Ghana vs Togo
Ghana vs Togo: Population
Population in 2023: 33.8 million people in Ghana and 8.22 million people in Togo, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ghana, by 25.6 million people, or 4.11 times that in Togo.
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What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Ghana ranked 46 and Togo ranked 102 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at 67.6 million people and Togo at 23.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Ghana | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.8 million | 8.22 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 33.2 million | 8.07 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 32.5 million | 7.94 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 31.9 million | 7.79 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 31.3 million | 7.62 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 30.6 million | 7.46 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 30 million | 7.32 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 29.4 million | 7.2 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 28.7 million | 7.07 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 28 million | 6.94 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 27.4 million | 6.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 26.7 million | 6.65 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 26.1 million | 6.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 25.5 million | 6.33 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 24.9 million | 6.13 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 24.3 million | 5.94 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 23.6 million | 5.75 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 23 million | 5.57 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 22.5 million | 5.41 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 21.9 million | 5.28 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 21.3 million | 5.15 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 20.7 million | 5.03 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 20.2 million | 4.9 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 19.6 million | 4.78 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 19.2 million | 4.67 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 18.7 million | 4.55 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 18.2 million | 4.44 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 17.8 million | 4.29 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 17.4 million | 4.11 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 17 million | 3.9 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 16.6 million | 3.89 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 16.2 million | 3.93 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 15.8 million | 3.82 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 15.4 million | 3.71 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 15 million | 3.61 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 14.6 million | 3.5 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 14.3 million | 3.4 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 14 million | 3.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 13.7 million | 3.2 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 13.4 million | 3.11 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 13 million | 3.03 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 12.6 million | 2.96 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 12.3 million | 2.88 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 11.9 million | 2.79 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 11.6 million | 2.71 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 11.3 million | 2.65 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 10.9 million | 2.58 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 10.6 million | 2.52 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 10.3 million | 2.46 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 10 million | 2.4 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 9.72 million | 2.35 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 9.44 million | 2.28 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 9.18 million | 2.22 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 8.93 million | 2.15 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 8.69 million | 2.04 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 8.48 million | 1.95 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 8.27 million | 1.91 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 8.08 million | 1.87 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 7.88 million | 1.84 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 7.7 million | 1.8 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 7.52 million | 1.77 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 7.34 million | 1.73 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 7.16 million | 1.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 6.96 million | 1.67 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 6.74 million | 1.64 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 6.52 million | 1.62 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 6.31 million | 1.59 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 6.11 million | 1.56 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 5.92 million | 1.53 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 5.73 million | 1.5 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 5.55 million | 1.48 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 5.39 million | 1.45 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 5.23 million | 1.42 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 5.08 million | 1.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 4.96 million | 1.37 million | – |
| 1948 | 4.86 million | 1.35 million | – |
| 1947 | 4.78 million | 1.33 million | – |
| 1946 | 4.69 million | 1.3 million | – |
| 1945 | 4.61 million | 1.28 million | – |
| 1944 | 4.53 million | 1.26 million | – |
| 1943 | 4.45 million | 1.24 million | – |
| 1942 | 4.37 million | 1.21 million | – |
| 1941 | 4.29 million | 1.19 million | – |
| 1940 | 4.22 million | 1.17 million | – |
| 1939 | 4.16 million | 1.16 million | – |
| 1938 | 4.1 million | 1.14 million | – |
| 1937 | 4.04 million | 1.12 million | – |
| 1936 | 3.99 million | 1.11 million | – |
