Togo - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Togo was 3,543,299 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,543,299 in 2020 and a minimum value of 159,600 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 159,600
1961 174,769
1962 191,015
1963 209,045
1964 230,147
1965 255,440
1966 286,061
1967 322,366
1968 363,860
1969 408,975
1970 450,183
1971 472,148
1972 492,871
1973 512,678
1974 532,384
1975 552,644
1976 573,422
1977 594,632
1978 617,228
1979 642,386
1980 671,040
1981 703,640
1982 740,305
1983 780,295
1984 821,926
1985 864,061
1986 906,676
1987 949,937
1988 993,392
1989 1,036,473
1990 1,079,037
1991 1,120,463
1992 1,161,082
1993 1,202,589
1994 1,247,516
1995 1,297,683
1996 1,354,175
1997 1,416,482
1998 1,483,126
1999 1,551,736
2000 1,620,474
2001 1,688,671
2002 1,757,067
2003 1,826,540
2004 1,898,628
2005 1,974,457
2006 2,054,409
2007 2,138,197
2008 2,225,740
2009 2,316,436
2010 2,410,247
2011 2,508,568
2012 2,611,032
2013 2,716,584
2014 2,825,148
2015 2,936,588
2016 3,051,143
2017 3,168,847
2018 3,289,910
2019 3,414,635
2020 3,543,299

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization