Democratic Republic of Congo vs Togo: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Democratic Republic of Congo
45.1%
in 2025
Togo
44.4%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
176th
Togo rank
179th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Togo
01020304050100015122025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 45.1% against 44.4% in Togo, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Togo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th and Togo ranks 179th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 15 and Togo in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Togo Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Togo
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Togo
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Togo
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Togo
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Togo
1500s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Togo
1600s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Togo
1700s 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% Togo
1710s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Togo
1720s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Togo
1730s 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% Togo
1740s 0.0% 0.6% 0.6% Togo
1750s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% Togo
1760s 0.1% 0.7% 0.7% Togo
1770s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Togo
1780s 0.1% 0.9% 0.7% Togo
1790s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Togo
1800s 0.3% 1.1% 0.8% Togo
1810s 0.3% 1.2% 0.8% Togo
1820s 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% Togo
1830s 0.6% 1.4% 0.8% Togo
1840s 0.8% 1.5% 0.7% Togo
1850s 1.1% 1.7% 0.6% Togo
1860s 1.4% 1.8% 0.4% Togo
1870s 1.9% 2.0% 0.1% Togo
1880s 2.5% 2.2% 0.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
1890s 3.4% 2.4% 1.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 4.5% 2.6% 1.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 6.0% 2.9% 3.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 8.1% 3.2% 4.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 10.7% 3.5% 7.3% Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 14.3% 3.8% 10.5% Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 21.3% 8.3% 13.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 23.0% 15.8% 7.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 25.2% 23.0% 2.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 28.3% 26.4% 1.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 32.3% 30.6% 1.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 37.1% 35.1% 2.0% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 41.1% 39.5% 1.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 44.2% 43.1% 1.1% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Democratic Republic of Congo or Togo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 45.1% against 44.4% in Togo as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?
0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th and Togo ranks 179th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.