Savanes: population, poverty, health, schools, electricity and water
Savanes is a region of Togo, number 4 of 6 by population. Savanes had 1,143,520 residents at the fifth General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-5, November 2022), 14.1% of Togo's 8,095,498; 3rd least populous of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Savanes: The electricity access rate in Savanes was 33.6% in 2024 according to the national power distributor CEET, the lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 67.1%; Savanes in 2023: 34%). CEET had 48,073 low-voltage customers there.
- Health in Savanes: 32.6% of children aged 6 to 59 months tested in Savanes carried the malaria parasite (by microscopy) in the 2020 Malaria Indicator Survey, 2nd lowest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 35.5%).
- Education in Savanes: The net primary enrolment rate in Savanes was 89.6% in 2023-24, the lowest of the 7 education regions (Togo: 97.9%).
- Poverty and living standards in Savanes: 64.0% of people in Savanes lived below the national poverty line in 2021-2022, according to INSEED's harmonised household living-conditions survey (EHCVM), the highest of Togo's 6 regions, counting Grand Lomé (Togo: 43.8%).
How big are households in Savanes?
The 2022 census counted 182,205 households in Savanes, an average of 6.3 people per household, the 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 52.0% of the population of Savanes in 2022 (594,105 women and 549,415 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
- 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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