Military personnel as a share of total population in Togo
Togo: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.143 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in Togo, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Togo is 0.143, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 41.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Togo peaked at 0.278 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Togo 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0658 | — |
| 1963 | 0.0643 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1263 | +96.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1229 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1183 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1131 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0538 | -52.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0514 | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1019 | +98.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0994 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0968 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0944 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.092 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1345 | +46.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1747 | +30.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1704 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2076 | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1618 | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.153 | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.223 | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2218 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2103 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2382 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2312 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2243 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2487 | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.182 | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1755 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.227 | +29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2203 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2137 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2075 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2037 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2448 | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.238 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.278 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2729 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2438 | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1512 | -38.0% |
| 2001 | 0.211 | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1952 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1521 | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1482 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1625 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1583 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1542 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1503 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1465 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1427 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1391 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1355 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1278 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1245 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1213 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1183 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1117 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.109 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1063 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1038 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1014 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.143 | +41.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.143 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.143 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1245, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +98.2% | 0.0514 | 0.1019 |
| 1964 | +96.6% | 0.0643 | 0.1263 |
| 1968 | -52.4% | 0.1131 | 0.0538 |
| 1975 | +46.2% | 0.092 | 0.1345 |
| 1981 | +45.8% | 0.153 | 0.223 |
| 2022 | +41.1% | 0.1014 | 0.143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0716 | 0 | 0.1263 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1333 | 0.092 | 0.2076 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2108 | 0.153 | 0.2487 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.235 | 0.2037 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1629 | 0.1465 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1236 | 0.1063 | 0.1427 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1161 | 0.1014 | 0.143 | 3 |
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More population data for Togo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,479 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.17 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1566 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.56 (2100)
- Population density 434.64 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.82 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Togo?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Togo was 0.143 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.278 in 1997.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Togo ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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