Urban population (% of total population) in Togo
Togo: Urban population (% of total population) was 44.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Togo is 44.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Togo peaked at 44.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1960.
That places Togo 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.6% | — |
| 1961 | 11.6% | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 12.7% | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 13.9% | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 15.2% | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 16.5% | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 17.8% | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 19.0% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 20.0% | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 22.2% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 25.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 29.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 44.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 44.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.9%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 10.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 21.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 24.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 37.6% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.9% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More climate change data for Togo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 788,262 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,390 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 229.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 160.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6059 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Togo?
- Urban population in Togo was 44.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for urban population?
- Togo ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.