Urban population, female (% of total) in Togo
Togo: Urban population, female (% of total) was 19.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Togo, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Togo is 19.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Togo peaked at 19.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1980.
That places Togo 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.3% | — |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 19.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 19.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.3% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More gender data for Togo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,049 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,744 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,744 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 131,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 127,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 129,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 117,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Togo?
- Urban population, female in Togo was 19.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1980.
- How does Togo rank for urban population, female?
- Togo ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.