Editing Demographics of Togo (section)

==Language and ethnicity==
[[Togo]]'s population of {{#expr:{{replace|{{UN_Population|Togo}}|,||}}/1e6 round 2}} million people ({{UN_Population|Year}} est.) is composed of about 21 ethnic groups, the two biggest being the [[Tem people|Tèm]] in the Centre (Bafilo, Sokodé, Sotouboua (about 22% of the population); they also live in Ghana and Bénin in big numbers. Tèms have a lot ties with 2/3 of the country as they live in the center of Togo. They exercise diversely almost all occupations from farmers, motors mechanic to business people] and [[Ewe (people)|Ewe]] in the South (about 21% of the population)).
[[Dagomba language|Dagomba]] is the first most common language in the north, where other [[Gur languages]] such as [[Mossi language|Mossi]] and [[Gourma]] are also found.

The ethnic groups of the coastal region, particularly Ewe and [[Gen language]] (or Mina) (the two major African languages in the south), constitute the bulk of the civil servants, professionals, and merchants, due in part to the former colonial administrations which provided greater infrastructure development in the south. Most of the southern peoples use these two closely related languages, which are spoken in commercial sectors throughout Togo.

The Kabye live on marginal land and traditionally have emigrated south from their home area in the Kara region to seek employment. Their historical means of social advancement has been through the military and law enforcement forces, and they continue to dominate these services.

Other groups include the [[Akposso]] on the Central Plateau, the [[Ana people]] who are related to the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]], and live in the center of the country, in the strip between [[Atakpame]] and [[Tchamba]], the [[Bassar]] in the Centre-West, the [[Tchamba]] in the Centre-East and the [[Konkomba people|Konkombas]] in the upper region of [[Bassar]], the [[Lamba people|Lambas]] in the [[Kandé]] region, the [[Hausa people|Hausa]], the [[Tamberma]], the [[Losso]] and the Ouachi.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://minorityrights.org/country/togo/ | title=Togo | date=2 November 2023 }}</ref>