Central African Republic vs Togo: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Central African Republic
44.6%
in 2025
Togo
44.4%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
178th
Togo rank
179th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Togo
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 44.6% against 44.4% in Togo, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 178th and Togo ranks 179th of 238 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Togo Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Central African Republic
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Central African Republic
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Central African Republic
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Central African Republic
1400s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Central African Republic
1500s 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% Central African Republic
1600s 0.5% 0.1% 0.3% Central African Republic
1700s 1.4% 0.4% 1.0% Central African Republic
1710s 1.6% 0.5% 1.2% Central African Republic
1720s 1.8% 0.5% 1.3% Central African Republic
1730s 1.9% 0.6% 1.4% Central African Republic
1740s 2.1% 0.6% 1.5% Central African Republic
1750s 2.3% 0.7% 1.7% Central African Republic
1760s 2.6% 0.7% 1.8% Central African Republic
1770s 2.8% 0.8% 2.0% Central African Republic
1780s 3.1% 0.9% 2.2% Central African Republic
1790s 3.4% 1.0% 2.4% Central African Republic
1800s 3.7% 1.1% 2.6% Central African Republic
1810s 4.0% 1.2% 2.9% Central African Republic
1820s 4.4% 1.3% 3.1% Central African Republic
1830s 4.8% 1.4% 3.4% Central African Republic
1840s 5.3% 1.5% 3.8% Central African Republic
1850s 5.8% 1.7% 4.1% Central African Republic
1860s 6.4% 1.8% 4.5% Central African Republic
1870s 7.0% 2.0% 4.9% Central African Republic
1880s 7.6% 2.2% 5.4% Central African Republic
1890s 8.4% 2.4% 5.9% Central African Republic
1900s 9.1% 2.6% 6.5% Central African Republic
1910s 10.0% 2.9% 7.1% Central African Republic
1920s 11.0% 3.2% 7.8% Central African Republic
1930s 12.0% 3.5% 8.5% Central African Republic
1940s 13.2% 3.8% 9.4% Central African Republic
1950s 17.6% 8.3% 9.3% Central African Republic
1960s 23.0% 15.8% 7.2% Central African Republic
1970s 32.9% 23.0% 9.9% Central African Republic
1980s 36.6% 26.4% 10.2% Central African Republic
1990s 37.4% 30.6% 6.8% Central African Republic
2000s 38.0% 35.1% 2.9% Central African Republic
2010s 40.0% 39.5% 0.5% Central African Republic
2020s 43.5% 43.1% 0.4% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Central African Republic or Togo?
Central African Republic, at 44.6% against 44.4% in Togo as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Central African Republic and Togo?
0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Togo?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Togo rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Central African Republic ranks 178th and Togo ranks 179th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); 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
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.