Sierra Leone vs Togo: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Sierra Leone
3.26 million people
in 2023
Togo
3.38 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
84th
Togo rank
82nd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 3.38 million people against 3.26 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 122,190 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Togo ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Togo Difference Ahead
1950s 815,894 people 651,110 people 164,784 people Sierra Leone
1960s 958,505 people 814,842 people 143,662 people Sierra Leone
1970s 1.22 million people 1.11 million people 103,082 people Sierra Leone
1980s 1.54 million people 1.47 million people 67,646 people Sierra Leone
1990s 1.83 million people 1.86 million people 28,008 people Togo
2000s 2.34 million people 2.29 million people 49,717 people Sierra Leone
2010s 2.91 million people 2.94 million people 22,610 people Togo
2020s 3.21 million people 3.29 million people 80,748 people Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sierra Leone or Togo?
Togo, at 3.38 million people against 3.26 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sierra Leone and Togo?
122,190 people, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Togo rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Sierra Leone ranks 84th and Togo ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.