Ghana vs Togo
Ghana vs Togo: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 3.4 births per woman in Ghana and 4.19 births per woman in Togo, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Togo, by 0.8 births per woman, or 1.23 times that in Ghana.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Togo has been higher since 1964, when it overtook Ghana.
- In 2023, Ghana ranked 46 and Togo ranked 21 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at 1.93 births per woman and Togo at 2.18 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Ghana | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4 | 4.19 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 3.43 | 4.25 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 3.49 | 4.32 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 3.54 | 4.39 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3.59 | 4.45 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.65 | 4.51 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.72 | 4.58 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.87 | 4.63 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.98 | 4.66 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 4.03 | 4.7 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 4.11 | 4.75 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 4.15 | 4.85 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 4.18 | 4.98 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 4.18 | 5.09 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 4.18 | 5.1 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 4.22 | 5.1 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 4.29 | 5.1 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 4.4 | 5.08 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 5.04 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 5 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 4.6 | 5.05 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 4.69 | 5.09 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 4.77 | 5.13 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 4.83 | 5.17 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 4.82 | 5.23 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 4.83 | 5.29 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 4.88 | 5.36 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 4.96 | 5.46 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 5.11 | 5.57 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 5.25 | 5.67 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.41 | 5.78 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.52 | 5.89 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 5.63 | 5.99 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 5.74 | 6.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 5.82 | 6.15 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 5.92 | 6.23 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 6.02 | 6.3 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 6.08 | 6.38 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 6.12 | 6.46 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 6.15 | 6.54 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.23 | 6.63 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.31 | 6.73 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.42 | 6.81 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.47 | 6.88 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.51 | 6.94 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.56 | 6.98 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.64 | 7.03 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.7 | 7.06 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.76 | 7.09 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.82 | 7.09 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.87 | 7.08 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 6.92 | 7.07 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.95 | 7.06 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.95 | 7.04 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.95 | 7.02 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.89 | 6.97 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.89 | 6.96 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.86 | 6.96 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.88 | 6.94 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.9 | 6.92 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.94 | 6.89 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.94 | 6.86 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.91 | 6.82 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.89 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.87 | 6.77 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.86 | 6.73 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.85 | 6.71 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.84 | 6.69 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.82 | 6.67 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.8 | 6.66 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.78 | 6.65 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.76 | 6.64 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.73 | 6.62 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ghana | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.342.79–3.94 | 4.12 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 3.32.68–3.96 | 4.07 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 3.262.58–3.99 | 4.01 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 3.222.49–4.01 | 3.96 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 3.182.41–4.02 | 3.9 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 3.142.35–4.02 | 3.84 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 3.12.28–4.01 | 3.79 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 3.062.21–3.99 | 3.75 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 3.032.18–4 | 3.7 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.992.11–4.03 | 3.65 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.962.06–4.03 | 3.61 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.932.01–4.02 | 3.56 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.91.99–4 | 3.52 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.871.93–3.97 | 3.48 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.841.88–3.95 | 3.44 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.811.85–3.96 | 3.4 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.781.83–3.92 | 3.37 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.761.79–3.92 | 3.33 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.731.76–3.9 | 3.3 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.711.71–3.9 | 3.27 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.681.67–3.91 | 3.23 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.661.66–3.91 | 3.2 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.641.64–3.93 | 3.17 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.621.59–3.87 | 3.13 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.591.56–3.88 | 3.1 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.571.53–3.83 | 3.07 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.551.51–3.8 | 3.04 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.531.51–3.8 | 3.01 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.51.5–3.83 | 2.98 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.481.48–3.8 | 2.96 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.471.46–3.8 | 2.93 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.451.44–3.77 | 2.91 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.431.44–3.78 | 2.88 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.411.42–3.76 | 2.86 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.391.39–3.73 | 2.84 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.371.38–3.68 | 2.81 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.351.36–3.65 | 2.79 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.331.37–3.58 | 2.77 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.321.36–3.61 | 2.75 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.31.36–3.59 | 2.73 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.291.36–3.58 | 2.71 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.271.34–3.53 | 2.69 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.251.31–3.5 | 2.67 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.241.33–3.55 | 2.66 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.221.31–3.52 | 2.64 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.211.3–3.51 | 2.62 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.191.28–3.46 | 2.6 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.181.29–3.43 | 2.58 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.171.28–3.39 | 2.57 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.161.27–3.42 | 2.55 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.151.28–3.42 | 2.53 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.131.3–3.41 | 2.51 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.131.27–3.41 | 2.49 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.121.25–3.39 | 2.48 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.11.26–3.38 | 2.46 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.091.25–3.36 | 2.45 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.091.22–3.35 | 2.44 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.071.23–3.33 | 2.42 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.061.22–3.32 | 2.41 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.051.2–3.29 | 2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.041.19–3.27 | 2.38 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.041.19–3.3 | 2.36 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 2.031.21–3.27 | 2.35 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 2.021.19–3.21 | 2.33 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 2.011.18–3.22 | 2.32 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 21.18–3.24 | 2.31 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 21.17–3.27 | 2.29 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.991.17–3.24 | 2.28 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.981.17–3.24 | 2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.981.16–3.21 | 2.26 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.971.16–3.19 | 2.24 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.961.15–3.23 | 2.23 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.961.15–3.25 | 2.22 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.951.15–3.2 | 2.21 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.951.12–3.23 | 2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.941.11–3.18 | 2.19 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.931.11–3.13 | 2.18 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Togo
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Togo: 62.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Togo: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Togo: 41.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Togo: 19.4% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Togo: 3.66% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Togo: 12.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Togo: 8.22 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Togo: 44.4% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Togo: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Togo: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Togo: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Togo: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Togo: $192M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Togo: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Togo: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Togo: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Togo: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Togo: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Togo: 5 million TIV in 2025