Colombia vs Togo: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Colombia
5.94 million people
in 2050
Togo
5.47 million people
in 2050
Colombia rank
68th
Togo rank
70th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Colombia
- Togo
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.94 million people against 5.47 million people in Togo, a difference of 463,780 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 68th and Togo ranks 70th of 238 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 220,829 people | 2.18 million people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 252,375 people | 2.46 million people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 288,425 people | 2.75 million people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 329,617 people | 3.03 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 376,666 people | 3.30 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 430,343 people | 3.56 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.23 million people | 491,364 people | 741,886 people | Colombia |
| 1700s | 735,802 people | 559,993 people | 175,809 people | Colombia |
| 1710s | 782,256 people | 561,568 people | 220,688 people | Colombia |
| 1720s | 828,050 people | 563,192 people | 264,858 people | Colombia |
| 1730s | 873,182 people | 564,797 people | 308,385 people | Colombia |
| 1740s | 917,653 people | 566,380 people | 351,273 people | Colombia |
| 1750s | 961,464 people | 567,937 people | 393,527 people | Colombia |
| 1760s | 1.00 million people | 569,467 people | 435,143 people | Colombia |
| 1770s | 1.05 million people | 570,965 people | 476,135 people | Colombia |
| 1780s | 1.09 million people | 572,428 people | 516,502 people | Colombia |
| 1790s | 1.13 million people | 573,852 people | 556,248 people | Colombia |
| 1800s | 1.15 million people | 575,232 people | 579,318 people | Colombia |
| 1810s | 1.07 million people | 576,563 people | 494,677 people | Colombia |
| 1820s | 990,087 people | 580,753 people | 409,334 people | Colombia |
| 1830s | 1.16 million people | 584,911 people | 572,329 people | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1.36 million people | 589,027 people | 775,603 people | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1.61 million people | 593,095 people | 1.02 million people | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.71 million people | 597,105 people | 1.11 million people | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.80 million people | 608,203 people | 1.19 million people | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2.13 million people | 619,399 people | 1.51 million people | Colombia |
| 1890s | 2.45 million people | 630,680 people | 1.82 million people | Colombia |
| 1900s | 2.86 million people | 642,032 people | 2.22 million people | Colombia |
| 1910s | 3.43 million people | 653,436 people | 2.78 million people | Colombia |
| 1920s | 4.28 million people | 781,892 people | 3.50 million people | Colombia |
| 1930s | 5.43 million people | 935,337 people | 4.50 million people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 6.27 million people | 1.12 million people | 5.15 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 7.59 million people | 1.39 million people | 6.20 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 8.46 million people | 1.57 million people | 6.89 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 8.86 million people | 1.96 million people | 6.90 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 9.56 million people | 2.49 million people | 7.07 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.03 million people | 3.07 million people | 6.96 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 10.13 million people | 3.76 million people | 6.37 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.76 million people | 4.58 million people | 6.18 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 11.29 million people | 5.36 million people | 5.93 million people | Colombia |
| 2030s | 10.23 million people | 5.79 million people | 4.44 million people | Colombia |
| 2040s | 7.74 million people | 5.75 million people | 2.00 million people | Colombia |
| 2050s | 5.94 million people | 5.47 million people | 463,780 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Colombia or Togo?
- Colombia, at 5.94 million people against 5.47 million people in Togo as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Colombia and Togo?
- 463,780 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Togo?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Colombia and Togo rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Colombia ranks 68th and Togo ranks 70th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.