What is median age in Togo?

Median age in Togo was 18.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Togo?

The highest recorded value was 18.46 years in 2018.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Togo?

The lowest recorded value was 15.4 years in 1994.

How does Togo rank for median age?

Togo ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Togo?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Togo data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Togo

Name: Median age in Togo
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Togo: Median age was 18.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

18.14 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

212th

of 236 countries

All-time high

18.46 years

in 2018

All-time low

15.4 years

in 1994

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Togo, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Togo stood at 18.14 years.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Togo peaked at 18.46 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.4 years, in 1994.

Togo ranks 212th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.62 years	17.07 years	18.21 years	10
1960s	16.6 years	16.33 years	16.95 years	10
1970s	16.01 years	15.77 years	16.28 years	10
1980s	15.66 years	15.48 years	15.86 years	10
1990s	16.15 years	15.4 years	16.62 years	10
2000s	17.37 years	16.81 years	17.69 years	10
2010s	17.7 years	17.13 years	18.46 years	10
2020s	18.18 years	18.11 years	18.3 years	4

Countries ranked near Togo

209 Sudan 18.28 years compare
210 Yemen 18.18 years compare
211 Gambia 18.17 years compare
213 Cote d'Ivoire 18.1 years compare
214 Guinea 17.98 years compare
215 South Sudan 17.97 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Togo

Number of child deaths per woman 0.2228 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.571 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.6329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 46.07 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.84 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 52.07 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Togo?: Median age in Togo was 18.14 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Togo?: The highest recorded value was 18.46 years in 2018.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Togo?: The lowest recorded value was 15.4 years in 1994.
How does Togo rank for median age?: Togo ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Togo?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Togo data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.