Number of people living in extreme poverty in Togo
Togo: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 3.12 million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Togo, 2006–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2021, number of people living in extreme poverty in Togo stood at 3.12 million people.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Togo peaked at 4.73 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.95 million people, in 2018.
Togo ranks 30th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.07 million people | 4.07 million people | 4.07 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.07 million people | 2.95 million people | 4.73 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.12 million people | 3.12 million people | 3.12 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.564 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1966 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1966 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1944 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Togo?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Togo was 3.12 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.73 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 million people in 2018.
- How does Togo rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Togo ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.