Forcibly displaced people in Togo
Togo: Forcibly displaced people was 58,449 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Togo, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Togo recorded 58,449 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Togo peaked at 66,756 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,458, in 2020.
That places Togo 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24,195 | — |
| 2011 | 29,646 | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 33,938 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 31,039 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 32,483 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 25,694 | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 14,763 | -42.5% |
| 2017 | 13,169 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 13,029 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 12,656 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 11,458 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 11,493 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,176 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 50,640 | +315.9% |
| 2024 | 66,756 | +31.8% |
| 2025 | 58,449 | -12.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 58,449 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 58,449 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +315.9% | 12,176 | 50,640 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,061 | 12,656 | 33,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,162 | 11,458 | 66,756 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Togo?
- Forcibly displaced people in Togo was 58,449 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 66,756 in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,458 in 2020.
- How does Togo rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Togo ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.