Life in Togo: Every Number That Shapes It (1800–2100)

To understand Togo is to look past the borders and into the rhythms of the lives lived within them. The data reveals a quiet, persistent transformation where statistics represent the accumulation of small, incremental gains. A child born in Togo in the 2020s can expect to live 62 years on an average income of 3,800 international dollars. The human story is etched in shifts, moving from a landscape where 320 children per 1,000 births died before reaching their fifth year, to a present where that figure has fallen to 75.

The historical arc from the 1950s to the 2020s reflects a nation in motion. In the 1950s, life expectancy at birth was 36 years, while income per person sat at 1,500 intl-$. Today, electricity at home grew from 3 % to 48 % and internet access climbed from 0 to 29 %. As society transitioned from 11 % living in cities to 41 %, the fundamental nature of community changed, supported by a rise in income per person to 3,800 intl-$.

For an individual, these shifts define the boundaries of possibility. A person born here today faces a different horizon, with years of schooling increasing from 1.2 to 6 years and extreme poverty declining from 75 % to 35 %. While the homicide rate moved from 11 to 9.5 per 100,000 and the average male height rose from 167 to 169 cm, annual working hours shifted from 2,200 to 2,050. You can now see exactly where the birth lottery placed its people.

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