Kara: population, poverty, health, schools, electricity and water
Kara is a region of Togo, number 5 of 6 by population. Kara had 985,512 residents at the fifth General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-5, November 2022), 12.2% of Togo's 8,095,498; 2nd least populous of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Kara: The electricity access rate in Kara was 48.3% in 2024 according to the national power distributor CEET, 3rd highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 67.1%; Kara in 2023: 48%). CEET had 61,017 low-voltage customers there.
- Health in Kara: 40.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Kara carried the malaria parasite (by microscopy) in the 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey, 2nd highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 35.5%).
- Education in Kara: The net primary enrolment rate in Kara was 94.1% in 2023-24, 3rd lowest of the 7 education regions (Togo: 97.9%).
- Poverty and living standards in Kara: 53.3% of people in Kara lived below the national poverty line in 2021-2022, according to INSEED's harmonised household living-conditions survey (EHCVM), 2nd highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 43.8%).
How big are households in Kara?
The 2022 census counted 195,181 households in Kara, an average of 5.0 people per household, 3rd largest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 4.6).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED) · saved copyMore figures
- Women made up 50.5% of the population of Kara in 2022 (497,287 women and 488,225 men; Togo: 51.3%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED), Ministry of Planning · saved copy
How regions 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 regions of Togo
- Grand Lomé 2,188,376
- Plateaux 1,635,946
- Maritime 1,346,615
- Savanes 1,143,520
- 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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