Kenya vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Kenya
2.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Namibia
3 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
45th
Namibia rank
44th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3 % change on previous year against 2.97 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 44th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 % change on previous year | 5.85 % change on previous year | 0.5165 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1960s | 6.08 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 8.34 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5.26 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.54 % change on previous year | 4.95 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.59 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3 % change on previous year against 2.97 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 44th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.