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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2017)

Internet country code [time series]

.tg

Internet users [time series]

total: 877,310 | percent of population: 11.3% (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 138

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system | domestic: microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating | international: country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2016)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 33,817 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 155

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 5,505,424 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 71 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 121

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (manioc, tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish

Budget [time series]

revenues: $1.228 billion | expenditures: $1.483 billion (2016 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-5.7% of GDP (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166

Central bank discount rate [time series]

2.5% (31 December 2010) | 4.25% (31 December 2009) | country comparison to the world: 112

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

NA%

Current account balance [time series]

$-431 million (2016 est.) | $-460.8 million (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98

Debt - external [time series]

$1.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $1.056 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 164

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

46 (2011) | country comparison to the world: 34

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Togo is enjoying a period of steady economic growth fueled by political stability and a concerted effort by the government to modernize the country’s commercial infrastructure. The country has recently completed an ambitious large-scale infrastructure improvement program, including new principal roads, a new airport terminal, and a new sea-port. The economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for around 60% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton and other agricultural products generate about 20% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves, which provide more than 20% of export earnings. | The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms, and is currently finalizing IMF approval for an agreement on an Extended Credit Facility arrangement consisting of a three-year $238 million loan package. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. | Togo’s 2016 economic growth remained steady at 5.3%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in the port and mineral sectors, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years.

Exchange rates [time series]

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - | 593.01 (2016 est.) | 593.01 (2015 est.) | 591.45 (2014 est.) | 494.42 (2013 est.) | 510.53 (2012 est.)

Exports [time series]

$967.4 million (2016 est.) | $1.011 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Exports - commodities [time series]

reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa

Exports - partners [time series]

Benin 17.5%, Burkina Faso 15.9%, India 7.6%, Mali 7.2%, Niger 7%, Cote dIvoire 6.1%, Ghana 4.8%, Nigeria 4.3% (2016)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$4.434 billion (2016 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$11.64 billion (2016 est.) | $10.95 billion (2015 est.) | $10.28 billion (2014 est.) | note: data are in 2016 dollars | country comparison to the world: 154

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 29% | industry: 21.1% | services: 49.9% (2016 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$1,500 (2016 est.) | $1,500 (2015 est.) | $1,500 (2014 est.) | note: data are in 2016 dollars | country comparison to the world: 217

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

5% (2016 est.) | 5.3% (2015 est.) | 5.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 37

Gross national saving [time series]

17.6% of GDP (2016 est.) | 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.) | 15.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 145

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 3.3% | highest 10%: 27.1% (2006)

Imports [time series]

$1.981 billion (2016 est.) | $2.043 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products

Imports - partners [time series]

China 28.7%, France 8.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Japan 4.2% (2016)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

7.1% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 24

Industries [time series]

phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

0.9% (2016 est.) | 1.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82

Labor force [time series]

2.595 million (2007 est.) | country comparison to the world: 115

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 65% | industry: 5% | services: 30% (1998 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Population below poverty line [time series]

55.1% (2015 est.)

Public debt [time series]

71.6% of GDP (2016 est.) | 74% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$42.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) | $73.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 172

Stock of broad money [time series]

$2.239 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $2.184 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 148

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$1.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $1.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$1.118 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $1.14 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 151

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

27.7% of GDP (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 99

Unemployment rate [time series]

6.9% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 89

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

1.8 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 198

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 197

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 201

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2017 es) | country comparison to the world: 201

Electricity - consumption [time series]

1.213 billion kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 204

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

69.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 105

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

29.3% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 192

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 143

Electricity - imports [time series]

1.242 billion kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

229,000 kW (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162

Electricity - production [time series]

78.8 million kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 201

Electricity access [time series]

population without electricity: 5,000,000 | electrification - total population: 27% | electrification - urban areas: 35% | electrification - rural areas: 21% (2013)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 194

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 195

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2014 es) | country comparison to the world: 200

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

14,000 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 153

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 203

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

12,700 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 136

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 56,785 sq km | land: 54,385 sq km | water: 2,400 sq km | country comparison to the world: 127

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than West Virginia

Climate [time series]

tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north

Coastline [time series]

56 km

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 236 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: Mont Agou 986 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

8 00 N, 1 10 E

Geography - note [time series]

the country's length allows it to stretch through six distinct geographic regions; climate varies from tropical to savanna

Irrigated land [time series]

70 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 1,880 km | border countries (3): Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 67.4% | arable land 45.2%; permanent crops 3.8%; permanent pasture 18.4% | forest: 4.9% | other: 27.7% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 30 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts

Natural resources [time series]

phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

Population distribution (Population - distribution) [time series]

one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast

Terrain [time series]

gently rolling savanna in north; central hills; southern plateau; low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes

