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Population in Togo

Togo: Population was 8.22 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8.22 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
102nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
8.22 million people
in 2023
All-time low
220,828 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Togo, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Togo stood at 8.22 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Togo peaked at 8.22 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 220,828 people, in 1000.

Togo ranks 102nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 220,828 people 220,828 people 220,828 people 1
1100s 252,375 people 252,375 people 252,375 people 1
1200s 288,429 people 288,429 people 288,429 people 1
1300s 329,633 people 329,633 people 329,633 people 1
1400s 376,724 people 376,724 people 376,724 people 1
1500s 430,542 people 430,542 people 430,542 people 1
1600s 492,048 people 492,048 people 492,048 people 1
1700s 562,340 people 562,340 people 562,340 people 1
1710s 564,221 people 564,221 people 564,221 people 1
1720s 566,108 people 566,108 people 566,108 people 1
1730s 568,002 people 568,002 people 568,002 people 1
1740s 569,901 people 569,901 people 569,901 people 1
1750s 571,807 people 571,807 people 571,807 people 1
1760s 573,720 people 573,720 people 573,720 people 1
1770s 575,638 people 575,638 people 575,638 people 1
1780s 577,564 people 577,564 people 577,564 people 1
1790s 579,495 people 579,495 people 579,495 people 1
1800s 445,985 people 445,985 people 445,985 people 10
1810s 446,023 people 445,985 people 446,365 people 10
1820s 454,782 people 447,125 people 463,368 people 10
1830s 474,353 people 465,340 people 483,468 people 10
1840s 494,947 people 485,526 people 504,617 people 10
1850s 522,427 people 507,119 people 538,400 people 10
1860s 558,936 people 542,053 people 576,399 people 10
1870s 606,293 people 581,006 people 632,811 people 10
1880s 661,960 people 638,484 people 685,357 people 10
1890s 715,323 people 690,680 people 740,475 people 10
1900s 772,844 people 746,223 people 800,142 people 10
1910s 838,705 people 806,672 people 871,916 people 10
1920s 939,934 people 881,367 people 1.00 million people 10
1930s 1.09 million people 1.02 million people 1.16 million people 10
1940s 1.27 million people 1.17 million people 1.37 million people 10
1950s 1.52 million people 1.40 million people 1.64 million people 10
1960s 1.83 million people 1.67 million people 2.04 million people 10
1970s 2.43 million people 2.15 million people 2.71 million people 10
1980s 3.18 million people 2.79 million people 3.61 million people 10
1990s 4.13 million people 3.71 million people 4.67 million people 10
2000s 5.39 million people 4.78 million people 6.13 million people 10
2010s 6.99 million people 6.33 million people 7.62 million people 10
2020s 8.00 million people 7.79 million people 8.22 million people 4

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 99 Belarus 9.12 million people compare
  2. 100 Switzerland 8.87 million people compare
  3. 101 Sierra Leone 8.46 million people compare
  4. 103 Laos 7.67 million people compare
  5. 104 Hong Kong 7.44 million people compare
  6. 105 Turkmenistan 7.36 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Togo?
Population in Togo was 8.22 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 8.22 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 220,828 people in 1000.
How does Togo rank for population?
Togo ranks 102nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.