Afghanistan vs Kenya: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Afghanistan
45.22 million people
in 2050
Kenya
36.57 million people
in 2050
Afghanistan rank
16th
Kenya rank
18th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 45.22 million people against 36.57 million people in Kenya, a difference of 8.66 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 18th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 36 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 million people | 799,998 people | 1.45 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 2.37 million people | 939,993 people | 1.43 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 2.50 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.42 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 1.75 million people | 1.22 million people | 530,040 people | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 1.87 million people | 1.36 million people | 515,140 people | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 1.50 million people | 500,490 people | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 1.75 million people | 751,590 people | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 2.50 million people | 1.99 million people | 506,180 people | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.55 million people | 2.03 million people | 517,430 people | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.61 million people | 2.06 million people | 552,340 people | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.67 million people | 2.08 million people | 587,220 people | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 2.73 million people | 2.10 million people | 621,950 people | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 2.79 million people | 2.13 million people | 656,400 people | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 2.85 million people | 2.16 million people | 690,390 people | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 2.19 million people | 723,720 people | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 2.22 million people | 756,140 people | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 3.04 million people | 2.25 million people | 787,360 people | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 3.10 million people | 2.29 million people | 817,020 people | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 3.17 million people | 2.32 million people | 844,680 people | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 3.24 million people | 2.37 million people | 869,780 people | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 3.34 million people | 2.41 million people | 925,380 people | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 3.52 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.05 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 3.70 million people | 2.52 million people | 1.18 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 3.90 million people | 2.59 million people | 1.32 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.11 million people | 2.66 million people | 1.45 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.39 million people | 2.74 million people | 1.64 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 4.74 million people | 2.85 million people | 1.89 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 5.11 million people | 2.97 million people | 2.14 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 3.13 million people | 2.38 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 5.97 million people | 3.34 million people | 2.63 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 6.42 million people | 3.66 million people | 2.76 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 6.85 million people | 4.21 million people | 2.64 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 7.73 million people | 6.04 million people | 1.69 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.02 million people | 8.38 million people | 638,049 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 10.88 million people | 11.60 million people | 725,690 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.67 million people | 15.69 million people | 6.02 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 13.23 million people | 21.37 million people | 8.14 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 19.05 million people | 26.01 million people | 6.96 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 31.79 million people | 6.64 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 32.18 million people | 38.59 million people | 6.40 million people | Kenya |
| 2030s | 39.24 million people | 42.07 million people | 2.83 million people | Kenya |
| 2040s | 43.97 million people | 40.10 million people | 3.87 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2050s | 45.22 million people | 36.57 million people | 8.66 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Afghanistan, at 45.22 million people against 36.57 million people in Kenya as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 8.66 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Kenya ranks 18th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.