Togo vs Zambia: World population growth

Togo
0.6%
in 2100
Zambia
0.5%
in 2100
Togo rank
19th
Zambia rank
20th

World population growth over time

  • Togo
  • Zambia
-5-2.502.557.5170019002100

How they compare

Togo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Togo ahead.

Togo ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 20th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Togo averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Togo Zambia Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Togo
1800s 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% Zambia
1900s 0.8% -0.5% 1.3% Togo
1910s 0.8% -0.5% 1.4% Togo
1920s 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% Togo
1930s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Zambia
1940s 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% Zambia
1950s 1.8% 3.1% 1.3% Zambia
1960s 2.4% 3.2% 0.8% Zambia
1970s 2.6% 2.9% 0.3% Zambia
1980s 2.9% 3.0% 0.1% Zambia
1990s 2.6% 2.5% 0.1% Togo
2000s 2.8% 3.3% 0.5% Zambia
2010s 2.1% 3.1% 1.0% Zambia
2020s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% Zambia
2030s 2.0% 2.3% 0.3% Zambia
2040s 1.8% 1.9% 0.1% Zambia
2050s 1.5% 1.6% 0.1% Zambia
2060s 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% Zambia
2070s 1.1% 1.0% 0.0% Togo
2080s 0.9% 0.8% 0.0% Togo
2090s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Togo
2100s 0.6% 0.5% 0.0% Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Togo or Zambia?
Togo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Zambia as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Togo and Zambia?
0.1%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Zambia?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Togo and Zambia rank globally for world population growth?
Togo ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 20th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.