Afghanistan vs Kenya: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Afghanistan
0.9824
in 2025
Kenya
1.08
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 1.08 against 0.9824 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0976.
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 | 3.37 | 3.39 | 0.023 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 3.22 | 2.04 | 1.18 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.44 | 4.52 | 1.08 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.46 | 0.459 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7098 | 0.5624 | 0.1474 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 5.08 | 3.34 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.37 | -0.217 | 1.59 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.5621 | 0.6317 | 0.0696 | 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 1.08 against 0.9824 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 0.0976, 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?
- 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.