Largest cities in Togo by population
The 4 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Togo: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Lome with 2,188,376 people.
Who runs cities in Togo?
Communes (117: 50 urban, 67 rural): Municipal council elected for six years (1,527 councillors elected in July 2025); council elects the mayor. Local services: markets, sanitation, civil registration, primary schools and health.
How local power works in Togo · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lome (capital) | 2,188,376 | 23 October 2022 |
| 2 | Kara | 158,090 | 23 October 2022 |
| 3 | Dapaong | 117,675 | 23 October 2022 |
| 4 | Sokode | 115,442 | 23 October 2022 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
More on Togo: official statistics · government and power · regions
Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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