Haiti vs Kenya: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Haiti
1.0%
in 2025
Kenya
1.1%
in 2025
Haiti rank
42nd
Kenya rank
40th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Haiti
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Haiti, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Haiti ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Haiti |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 4.5% | 3.8% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.6% | 3.5% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 5.1% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.2% | 1.6% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Haiti or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Haiti and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Kenya?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Kenya rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Haiti ranks 42nd 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.