Togo: Facts & Stats

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News •

Togo leader Gnassingbe gets new role with no term limits • May 9, 2025, 9:14 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

Togo's opposition denounces new role of the country's leader as a 'constitutional coup' • May 6, 2025, 3:08 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))

New post for Togo president could see him rule for life • May 4, 2025, 3:20 AM ET (BBC)

Togo Leader to Take Oath That Could See Him Rule for Life • May 3, 2025, 4:55 AM ET (Bloomberg)

Facts

Also Known As	Togolese Republic • République Togolaise
Head Of Government	President of the Council: Faure Gnassingbé¹
Capital	Lomé
Population	(2025 est.) 8,588,000
Head Of State	President: Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové¹
Form Of Government	multiparty republic with two legislative houses (National Assembly [113]; Senate [61])¹
Official Language	French
Official Religion	none
Official Name	République Togolaise (Togolese Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km)	56,600
Total Area (Sq Mi)	21,853
Monetary Unit	CFA franc (CFAF)
Population Rank	(2025) 101
Population Projection 2030	9,860,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2025) 393
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2025) 151.7
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2022) 42.9% • Rural: (2022) 57.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2022) 68.8 years • Female: (2022) 74 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2019) 80% • Female: (2019) 55%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2023) 9,323
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2023) 1,000
¹A new constitution was promulgated in May 2024. It changed the system of government from presidential to parliamentary. A second legislative house, the Senate, was created and was installed in March 2025. The president, now a largely ceremonial post, is the head of state and is elected by Parliament (National Assembly and the Senate). A new position, the president of the council, was created and serves as the head of government; that post is filled by the leader of the party or coalition with the most seats in the National Assembly. On May 3, 2025, Faure Gnassingbé, who had served as president since 2005 under the previous constitution, was sworn in as president of the council and Parliament elected Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové as president of the country.