Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Togo

Togo: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 44.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
44.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 2025
All-time low
7.3%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Togo, 1950–2025

10203040195019872025

Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Togo stood at 44.4%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Togo peaked at 44.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1950.

Togo ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 8.3% 7.3% 9.9% 10
1960s 15.8% 10.6% 20.8% 10
1970s 23.0% 21.4% 24.4% 10
1980s 26.4% 24.7% 28.2% 10
1990s 30.6% 28.7% 32.6% 10
2000s 35.1% 33.1% 37.1% 10
2010s 39.5% 37.6% 41.4% 10
2020s 43.1% 41.9% 44.4% 6

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 174 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.1% compare
  2. 175 Lesotho 44.7% compare
  3. 176 Central African Republic 44.6% compare
  4. 178 Moldova 43.7% compare
  5. 179 Bhutan 43.4% compare
  6. 180 Egypt 42.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Togo?
Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Togo was 44.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2025.
What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1950.
How does Togo rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
Togo ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Togo data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.