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West Africa

Togo is home to 5 documented ethnic groups in West Africa — led by Togo Other (~34%), Ewe Togo (~32%), Kabyé (~22%), Tem (~6%). This page blends their phenotype and demographic data into one weighted reference: skin tone, facial features, hair texture and build, drawn from published census and ancestry sources.

Demographic Composition

Composition weights are derived from self-identification in published census and demographic surveys. Each row links to the source ethnic-group atlas page.

Ethnic groupWeightSource
Togo OtherTogo Other34.0%Togo 2010 Census residual; includes Mina, Ouatchi (Ewe-related), Aja-related, Akposso, Akebu, Lamba, plus other groups across Togo's approximately 40+ ethnic groups
Ewe TogoEwe Togo32.0%Togo 2010 Census plus subsequent estimates; Ewe (~32%, ~2.7M+ of ~8.4M+ total). Niger-Congo / Kwa source population, predominantly southern Togo. Cross-border with Ghanaian and Beninois Ewe
KabyéKabyé22.0%Togo 2010 Census; Kabyé (~22%); Voltaic source population, predominantly northern Togo. The Gnassingbé family that has politically dominated Togo since 1967 is Kabyé
TemTem6.0%Togo 2010 Census; Tem / Kotokoli (~6%)
MobaMoba6.0%Togo 2010 Census; Moba (~6%)

Togo Phenotype Profile

Togo has an Ewe-plurality demographic structure (~32%) with substantial Kabyé (~22%) and other smaller groups. The country has been one of the most politically stable Francophone West African polities historically though under sustained Gnassingbé family rule.

A descriptive view, not a claim about individuals

This page shows a weighted aggregate of phenotype observations across the Togo population, based on demographic composition from published census and ancestry sources. Phenotypes within any country are far more varied than the aggregate suggests; this is a descriptive reference, not a deterministic claim about any individual. For source-level detail on individual ethnic groups, see the constituent atlas pages linked below.

Methodology Notes

Composition weights derived from Togo 2010 Census plus subsequent estimates.

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Primary Sources

  1. 1.Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques et Démographiques Togo. RGPH4 2010. Lomé: INSEED; 2012.
  2. 2.Decalo S. Historical Dictionary of Togo. 3rd ed. Scarecrow; 1996.
  3. 3.Toulabor C. Le Togo sous Eyadéma. Karthala; 1986.
  4. 4.Tishkoff SA, Reed FA, Friedlaender FR, et al. The genetic structure and history of Africans and African Americans. Science. 2009;324(5930):1035-1044.
  5. 5.Piot C. Remotely Global: Village Modernity in West Africa. University of Chicago Press; 1999.

Other countries in West Africa

Aggregate phenotype references for neighbouring West Africa nations, weighted by demographic composition.

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