Rural population in Togo
Togo: Rural population was 4.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Togo, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population in Togo is 4.78 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Togo peaked at 4.78 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1960.
Togo ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 million | 1.49 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.87 million | 1.69 million | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 million | 2.10 million | 2.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 million | 2.65 million | 3.14 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million | 3.20 million | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 million | 3.95 million | 4.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 million | 4.53 million | 4.78 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 55.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.29 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 1.51 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Togo?
- Rural population in Togo was 4.78 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for rural population?
- Togo ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.