Capital [time series]

name: Lome | geographic coordinates: 6 07 N, 1 13 E | time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Togo | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Constitution [time series]

history: several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992 | amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007 (2017)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Togolese Republic | conventional short form: Togo | local long form: Republique Togolaise | local short form: none | former: French Togoland | etymology: derived from the Ewe words "to" (water) and "go" (shore) to give the sense of "by the water"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador David R. GILMOUR (20 December 2015) | embassy: 4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome | mailing address: B.P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300 | telephone: [228] 2261-5470 | FAX: [228] 2261-5501

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017) | chancery: 2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 234-4212 | FAX: [1] (202) 232-3190

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005) | head of government: Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister | elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president | election results: Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people; green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture; yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence | note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Government type [time series]

presidential republic

Independence [time series]

27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges including the court president) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judge appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA | subordinate courts: Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal

Legal system [time series]

customary law system

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018) | election results: percent of vote by coalition/party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by coalition/party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Salut a toi, pays de nos aieux" (Hail to Thee, Land of Our Forefathers) | lyrics/music: Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH | note: adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 27 April (1960)

National symbol(s) [time series]

lion; national colors: green, yellow, red, white

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yaovi AGBOYIBO] | Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development or ADDI [Tchaboure GOGUE] | Combat for Political Change in 2015 or CAP 2015 [Jean-Pierre FABRE] | Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] | Democrastic Forces for the Republic or FDR [Dodji APEVON] | National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE] | New Togolese Commitment [Gerry TAAMA] | Pan-African National Party or PNP [Tikpi ATDCHADAM] | Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO] | Rainbow Alliance (a coalition including CAR and CDPA) [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] | Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR [Abi TCHESSA] | The Togolese Party [Nathaniel OLYMPIO] | Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO] | Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. Since 2007, President GNASSINGBE has started the country along a gradual path to political reconciliation and democratic reform, and Togo has held multiple presidential and legislative elections that were deemed generally free and fair by international observers. Despite those positive moves, political reconciliation has moved slowly and many Togolese complain that important political measures such as presidential term limits and electoral reforms remain undone, leaving the country’s politics in a lethargic state. Internationally, Togo is still known as a country where the same family has been in power for five decades.

Military and Security

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre); update State, April 2017, Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2017)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.86% of GDP (2016) | 1.71% of GDP (2015) | 1.85% of GDP (2014) | 1.77% of GDP (2013) | 1.63% of GDP (2012)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force (2017)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 40.29% (male 1,610,020/female 1,599,105) | 15-24 years: 19.2% (male 763,507/female 765,884) | 25-54 years: 32.79% (male 1,297,489/female 1,314,130) | 55-64 years: 4.31% (male 161,809/female 181,180) | 65 years and over: 3.41% (male 117,409/female 154,522) (2017 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

33.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

16.2% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 41

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

19.9% (2013/14)

Death rate [time series]

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 134

Demographic profile [time series]

Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns. | Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in September 2017 was home to more than 9,600 refugees from Ghana.

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 81.2 | youth dependency ratio: 76.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.1 | potential support ratio: 19.8 (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

5.3% of GDP (2015) | country comparison to the world: 91

Ethnic groups [time series]

African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

2.1% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 25

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

5,100 (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

100,000 (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 42

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

5.2% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 136

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 42.2 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 48.5 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 44

Languages [time series]

French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 65.4 years | male: 62.8 years | female: 68.1 years (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 177

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 63.7% | male: 77.3% | female: 51.2% (2015 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever | respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis | water contact disease: schistosomiasis | animal contact disease: rabies (2016)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

LOME (capital) 956,000 (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

368 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32

Median age [time series]

total: 19.8 years | male: 19.5 years | female: 20.1 years (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 193

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

21 years | note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Togolese (singular and plural) | adjective: Togolese

Net migration rate [time series]

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

8.4% (2016) | country comparison to the world: 151

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population [time series]

7,965,055 | note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 99

Population distribution [time series]

one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast

Population growth rate [time series]

2.64% (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16

Religions [time series]

Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 12 years | male: NA | female: NA (2011)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.38 children born/woman (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 26

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 41% of total population (2017) | rate of urbanization: 3.6% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

in 2001, Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey the boundary; talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River

Illicit drugs [time series]

transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 9,677 (Ghana) (2017)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

8 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 163

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 2 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 6 | 914 to 1,523 m: 4 | under 914 m: 2 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

5V (2016)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 61 | by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 | foreign-owned: 21 (China 1, Lebanon 6, Romania 1, Syria 6, Turkey 4, UAE 1, US 1, Yemen 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 66

National air transport system [time series]

number of registered air carriers: 1 | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8 | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 769,904 | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km (2015)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Kpeme, Lome

Railways [time series]

total: 568 km | narrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 112

Roadways [time series]

total: 11,652 km | paved: 2,447 km | unpaved: 9,205 km (2007) | country comparison to the world: 130

Waterways [time series]

50 km (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 102