Togo - Urban population

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

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Togo was 42.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.10 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 10.10
1961 10.94
1962 11.84
1963 12.81
1964 13.85
1965 14.95
1966 16.13
1967 17.37
1968 18.70
1969 20.10
1970 21.28
1971 21.60
1972 21.93
1973 22.26
1974 22.59
1975 22.93
1976 23.27
1977 23.61
1978 23.96
1979 24.31
1980 24.66
1981 25.02
1982 25.39
1983 25.78
1984 26.17
1985 26.56
1986 26.96
1987 27.36
1988 27.77
1989 28.18
1990 28.59
1991 29.01
1992 29.43
1993 29.85
1994 30.28
1995 30.71
1996 31.14
1997 31.58
1998 32.02
1999 32.46
2000 32.91
2001 33.36
2002 33.81
2003 34.27
2004 34.72
2005 35.19
2006 35.65
2007 36.12
2008 36.59
2009 37.06
2010 37.53
2011 38.03
2012 38.55
2013 39.06
2014 39.58
2015 40.10
2016 40.63
2017 41.16
2018 41.70
2019 42.25
2020 42.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization