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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Togo

Share of population under 15 in Togo in 2025 — 40.4%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 3.6 pp.

2025 40.4% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 22of 217
Period maximum 46.7%1984
Period minimum 39.9%2018

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Togo, 1960–202538404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44%1962: 44.2%1964: 44.5%1966: 44.7%1968: 44.9%1970: 45.1%1972: 45.4%1974: 45.7%1976: 45.9%1978: 46.1%1980: 46.2%1982: 46.3%1984: 46.7%1986: 46.4%1988: 45.9%1990: 45.4%1992: 44.9%1994: 46.6%1996: 44.1%1998: 44.3%2000: 43.6%2002: 42.7%2004: 41.8%2006: 41.6%2008: 42.5%2010: 43.6%2012: 43.6%2014: 42.8%2016: 41.3%2018: 39.9%2020: 40.7%2022: 41.3%2024: 40.8%2025: 40.4%
Change over the period: −3.6 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Togo

Togo 40.4%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.4 −0.4 pp
2024 40.8 −0.3 pp
2023 41.1 −0.2 pp
2022 41.3 +0.1 pp
2021 41.2 +0.5 pp
2020 40.7 +0.6 pp
2019 40.1 +0.2 pp
2018 39.9 −0.6 pp
2017 40.4 −0.9 pp
2016 41.3 −0.8 pp
2015 42.1 −0.7 pp
2014 42.8 −0.5 pp
2013 43.3 −0.3 pp
2012 43.6 −0.2 pp
2011 43.8 +0.2 pp
2010 43.6 +0.5 pp
2009 43.1 +0.6 pp
2008 42.5 +0.5 pp
2007 42 +0.4 pp
2006 41.6 +0.1 pp
2005 41.5 −0.3 pp
2004 41.8 −0.4 pp
2003 42.2 −0.4 pp
2002 42.7 −0.5 pp
2001 43.1 −0.5 pp
2000 43.6 −0.5 pp
1999 44.1 −0.2 pp
1998 44.3 +0.3 pp
1997 43.9 −0.2 pp
1996 44.1 −1 pp
1995 45.1 −1.4 pp
1994 46.6 +0.5 pp
1993 46.1 +1.2 pp
1992 44.9 −0.3 pp
1991 45.2 −0.3 pp
1990 45.4 −0.3 pp
1989 45.7 −0.2 pp
1988 45.9 −0.2 pp
1987 46.1 −0.2 pp
1986 46.4 −0.2 pp
1985 46.6 −0.1 pp
1984 46.7 +0.2 pp
1983 46.5 +0.2 pp
1982 46.3 +0.1 pp
1981 46.2 +0 pp
1980 46.2 +0 pp
1979 46.2 +0.1 pp
1978 46.1 +0.1 pp
1977 46 +0.1 pp
1976 45.9 +0.1 pp
1975 45.8 +0.1 pp
1974 45.7 +0.1 pp
1973 45.5 +0.1 pp
1972 45.4 +0.1 pp
1971 45.2 +0.1 pp
1970 45.1 +0.1 pp
1969 45 +0.1 pp
1968 44.9 +0.1 pp
1967 44.8 +0.1 pp
1966 44.7 +0.1 pp
1965 44.6 +0.1 pp
1964 44.5 +0.1 pp
1963 44.4 +0.1 pp
1962 44.2 +0.1 pp
1961 44.1 +0.1 pp
1960 44 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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