Togo — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Togo, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Togo was 2.18% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.15% in 1995. The lowest was -1.14% in 1993 (about -1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.34% per year.
Togo ranks 39 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Togo sits below it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 58% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 14%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 27 of 48 economies; Rwanda (2.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1137% in 1995. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1969.
World ranking. Climbed: 142nd of 216 in 1961 → 10th of 216 in 1970 → 58th of 216 in 1980 → 47th of 216 in 1990 → 46th of 217 in 2000 → 19th of 217 in 2010 → 45th of 217 in 2020 → 39th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 1.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 1.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 1.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 1.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.33% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 2.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 2.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.51% | -0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 3.38% | -0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 5.15% | +4.7 pp |
| 1994 | 0.42% | +1.6 pp |
| 1993 | -1.14% | -4.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 3.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 2.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 2.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 2.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 2.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 2.84% | -0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 3.22% | -1.8 pp |
| 1970 | 5.06% | +0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 4.5% | +2.4 pp |
| 1968 | 2.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s Population growth in 1962?
1.76% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Togo’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +24.1% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.18%; 2024: 2.2%; 2023: 1.91%; 2022: 1.66%; 2021: 1.88%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.