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General Information

Region		Western Africa
Population (000, 2021)		8 478^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		155.9^a
Capital city		Lomé
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		1 785.3^b
UN membership date		20-Sep-60
Surface area (km2)		56 785^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99.1^a
National currency		CFA Franc, BCEAO (XOF)^c
Exchange rate (per US$)		534.6^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	3 426	5 346	7 270^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	6.1	11.1	5.3^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	533.5	730	899.5^b
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	33.8	24.2	22^b
Economy: Industry^e (% of Gross Value Added)	16	20.1	22^b
Economy: Services and other activity^f (% of GVA)	50.3	55.6	56^b
Employment in agriculture^g (% of employed)	44	40.2	37.2^d
Employment in industry^g (% of employed)	12.4	12.8	12.9^d
Employment in services^g (% employed)	43.6	47	49.9^d
Unemployment^g (% of labour force)	2.4	2.2	2^d
Labour force participation rate^g (female/male pop. %)	77.6 / 80.7	76.6 / 79.9	76.1 / 78.9^d
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	111	115^d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	89	98	110^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	741	792	992^g,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	1 350	1 877	2 488^g,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-609	- 1 085	- 1 496^g,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-200	-461	-55^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^h (average annual %)	2.7	2.6	2.5^d
Urban population (% of total population)	37.5	40.1	42.2^b
Urban population growth rate^h (average annual %)	4	4	...
Fertility rate, total^h (live births per woman)	5	4.7	4.4^d
Life expectancy at birth^h (females/males, years)	56.4 / 55.1	59.8 / 58.3	61.4 / 59.7^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	42.8 / 4.4	42.1 / 4.5	40.3 / 4.7^a
International migrant stock^i,j (000/% of total pop.)	255.6 / 4.0	277.4 / 3.8	279.9 / 3.4^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	14.2^k	22.6	12.7^d
Infant mortality rate^h (per 1 000 live births)	63.2	55.7	49.7^d
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	5.9	6.2	6.2^l
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.1	~0.0	0.1^b
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	4.1	5.1	5.4^g,l
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	120.8 / 133.9	124.9 / 131.2	124.4 / 128.1^d
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	31.4 / 59.4^g,m	... / ...	52.1 / 71.6ⁿ
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	17.2 / 41.1^g,m	... / ...	34.8 / 54.2^d
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	11.1	17.6	18.7^o

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	3^g	7.1^g	12.4ⁿ
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.2	0.3^p,q,r	...
Threatened species (number)	54	66	106
Forested area^g (% of land area)	22.8	22.5	22.3^l
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	2.1 / 0.3	1.0 / 0.1	1.4 / 0.2^l
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	99	112	114^l
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	20	18	17^l
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	202	273^s	876^s,b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	79.5	79.5	79.5^d
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)	29.3 / 5.6	33.3 / 6.2	36.8 / 6.7^d
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	12.2 / 4.4	12.3 / 5.7	12.3 / 6.8^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	11.84	4.61	7.37^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).
d		2020
e		Refers to buildings and public works.
f		Refers to trade only.
g		Estimate.
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		Refers to foreign citizens.
j		Including refugees.
k		Data as at the end of December.
l		2018
m		2007
n		2017
o		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
p		Excluding private non-profit.
q		Excluding business enterprise.
r		2014
s		Including nationals residing abroad.