| 1935 | 3.93 million | 1.09 million | – |
| 1934 | 3.88 million | 1.08 million | – |
| 1933 | 3.82 million | 1.06 million | – |
| 1932 | 3.77 million | 1.05 million | – |
| 1931 | 3.72 million | 1.03 million | – |
| 1930 | 3.67 million | 1.02 million | – |
| 1929 | 3.61 million | 1 million | – |
| 1928 | 3.56 million | 988,800 | – |
| 1927 | 3.51 million | 974,200 | – |
| 1926 | 3.46 million | 959,800 | – |
| 1925 | 3.4 million | 945,600 | – |
| 1924 | 3.35 million | 931,700 | – |
| 1923 | 3.3 million | 917,900 | – |
| 1922 | 3.26 million | 904,300 | – |
| 1921 | 3.21 million | 892,200 | – |
| 1920 | 3.17 million | 881,400 | – |
| 1919 | 3.14 million | 871,900 | – |
| 1918 | 3.11 million | 863,800 | – |
| 1917 | 3.09 million | 856,900 | – |
| 1916 | 3.07 million | 849,500 | – |
| 1915 | 3.05 million | 842,100 | – |
| 1914 | 3.03 million | 834,800 | – |
| 1913 | 3.01 million | 827,600 | – |
| 1912 | 2.99 million | 820,400 | – |
| 1911 | 2.97 million | 813,400 | – |
| 1910 | 2.95 million | 806,700 | – |
| 1909 | 2.92 million | 800,100 | – |
| 1908 | 2.9 million | 793,800 | – |
| 1907 | 2.88 million | 787,700 | – |
| 1906 | 2.85 million | 781,600 | – |
| 1905 | 2.83 million | 775,600 | – |
| 1904 | 2.81 million | 769,700 | – |
| 1903 | 2.79 million | 763,700 | – |
| 1902 | 2.76 million | 757,900 | – |
| 1901 | 2.74 million | 752,000 | – |
| 1900 | 2.72 million | 746,200 | – |
| 1899 | 2.7 million | 740,500 | – |
| 1898 | 2.67 million | 734,800 | – |
| 1897 | 2.65 million | 729,100 | – |
| 1896 | 2.63 million | 723,500 | – |
| 1895 | 2.61 million | 717,900 | – |
| 1894 | 2.59 million | 712,400 | – |
| 1893 | 2.57 million | 706,900 | – |
| 1892 | 2.55 million | 701,500 | – |
| 1891 | 2.53 million | 696,000 | – |
| 1890 | 2.51 million | 690,700 | – |
| 1889 | 2.49 million | 685,400 | – |
| 1888 | 2.47 million | 680,100 | – |
| 1887 | 2.45 million | 674,800 | – |
| 1886 | 2.43 million | 669,600 | – |
| 1885 | 2.41 million | 664,500 | – |
| 1884 | 2.4 million | 659,300 | – |
| 1883 | 2.38 million | 654,300 | – |
| 1882 | 2.36 million | 649,200 | – |
| 1881 | 2.34 million | 644,000 | – |
| 1880 | 2.33 million | 638,500 | – |
| 1879 | 2.31 million | 632,800 | – |
| 1878 | 2.3 million | 626,900 | – |
| 1877 | 2.28 million | 620,900 | – |
| 1876 | 2.27 million | 614,900 | – |
| 1875 | 2.25 million | 608,900 | – |
| 1874 | 2.24 million | 603,000 | – |
| 1873 | 2.23 million | 597,200 | – |
| 1872 | 2.21 million | 591,400 | – |
| 1871 | 2.2 million | 586,000 | – |
| 1870 | 2.19 million | 581,000 | – |
| 1869 | 2.18 million | 576,400 | – |
| 1868 | 2.16 million | 572,200 | – |
| 1867 | 2.15 million | 568,300 | – |
| 1866 | 2.14 million | 564,500 | – |
| 1865 | 2.13 million | 560,700 | – |
| 1864 | 2.12 million | 556,900 | – |
| 1863 | 2.11 million | 553,200 | – |
| 1862 | 2.1 million | 549,400 | – |
| 1861 | 2.09 million | 545,700 | – |
| 1860 | 2.08 million | 542,100 | – |
| 1859 | 2.07 million | 538,400 | – |
| 1858 | 2.06 million | 534,800 | – |
| 1857 | 2.05 million | 531,200 | – |
| 1856 | 2.04 million | 527,600 | – |
| 1855 | 2.03 million | 524,000 | – |
| 1854 | 2.02 million | 520,500 | – |
| 1853 | 2.01 million | 517,000 | – |
| 1852 | 2 million | 513,500 | – |
| 1851 | 1.99 million | 510,200 | – |
| 1850 | 1.99 million | 507,100 | – |
| 1849 | 1.99 million | 504,600 | – |
| 1848 | 1.98 million | 502,300 | – |
| 1847 | 1.99 million | 500,200 | – |
| 1846 | 1.99 million | 498,100 | – |
| 1845 | 1.99 million | 495,900 | – |
| 1844 | 1.99 million | 493,800 | – |
| 1843 | 1.99 million | 491,800 | – |
| 1842 | 1.99 million | 489,700 | – |
| 1841 | 1.99 million | 487,600 | – |
| 1840 | 1.99 million | 485,500 | – |
| 1839 | 1.99 million | 483,500 | – |
| 1838 | 2 million | 481,400 | – |
| 1837 | 2 million | 479,400 | – |
| 1836 | 2 million | 477,300 | – |
| 1835 | 2 million | 475,300 | – |
| 1834 | 2 million | 473,300 | – |
| 1833 | 2 million | 471,300 | – |
| 1832 | 2 million | 469,300 | – |
| 1831 | 2 million | 467,300 | – |
| 1830 | 2 million | 465,300 | – |
| 1829 | 2.01 million | 463,400 | – |
| 1828 | 2.01 million | 461,400 | – |
| 1827 | 2.01 million | 459,400 | – |
| 1826 | 2.01 million | 457,500 | – |
| 1825 | 2.01 million | 455,600 | – |
| 1824 | 2.01 million | 453,600 | – |
| 1823 | 2.01 million | 451,700 | – |
| 1822 | 2.01 million | 449,800 | – |
| 1821 | 2.02 million | 448,300 | – |
| 1820 | 2.02 million | 447,100 | – |
| 1819 | 2.02 million | 446,400 | – |
| 1818 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1817 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1816 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1815 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1814 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1813 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1812 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1811 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1810 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1809 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1808 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1807 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1806 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1805 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1804 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1803 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1802 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1801 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
| 1800 | 2.02 million | 446,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ghana | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.4 million34.3 million–34.5 million | 8.41 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 35.1 million34.8 million–35.4 million | 8.59 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 35.7 million35.2 million–36.3 million | 8.78 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 36.3 million35.6 million–37.2 million | 8.97 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 37 million36 million–38.1 million | 9.16 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 37.6 million36.3 million–39 million | 9.36 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 38.2 million36.7 million–39.9 million | 9.56 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 38.9 million37 million–40.9 million | 9.77 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 39.5 million37.3 million–41.8 million | 9.98 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 40.1 million37.7 million–42.8 million | 10.2 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 40.8 million38 million–43.8 million | 10.4 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 41.4 million38.3 million–44.8 million | 10.6 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 42.1 million38.6 million–45.9 million | 10.8 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 42.7 million38.9 million–47 million | 11.