Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo
Togo: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 63.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo is 63.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo peaked at 63.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1960.
Togo ranks 202nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.7% | — |
| 1961 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 53.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 55.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 63.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 63.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.4% | 39.7% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.3% | 44.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 51.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 50.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 54.1% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 59.9% | 63.4% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Togo was 63.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Togo ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.