Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Togo
Togo: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 47,494 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Togo, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Togo recorded 47,494 people for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 118.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Togo peaked at 47,494 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1966.
Togo ranks 64th of 183 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 by country of asylum, gaps filled in Togo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 66.67 people | — |
| 1968 | 133.33 people | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 200 people | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 100 people | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 200 people | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 1,770 people | +785.0% |
| 1984 | 1,800 people | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 3,050 people | +69.4% |
| 1986 | 2,610 people | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 3,460 people | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 3,422 people | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3,401 people | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3,477 people | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3,406 people | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,353 people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3,280 people | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 12,367 people | +277.0% |
| 1995 | 10,877 people | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 12,588 people | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 12,682 people | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,816 people | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 12,113 people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 12,223 people | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12,257 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12,295 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12,396 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11,286 people | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 9,288 people | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 6,330 people | -31.8% |
| 2007 | 1,330 people | -79.0% |
| 2008 | 9,377 people | +605.0% |
| 2009 | 8,534 people | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 14,051 people | +64.6% |
| 2011 | 19,271 people | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 23,539 people | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 20,613 people | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 21,773 people | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 21,949 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,486 people | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 12,425 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12,335 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11,964 people | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 10,798 people | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 10,683 people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9,300 people | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 28,240 people | +203.7% |
| 2024 | 47,494 people | +68.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 47,494 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,240 people, 5.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Togo's 47,494 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,275 people, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled 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 people | 1,770 people |
| 2008 | +605.0% | 1,330 people | 9,377 people |
| 1994 | +277.0% | 3,280 people | 12,367 people |
| 2023 | +203.7% | 9,300 people | 28,240 people |
| 1966 | -100.0% | 5,000 people | 0 people |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 66.67 people | 133.33 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,822 people | 0 people | 5,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 people | 100 people | 100 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 2,464 people | 200 people | 3,460 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 8,596 people | 3,280 people | 12,682 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,532 people | 1,330 people | 12,396 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,041 people | 11,964 people | 23,539 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,303 people | 9,300 people | 47,494 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Togo?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Togo was 47,494 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 47,494 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1966.
- How does Togo rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Togo ranks 64th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.1%. 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 by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 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 by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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 by country of asylum with 169 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.