Eritrea vs Kenya: Long term urban population region
Eritrea
29.12
in 2025
Kenya
30.03
in 2025
Eritrea rank
184th
Kenya rank
183rd
Long term urban population region over time
- Eritrea
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 30.03 against 29.12 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.91.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 184th and Kenya ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 35 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0001 | Eritrea |
| 1100s | 0.001 | 0.0008 | 0.0002 | Eritrea |
| 1200s | 0.0029 | 0.0023 | 0.0006 | Eritrea |
| 1300s | 0.0088 | 0.0069 | 0.0019 | Eritrea |
| 1400s | 0.0263 | 0.0207 | 0.0056 | Eritrea |
| 1500s | 0.0788 | 0.0621 | 0.0167 | Eritrea |
| 1600s | 0.2365 | 0.1863 | 0.0502 | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 0.7095 | 0.559 | 0.1505 | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 0.7993 | 0.6298 | 0.1695 | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 0.8755 | 0.6898 | 0.1857 | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 0.9588 | 0.7555 | 0.2034 | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 1.05 | 0.8274 | 0.2227 | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.15 | 0.9062 | 0.2439 | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.26 | 0.9925 | 0.2672 | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.38 | 1.09 | 0.2926 | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.51 | 1.19 | 0.3205 | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.66 | 1.3 | 0.351 | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 1.81 | 1.43 | 0.3844 | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 1.99 | 1.56 | 0.421 | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 2.17 | 1.71 | 0.4611 | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 2.38 | 1.88 | 0.5051 | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 2.61 | 2.06 | 0.5532 | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 2.86 | 2.25 | 0.6058 | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 3.13 | 2.47 | 0.6635 | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 3.43 | 2.7 | 0.7267 | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 3.75 | 2.96 | 0.7959 | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 4.11 | 3.24 | 0.8718 | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 4.5 | 3.55 | 0.9548 | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 4.93 | 3.88 | 1.05 | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 5.4 | 4.25 | 1.15 | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 5.91 | 4.66 | 1.25 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 6.48 | 5.1 | 1.37 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 8.32 | 6.35 | 1.97 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 11.4 | 8.51 | 2.89 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 13.42 | 12.67 | 0.7463 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 15.14 | 16.83 | 1.69 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 16.43 | 18.94 | 2.5 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 19.46 | 20.9 | 1.44 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 23.8 | 24.5 | 0.7006 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 27.82 | 28.68 | 0.8619 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Eritrea or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 30.03 against 29.12 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Eritrea and Kenya?
- 0.91, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kenya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Kenya rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Eritrea ranks 184th and Kenya ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.