Natural population growth rate in Togo
Togo: Natural population growth rate was 2.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Natural population growth rate in Togo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate in Togo stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Togo peaked at 3.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2023.
Togo ranks 27th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 24 Congo 2.4% compare
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 26 Gambia 2.4% compare
- 28 Senegal 2.4% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 2.4% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 2.3% compare
More population data for Togo
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.82 million people (2100)
- Population density 434.64 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 47,494 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Togo?
- Natural population growth rate in Togo was 2.4% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for natural population growth rate?
- Togo ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.