Togo: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 8,848,699

Natural Increase: 2.3%

Density: 159 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 43.9%

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 29%, Muslims 20%, Indigenous beliefs 51%.

Literacy Rate: 53.2%

Area: 56,790 km²

Type of State: Republic, under transition to multiparty democratic rule.

Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
An economy based essentially on food production; the production of phosphates plays an important role.

HDI*: 0.484/1

HDI (World Rank): 162/188

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

Internet Suffix: .tg

Telephone Lines: 3.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 4.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 31.46% of the Population