Population density in Togo

Togo had 154.6 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Togo, 2024 154.6 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +2.2% 2023: 151.2 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Togo (2024).
Position in 2024 73rd of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Togo over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period TogoWorld
2024 154.6 people per km² –
2023 151.2 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 148.3 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 145.9 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 143.2 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 140.1 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 137.1 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 134.7 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 132.4 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 130.0 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 127.6 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 125.0 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 122.3 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 119.5 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 116.3 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 112.7 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 109.1 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 105.7 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 102.4 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 99.5 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 97.1 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 94.8 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 92.4 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 90.2 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 88.0 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.2% from 151.2 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 127.6 people per km², the figure has changed by +21.2%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Togo has the 73rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Togo
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates