Togo: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 9,515,236

Natural Increase: 2.2%

Density: 167 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 45.1%

Ethnic Origins: There is no official national data on ethnic groups in Togo. However, with more than 37 tribes, Africans represent the majority of the total population. The largest and most important are Ewe, Mina and Kabre. Minorities include European and Syrian-Lebanese populations.

Official Language: French

Other Languages Spoken: Around 40 languages are spoken in the country (although most of them are only oral and not written).
Two indigenous languages were designated politically as national languages in 1975: Ewé (spoken mostly in the south from Lomé to Blitta) and Kabiyé (spoken in the north from Blitta to Dapaong).

Business Language(s): French

Religion: Christian 42.3%, folk religion 36.9%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <1%, Buddhist <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, none 6.2%

Literacy Rate: 53.2%

Area: 56,790 km²

Type of State: Presidential republic, urrently undergoing constitutional reforms to foster a more competitive multiparty democratic system.

Type of Economy: Lower middle income, agricultural and manufacturing economy..
Togo maintains robust growth, driven by public investment in infrastructure and a dynamic agricultural sector, while managing high public debt.

HDI*: 0.571/1

HDI (World Rank): 161/192

Telephone Code:
To call from Togo, dial 00
To call Togo, dial +228

Internet Suffix: .tg

Households with a computer: 9.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 3.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 37.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 59.2% of the Population