Togo vs Tunisia: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Togo
2.25 million people
in 2020
Tunisia
2.42 million people
in 2020
Togo rank
81st
Tunisia rank
79th

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Togo
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.42 million people against 2.25 million people in Togo, a difference of 171,720 people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Togo ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 79th of 182 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Togo Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1960s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1970s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1980s 0 people 560,785 people 560,785 people Tunisia
1990s 0 people 1.47 million people 1.47 million people Tunisia
2000s 1.29 million people 1.73 million people 431,430 people Tunisia
2010s 1.86 million people 2.05 million people 189,100 people Tunisia
2020s 2.25 million people 2.42 million people 171,720 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Togo or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 2.42 million people against 2.25 million people in Togo as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Togo and Tunisia?
171,720 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Tunisia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do Togo and Tunisia rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
Togo ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 79th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.