Rwanda vs Togo: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Rwanda
4.50 million people
in 2025
Togo
4.32 million people
in 2025
Rwanda rank
106th
Togo rank
109th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Rwanda
- Togo
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.50 million people against 4.32 million people in Togo, a difference of 187,970 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Togo ahead.
Rwanda ranks 106th and Togo ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55,488 people | 126,921 people | 71,433 people | Togo |
| 1960s | 97,995 people | 300,898 people | 202,903 people | Togo |
| 1970s | 186,323 people | 586,908 people | 400,585 people | Togo |
| 1980s | 312,549 people | 899,617 people | 587,068 people | Togo |
| 1990s | 662,833 people | 1.36 million people | 700,412 people | Togo |
| 2000s | 1.51 million people | 2.04 million people | 533,571 people | Togo |
| 2010s | 2.17 million people | 3.00 million people | 826,560 people | Togo |
| 2020s | 3.88 million people | 3.96 million people | 84,885 people | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Rwanda or Togo?
- Rwanda, at 4.50 million people against 4.32 million people in Togo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Rwanda and Togo?
- 187,970 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Togo?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Togo rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Rwanda ranks 106th and Togo ranks 109th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.