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Togo by the numbers

Official figures for Togo. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.

People

Population

8,591,626

TogoWorld Bank, 2025

From 7,071,502 in 2015 to 8,591,626 in 2025.

Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.

Change over 5 years

+10.3%

TogoWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025

Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.

Living in urban areas

44.4%

TogoWorld Bank, 2025

From 39.7% in 2015 to 44.4% in 2025.

Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.

Life expectancy at birth

62.9years

TogoWorld Bank, 2024

From 59.2 years in 2015 to 62.9 years in 2024.

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

Work and income

GDP per person

$1,384

TogoWorld Bank, 2025

From $814 in 2015 to $1,384 in 2025.

The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.

Unemployment rate

2.0%

TogoWorld Bank, 2025

From 2.2% in 2015 to 2.0% in 2025.

Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.

Sources

Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.