Grand Lomé: population, poverty, health, schools, electricity and water

Grand Lomé is a autonomous district of Togo, the largest of 6 by population. Grand Lomé had 2,188,376 residents at the fifth General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-5, November 2022), 27.0% of Togo's 8,095,498; the most populous of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé. Grand Lomé, the capital district made up of the Golfe and Agoè-Nyivé prefectures, is counted on its own and not as part of the Maritime region.

In depth

• Health in Grand Lomé: 10.7% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Grand Lomé carried the malaria parasite (by microscopy) in the 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey, the lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 35.5%).
• Education in Grand Lomé: The net primary enrolment rate in Grand Lomé was 96.6% in 2023-24, 4th highest of the 7 education regions (Togo: 97.9%).
• Poverty and living standards in Grand Lomé: 20.1% of people in Grand Lomé lived below the national poverty line in 2021-2022, according to INSEED's harmonised household living-conditions survey (EHCVM), the lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 43.8%).

More figures

• Women made up 51.5% of the population of Grand Lomé in 2022 (1,127,872 women and 1,060,504 men; Togo: 51.3%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED), Ministry of Planning · saved copy
• CEET's low-voltage electricity customers in Grand Lomé rose from 334,897 in 2020 to 437,532 in 2024, up 31%, the slowest growth of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: up 48%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copy

How autonomous districts are governed in Togo

Regions (5). Regional council elected (first in April 2024, 179 councillors); council elects its president. Regional development and planning.

Every tier of government in Togo

Other autonomous districts of Togo

• Plateaux 1,635,946
• Maritime 1,346,615
• Savanes 1,143,520
• Kara 985,512
• Centrale 795,529

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Sources

• Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED): Annuaire Statistique National 2024: Tables 4.1 (RGPH-5 housing), 10.4, 10.7, 10.11, 10.18, 10.19, 11.1, 11.6 (education ministry MEPSTA/DPSSE), 15.3-15.5, 15.16, 15.23 (health ministry DSNISI/PNLP, DHIS2), 19.6 (agriculture ministry), 25.9 (CEET) and 27.3 (TdE), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 198d9891c0ef…)
• Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) with the Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (Ministry of Health): Enquête sur les Indicateurs du Paludisme au Togo (EIPT) 2020, final report: Tables 3.8, 3.11, 3.12 and 4.5.1, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 982644b1674f…)
• Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED), Ministry of Planning: Résultats définitifs du RGPH-5 de novembre 2022 (leaflet, April 2023): population by region, prefecture and sex, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 40d4a5be0bd1…)
• Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED): Pauvreté multidimensionnelle au Togo 2018-2019 et 2021-2022 (EHCVM): Tables 3.7, 3.16 and 4.4, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9fdc946bfdce…)

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