Togo: housing

What kind of homes do people in Togo live in?

42.1% of Togo's 1,768,387 households lived in traditional housing at the 2022 census (RGPH-5), according to INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. 30.6% lived in semi-modern and 27.3% in modern housing.

In Grand Lomé 51.6% of households lived in modern housing and 11.1% in traditional housing. Traditional housing was most common in Savanes, at 65.1%, and in Centrale and Kara, at 60.1% each.

Official sources: National Statistical Yearbook 2024

How crowded are homes in Togo?

45.1% of households in Togo used a single room for sleeping in 2020, according to the EIPT survey reported in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. 28.0% used two rooms and 26.9% three or more.

One-room households were more common in urban areas, at 52.7%, than in rural areas, at 38.8%. 12.9% of households had earth or sand floors, rising to 20.7% in rural areas, while 80.7% had cement floors. The figures describe households, so they do not show how many people share each room.

Official sources: National Statistical Yearbook 2024

How many people in Togo have electricity?

Togo's electricity access rate was 67.1% in 2024, up from 65.7% in 2023, according to figures from the national electricity company in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. The number of low-voltage customers rose to 810,883.

Access was 98.5% in the Greater Lomé area and 42.1% in the Plateaux region in 2024. The World Bank, puts access at 61.1% of the population in 2024. The utility sold 1,779 GWh of electricity in 2024 and recorded network losses of 15.1%.

Official sources: National Statistical Yearbook 2024 · World Bank

What fuel do households in Togo cook with?

44.2% of households in Togo cooked mainly with wood and 41.2% with charcoal in 2020, according to the EIPT survey reported in INSEED's National Statistical Yearbook 2024. 12.3% used gas, and 13.2% used a clean fuel overall.

Wood was the main fuel for 72.8% of rural households, while 65.4% of urban households used charcoal. 86.8% of households used solid fuels. Clean fuels, mainly liquefied petroleum gas, were used by 23.4% of urban and 4.9% of rural households.

Official sources: National Statistical Yearbook 2024

What is Togo's urbanisation rate?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is 44.4%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 44.9%, and Togo placed 27th highest of 48. Worldwide: 142nd of 193.

What share of Togo's city dwellers live in slums?

In 2022, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Togo was 38.5%, according to UN-Habitat. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2006. It is 39th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 48.7%. World rank, highest first: 58th of 170.

What share of people in Togo have electricity?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 61.1%. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 57.8%, and Togo placed 21st highest of 48. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 164th highest.

What share of people in Togo have safe drinking water?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Togo was 20.5% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 27.2%, and Togo placed 17th highest of 25. Worldwide: 121st of 134.

What is access to sanitation in Togo?

13.0%: that is the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Togo for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 23.6%, and Togo placed 25th highest of 29. World rank, highest first: 127th of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Togo?

In 2024, the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Togo was 15.0%, according to the WHO. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 24th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 13.0%. World rank, highest first: 164th of 192.