Demography of Togo

Population

The Togo account 5.556.812 inhabitants (figure of 2004), with one distribution of 49,3% men against 50,7% women. The Graphic opposite the evolution of this population of 1960 with takes again 2004 then an estimate until in 2020. This Pays gains approximately a million inhabitants every 10 years, but on second half of the graph, the rate/rhythm is rather of a million all the 7 or 8 years. Side distribution, there are more women than men, the balance tending to balance however. In 1994, it knows one strong emigration: the January 30th, the army made a descent in the Capital , Lome, for violent reprisals, following demonstrations peaceful of the population the previous week. This act pushed more than 300.000 inhabitants to leave the country for the Benign , the Ghana or other areas of Togo.

It is a young population, since about half has less than 15 years. This is due to a fort Birth rate (34,4 ‰), but too because of the Life expectancy 53 years on average. It is noticed very of course the Population pyramid, which also shows that them women live longer (55,1 years life expectancy) that the men (51,1 years life expectancy), from where the distribution evoked previously. The Middle Age is there 17,6 years (17,2 years for men, 17,9 years for the women).

Demography

The life expectancy in Togo evolves/moves between 50 and 60 years, but it is in drop since the beginning of the Nineties (and this until in 2010 according to estimates). This fall must partly with the expansion of the Virus of AIDS.

For 2004, the U.S. Office off the Census gives:

Rate of Birthrate: 34,4 ‰ (190 932 births)
Rate of Mortality: 11,6 ‰ (64 681 deaths)
Immigration/emigration: 0,0 ‰
Rate of Natural increase: 2,27 ‰
Growth rate (included migration): 2,27 ‰
Rate of Fertility: 4,79 children per woman
Rate of Infant mortality: 67,7 ‰ (12 918 children) on average, with 75,4 ‰ at the boys (7 305 children) and 59,7 ‰ in the girls (5 613 children)

Distribution on the territory

Density: 74,44 inhabitants per km ²
Rate of Urbanization: 34% (in 2001)

Indicators of health

Incidence rate of the virus of the AIDS: 4,1% (2003)
Many declared cases of HIV: 110.000 people (2003)
Number of deaths caused by the AIDS: 10.000 people (2003)

Elimination of illiteracy

Rate of elimination of illiteracy (at the most 15 years): 60,9% can read and write, with 75,4% at the men and 46,9% among women (estimates of 2003)

Ethnic origins

The very great majority of the inhabitants (99%) is African of birth. The remainder comes from Europe, Syria or the Lebanon.

External bonds

the international database on the demographic one, the site of the U.S. Office off the Census (in English)
Statistical of the the World Health Organization (in English)
the page in connection with Togo in “World Factbook” of the CIA (in English)

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