Eswatini vs Kenya: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Eswatini
29.0%
in 2025
Kenya
30.0%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
185th
Kenya rank
183rd
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 30.0% against 29.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Eswatini ranks 185th and Kenya ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1790s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1810s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1820s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 1830s | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 1840s | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 1850s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 2.7% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 3.2% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 3.9% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 4.3% | 2.9% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 4.7% | 3.2% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 5.1% | 3.5% | Kenya |
| 1950s | 2.5% | 6.3% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 8.5% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 0.8% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 16.8% | 4.1% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 18.9% | 4.3% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.9% | 2.8% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.5% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 28.7% | 1.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 30.0% against 29.0% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 1.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Eswatini ranks 185th and Kenya ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.