Togo
Urban population in Togo
Urban population in Togo: 7.3% in 1950 and 44.4% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 44.4%
- Since 1950
- +37.1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 171 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 64.9%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 64.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Togo |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.4 |
| 2024 | 43.8 |
| 2023 | 43.3 |
| 2022 | 42.7 |
| 2021 | 42.3 |
| 2020 | 41.9 |
| 2019 | 41.5 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 40.6 |
| 2016 | 40.2 |
| 2015 | 39.7 |
| 2014 | 39.3 |
| 2013 | 38.9 |
| 2012 | 38.4 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2010 | 37.6 |
| 2009 | 37.1 |
| 2008 | 36.7 |
| 2007 | 36.2 |
| 2006 | 35.8 |
| 2005 | 35.4 |
| 2004 | 34.9 |
| 2003 | 34.5 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2001 | 33.6 |
| 2000 | 33.1 |
| 1999 | 32.7 |
| 1998 | 32.2 |
| 1997 | 31.8 |
| 1996 | 31.3 |
| 1995 | 30.9 |
| 1994 | 30.4 |
| 1993 | 30 |
| 1992 | 29.5 |
| 1991 | 29.1 |
| 1990 | 28.7 |
| 1989 | 28.3 |
| 1988 | 27.8 |
| 1987 | 27.4 |
| 1986 | 27 |
| 1985 | 26.6 |
| 1984 | 26.2 |
| 1983 | 25.8 |
| 1982 | 25.4 |
| 1981 | 25.1 |
| 1980 | 24.7 |
| 1979 | 24.4 |
| 1978 | 24.1 |
| 1977 | 23.8 |
| 1976 | 23.5 |
| 1975 | 23.3 |
| 1974 | 22.9 |
| 1973 | 22.6 |
| 1972 | 22.2 |
| 1971 | 21.8 |
| 1970 | 21.4 |
| 1969 | 20.8 |
| 1968 | 20 |
| 1967 | 19 |
| 1966 | 17.8 |
| 1965 | 16.5 |
| 1964 | 15.2 |
| 1963 | 13.9 |
| 1962 | 12.7 |
| 1961 | 11.6 |
| 1960 | 10.7 |
| 1959 | 9.9 |
| 1958 | 9.4 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1956 | 8.7 |
| 1955 | 8.3 |
| 1954 | 8 |
| 1953 | 7.7 |
| 1952 | 7.5 |
| 1951 | 7.3 |
| 1950 | 7.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Togo |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 |
| 2027 | 45.6 |
| 2028 | 46.3 |
| 2029 | 46.9 |
| 2030 | 47.6 |
| 2031 | 48.3 |
| 2032 | 49 |
| 2033 | 49.7 |
| 2034 | 50.5 |
| 2035 | 51.2 |
| 2036 | 52 |
| 2037 | 52.8 |
| 2038 | 53.6 |
| 2039 | 54.5 |
| 2040 | 55.3 |
| 2041 | 56.2 |
| 2042 | 57.1 |
| 2043 | 58 |
| 2044 | 58.9 |
| 2045 | 59.9 |
| 2046 | 60.8 |
| 2047 | 61.8 |
| 2048 | 62.8 |
| 2049 | 63.9 |
| 2050 | 64.9 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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Military
- Military spending1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$192M in 2025
- Military spending per person$21 in 2025
- Military share of state spending7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel10,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports5 million TIV in 2025