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 43.3 million39.2 million–48.1 million | 11.3 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 43.9 million39.5 million–49.2 million | 11.5 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 44.6 million39.7 million–50.3 million | 11.7 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 45.2 million40 million–51.4 million | 11.9 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 45.8 million40.2 million–52.6 million | 12.2 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 46.4 million40.5 million–53.8 million | 12.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 47 million40.7 million–55 million | 12.6 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 47.6 million41 million–56.1 million | 12.8 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 48.2 million41.3 million–57.3 million | 13.1 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 48.8 million41.5 million–58.5 million | 13.3 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 49.4 million41.7 million–59.7 million | 13.5 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 50 million41.8 million–60.9 million | 13.7 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 50.6 million41.8 million–62.1 million | 14 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 51.1 million42 million–63.2 million | 14.2 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 51.7 million42.1 million–64.4 million | 14.4 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 52.2 million42.2 million–65.7 million | 14.6 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 52.7 million42.5 million–67 million | 14.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 53.3 million42.6 million–68.1 million | 15.1 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 53.8 million42.8 million–69.3 million | 15.3 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 54.3 million42.9 million–70.5 million | 15.5 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 54.8 million42.8 million–71.8 million | 15.7 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 55.3 million42.8 million–72.9 million | 16 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 55.8 million42.8 million–74.1 million | 16.2 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 56.2 million42.9 million–75.5 million | 16.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 56.7 million42.8 million–77 million | 16.6 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 57.1 million42.7 million–78.5 million | 16.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 57.6 million42.6 million–79.9 million | 17.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 58 million42.3 million–81.2 million | 17.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 58.5 million42.2 million–82.7 million | 17.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 58.9 million42.1 million–84.3 million | 17.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 59.3 million42.1 million–85.8 million | 17.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 59.7 million42 million–87.3 million | 18.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 60.1 million41.9 million–88.9 million | 18.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 60.5 million41.9 million–90.6 million | 18.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 60.9 million41.8 million–92.3 million | 18.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 61.2 million41.7 million–94.1 million | 19 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 61.6 million41.6 million–95.8 million | 19.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 62 million41.4 million–97.5 million | 19.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 62.3 million41.3 million–99.5 million | 19.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 62.6 million41.2 million–101 million | 19.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 63 million41 million–103 million | 20 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 63.3 million40.8 million–105 million | 20.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 63.6 million40.6 million–107 million | 20.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 63.9 million40.5 million–108 million | 20.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 64.2 million40.3 million–110 million | 20.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 64.5 million40.2 million–111 million | 21 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 64.7 million39.9 million–113 million | 21.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 65 million39.7 million–115 million | 21.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 65.2 million39.6 million–117 million | 21.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 65.5 million39.5 million–119 million | 21.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 65.7 million39.4 million–121 million | 21.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 65.9 million39.3 million–123 million | 22 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 66.1 million39 million–125 million | 22.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 66.3 million38.8 million–127 million | 22.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 66.5 million38.6 million–129 million | 22.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 66.6 million38.4 million–130 million | 22.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 66.8 million38.2 million–130 million | 22.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 66.9 million37.9 million–132 million | 22.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 67.1 million37.7 million–134 million | 23.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 67.2 million37.5 million–137 million | 23.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 67.3 million37.3 million–139 million | 23.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 67.5 million36.9 million–141 million | 23.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 67.6 million36.5 million–143 million | 23.6 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Togo: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Togo: 4.19 births per woman 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