MigrantoMigration trends in Togo
Africa
584.8K people from Togo have built lives abroad. That's 6.1% of the country population, spread across 34 different countries
9.5M
Population
260.1K
Immigrants
584.8K
Emigrants
−324.7K
Outflow
1 in every 17 people born in Togo now lives abroad
The #95 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Togo
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
74.1K immigrants · 184.1K emigrants
1995
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 60%
- Surge of departures to Ghana — 82.6K people left
2000
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
2005
- Nigeria replaced Ghana as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 55%
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 48%
2020
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
Today
- Since 1990: 186K more foreign-born residents and 400.6K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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