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