Togo

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 15,010 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Togo has lost a cumulative 234,169 people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-15,010

Net migration rate

-1.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-1,497,041

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

88,992

Top year: 1994

Peak emigration

-291,022

Lowest year: 1993

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-17653

Per year

Togo loses approximately 15,010 people per year to emigration (1.5 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 88,992 in 1994.

Migration flows in Togo are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).