Urban population share in Togo
44.4% of people in Togo lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Togo, 2025
44.4%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
164th of 217
Urban population share in Togo over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Togo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 43.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.7%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Togo has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Togo
All statistics for Togo
Population estimates and projections
9,304,338 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.19 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
8,591,626 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.18%
2025 · World Bank