Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Togo
Togo: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 54,167 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Togo, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Togo is 54,167, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 146.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Togo peaked at 54,167 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1966.
Togo ranks 63rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 66.67 | — |
| 1968 | 133.33 | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 200 | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 100 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 1,770 | +785.0% |
| 1984 | 1,800 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3,050 | +69.4% |
| 1986 | 2,610 | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 3,460 | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 3,422 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3,401 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3,477 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3,406 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,353 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3,280 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 12,367 | +277.0% |
| 1995 | 10,877 | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 12,588 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 12,682 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,816 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 12,113 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 12,223 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12,257 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12,295 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12,396 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11,286 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 9,288 | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 6,330 | -31.8% |
| 2007 | 1,330 | -79.0% |
| 2008 | 9,377 | +605.0% |
| 2009 | 8,534 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 14,051 | +64.6% |
| 2011 | 19,271 | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 23,539 | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 20,613 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 21,773 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 21,949 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,486 | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 12,425 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12,335 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11,964 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 10,798 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 10,683 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9,300 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 28,240 | +203.7% |
| 2024 | 47,494 | +68.2% |
| 2025 | 54,167 | +14.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 54,167 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476, 4.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 54,167 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,241, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +785.0% | 200 | 1,770 |
| 2008 | +605.0% | 1,330 | 9,377 |
| 1994 | +277.0% | 3,280 | 12,367 |
| 2023 | +203.7% | 9,300 | 28,240 |
| 1966 | -100.0% | 5,000 | 0 |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 66.67 | 133.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,822 | 0 | 5,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,464 | 200 | 3,460 | 8 |
| 1990s | 8,596 | 3,280 | 12,682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,532 | 1,330 | 12,396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,041 | 11,964 | 23,539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,780 | 9,300 | 54,167 | 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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Togo?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Togo was 54,167 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 54,167 in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1966.
- How does Togo rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Togo ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.