People
Population:
4,570,530 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
49% (male 1,116,030; female 1,105,957)
15-64 years:
49% (male 1,085,774; female 1,163,374)
65 years and over:
2% (male 46,089; female 53,306) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.56% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
46.23 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
10.66 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
84.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
57.87 years
male:
55.7 years
female:
60.1 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.75 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Togolese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Togolese
Ethnic divisions:
native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 70%, Christian 20%, Muslim 10%
Languages:
French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Dagomba and Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye; the two major African languages in the north)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
51.7%
male:
67%
female:
37%
