What is the population of Lomé?
Lomé has a city population of 2,188,376. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Lomé
Home to 2.19 million people, this capital holds 25.5% of Togo's population. The city sits 4 km from Aflao (66,546), with Tsévié (55,775) and Dzodze (30,905) within 33 km. At 13 m elevation, the city lies near sea level.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Capital
National capital
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lome
Coordinates
6.129, 1.222
Record updated
2025-10-31
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 20 in TogoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Lomé | 2.19M |
Lomé Population FAQ
Where is Lomé?
Lomé is in Maritime, Togo. Its coordinates are 6.129, 1.222.
How big is Lomé compared with other cities in Togo?
It is the 1st largest of the 20 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Togo, holding 25.5% of the national population.