Afghanistan vs Kenya: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Afghanistan
1.0%
in 2025
Kenya
1.1%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
43rd
Kenya rank
40th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 5.1% | 3.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -0.2% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.