Kenya vs Tonga: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Kenya
30.0%
in 2025
Tonga
28.0%
in 2025
Kenya rank
183rd
Tonga rank
186th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 30.0% against 28.0% in Tonga, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 28 and Tonga in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1700s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1710s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1720s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1730s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1740s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1750s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 1770s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1780s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1790s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1800s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1810s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1820s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1830s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1840s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1850s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1860s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1870s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Tonga |
| 1910s | 3.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | Tonga |
| 1920s | 4.3% | 6.6% | 2.3% | Tonga |
| 1930s | 4.7% | 8.2% | 3.6% | Tonga |
| 1940s | 5.1% | 10.3% | 5.2% | Tonga |
| 1950s | 6.3% | 15.7% | 9.4% | Tonga |
| 1960s | 8.5% | 21.5% | 13.0% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 22.2% | 9.5% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 22.1% | 5.3% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 23.0% | 4.1% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 23.4% | 2.5% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.8% | 1.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Kenya or Tonga?
- Kenya, at 30.0% against 28.0% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Kenya and Tonga?
- 2.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Kenya ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 186th 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.