Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo
Togo: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5023 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo is 0.5023 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo peaked at 0.5023 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1065 people per person, in 1960.
That places Togo 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1065 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1159 people per person | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1271 people per person | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1394 people per person | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1527 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.167 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1823 people per person | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1979 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2128 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2203 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2232 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2279 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2323 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2361 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2397 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2429 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.246 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2491 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2521 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2553 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2586 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2622 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2675 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2743 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2812 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2865 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2906 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2951 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2996 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3041 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3087 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3133 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.318 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3244 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.329 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3311 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3339 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.338 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3439 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3499 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3557 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.361 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3661 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3711 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3764 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3817 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3863 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3901 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3935 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3967 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3997 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4042 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.41 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4163 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4231 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4304 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4381 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4464 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4542 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4603 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4662 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4733 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4814 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4893 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4959 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5023 people per person | +1.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.5023 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.5023 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1622 people per person | 0.1065 people per person | 0.2203 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2405 people per person | 0.2232 people per person | 0.2553 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.282 people per person | 0.2586 people per person | 0.3041 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.329 people per person | 0.3087 people per person | 0.3499 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3779 people per person | 0.3557 people per person | 0.3967 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4283 people per person | 0.3997 people per person | 0.4603 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4848 people per person | 0.4662 people per person | 0.5023 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 152 Romania 0.5187 people per person compare
- 153 Uzbekistan 0.5102 people per person compare
- 154 Namibia 0.5087 people per person compare
- 156 Seychelles 0.4921 people per person compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4798 people per person compare
- 158 Turkmenistan 0.4711 people per person compare
More population data for Togo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 15,479 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.17 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1566 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 434.64 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.82 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Togo was 0.5023 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5023 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1065 people per person in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Togo ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.