Age dependency ratio in Togo
Togo: Age dependency ratio was 78.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Togo stood at 78.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Togo peaked at 98.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2018.
Togo ranks 19th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.7% | — |
| 1961 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 94.8% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 92.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 91.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 96.3% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 98.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 88.7% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 78.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.5% | 90.7% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.7% | 92.7% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 94.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 88.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 81.2% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 77.1% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.3% | 81.5% | 6 |
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More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Togo?
- Age dependency ratio in Togo was 78.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1984.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for age dependency ratio?
- Togo ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.