Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Togo
Togo: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 48.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2019
All-time low
45.5%
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Togo, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 48.7% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Togo peaked at 48.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1988.
That places Togo 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.6% | — |
| 1951 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 48.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 48.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.4% | 46.2% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 45.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 45.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 47.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.1% | 48.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,744 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,744 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Togo?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Togo was 48.7% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1988.
- How does Togo rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Togo ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.