 243,095 1.3% 3,038
1200 277,818 1.3% 3,472
1300 317,500 1.3% 3,968
1400 362,844 1.3% 4,534
1500 414,658 1.3% 5,181
1600 473,836 1.3% 5,917
1700 541,431 1.3% 6,759
1800 558,132 0.3% 1,670
1900 630,845 1.2% 7,271
1910 643,648 2% 12,803
1920 771,379 19.8% 127,731
1930 924,690 19.9% 153,311
1940 1,108,858 19.9% 184,168
1950 1,330,910 20% 222,052
1960 1,569,250 17.9% 238,340
1970 2,099,959 33.8% 530,709
1990 3,740,019 33.5% 820,030
2000 4,816,875 28.8% 1,076,856
2020 7,920,820 28.2% 1,551,972
2030 9,240,348 16.7% 1,319,528
2040 10,411,391 12.7% 1,171,043
2050 11,338,424 8.9% 927,033
2060 12,025,152 6.1% 686,728
2070 12,464,166 3.7% 439,014
2080 12,671,593 1.7% 207,427
2090 12,706,528 0.3% 34,935
2100 12,602,680 -0.8% -103,848
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Togo

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