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Togo

Togo / TG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Togo in numbers.

Area56,790 kmยฒWorld # 126 โ†’Population8.6MWorld # 101 โ†’Population density151.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 70 โ†’Life expectancy62.9 yearsWorld # 199 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,384World # 183 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Togo across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area56,790 kmยฒWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’Population8.6MWorld # 101 / 2025 โ†’Population density151.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 70 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.2%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate4.1World # 21 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate32.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 21 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.1 yearsWorld # 212 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.5%World # 176 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1440.4%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Urban population44.4%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-15KWorld # 163 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 149 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3%World # 135 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy62.9 yearsWorld # 199 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy55.8 yearsWorld # 150 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 187 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate5.8%World # 158 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,384World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 11.9BWorld # 153 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 4,079World # 176 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.3%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.4%World # 166 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2%World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.4%World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)37.9World # 60 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 97 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people57.8 per million peopleWorld # 114 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 101 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,847 kcal/dayWorld # 113 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person11.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 174 / 2022 โ†’Rice production180.2K tWorld # 67 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production21.8K tWorld # 31 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area22.1%World # 130 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person246 kWh/personWorld # 131 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 188 / 2024 โ†’Internet use39.5%World # 172 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions80.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 166 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate28.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 33 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2%World # 64 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament15%World # 149 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals482KWorld # 129 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 264MWorld # 115 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 42.3%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal753 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2013Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country