Kenya vs Niger: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kenya
12.88 million people
in 2020
Niger
12.00 million people
in 2020
Kenya rank
27th
Niger rank
28th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.88 million people against 12.00 million people in Niger, a difference of 876,900 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 27th and Niger ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.67 million people | 2.02 million people | 2.66 million people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 5.97 million people | 2.55 million people | 3.41 million people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.73 million people | 3.17 million people | 4.56 million people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.28 million people | 3.97 million people | 5.31 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 10.64 million people | 4.88 million people | 5.77 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.13 million people | 6.28 million people | 5.85 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 12.95 million people | 8.93 million people | 4.03 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.88 million people | 12.00 million people | 876,900 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Kenya or Niger?
- Kenya, at 12.88 million people against 12.00 million people in Niger as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kenya and Niger?
- 876,900 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Niger ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.