Age dependency ratio, old in Togo
Togo: Age dependency ratio, old was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Togo is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Togo peaked at 6.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1997.
Togo ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 171 Ghana 6.2% compare
- 172 Senegal 6.2% compare
- 173 Guinea 6.2% compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 6.1% compare
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.1% compare
- 177 Madagascar 6.0% compare
More health data for Togo
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 106,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 100,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 109,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 103,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 111,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 109,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 112,392 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 116,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 105,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 114,041 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Togo?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Togo was 6.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1997.
- How does Togo rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Togo ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.