Population 4,905,827 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 48% (male 1,190,812; female 1,180,739)
15-64 years: 49% (male 1,175,570; female 1,252,274)
65 years and over: 3% (male 48,483; female 57,949) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 3.52% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 45.23 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 10 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 79.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 58.78 years
male: 56.52 years
female: 61.12 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.6 children born/woman (1998 est.)

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

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

Religions indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10%

Languages French (official and 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)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 67%
female: 37% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Togo on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Togo People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Togo People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.