Kenya vs Ukraine: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kenya
12.88 million people
in 2020
Ukraine
11.60 million people
in 2020
Kenya rank
27th
Ukraine rank
30th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kenya
- Ukraine
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.88 million people against 11.60 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 1.28 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.
Kenya ranks 27th and Ukraine ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.67 million people | 12.67 million people | 7.99 million people | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 5.97 million people | 12.87 million people | 6.90 million people | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 7.73 million people | 12.94 million people | 5.20 million people | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 9.28 million people | 12.98 million people | 3.69 million people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 10.64 million people | 13.05 million people | 2.40 million people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 12.13 million people | 12.30 million people | 175,950 people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 12.95 million people | 11.85 million people | 1.10 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.88 million people | 11.60 million people | 1.28 million 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 Ukraine?
- Kenya, at 12.88 million people against 11.60 million people in Ukraine as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kenya and Ukraine?
- 1.28 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Ukraine?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Ukraine rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Ukraine ranks 30th 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.