Age dependency ratio, young in Togo
Togo: Age dependency ratio, young was 72.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Togo is 72.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Togo peaked at 92.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, 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, young in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.9% | — |
| 1961 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 90.5% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 92.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 86.8% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 83.2% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 72.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.3% | 83.9% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.9% | 86.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.1% | 89.0% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 82.6% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 75.3% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 70.6% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.1% | 75.0% | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Togo?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Togo was 72.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Togo ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.