Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo
Togo: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.19 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.09 live births per woman
in 1974
All-time low
4.19 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo stood at 4.19 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo peaked at 7.09 live births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.19 live births per woman, in 2023.
Togo ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.6 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.62 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.69 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.71 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.73 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.76 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.8 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.82 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.86 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 7.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 7.03 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.06 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.07 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.08 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 7.09 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.09 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.06 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.03 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.98 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 6.93 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.88 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.81 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.72 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.63 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 6.46 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.38 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.3 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.23 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.07 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.89 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.78 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.56 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.46 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.36 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.29 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.23 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.17 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.13 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.09 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.99 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.04 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.08 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.1 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.09 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.98 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.85 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.75 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.66 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.63 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.58 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.51 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.45 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.39 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.32 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.25 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.19 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.6 live births per woman | 6.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.91 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.93 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.51 live births per woman | 6.15 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 live births per woman | 4.99 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 5.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 live births per woman | 4.19 live births per woman | 4.39 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More education data for Togo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,488 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 113,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,788 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 915,214 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1972 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Togo was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 live births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Togo ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.