Kenya vs Uganda: Urban and rural population 2050

Kenya
36.57 million
in 2050
Uganda
48.54 million
in 2050
Kenya rank
18th
Uganda rank
15th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 48.54 million against 36.57 million in Kenya, a difference of 11.97 million.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 231 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 32 and Uganda in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1000s 799,998 799,999 1 Uganda
1100s 939,993 939,996 3 Uganda
1200s 1.08 million 1.08 million 10 Uganda
1300s 1.22 million 1.22 million 40 Uganda
1400s 1.36 million 1.36 million 140 Uganda
1500s 1.50 million 1.50 million 460 Uganda
1600s 1.75 million 1.75 million 1,620 Uganda
1700s 1.99 million 1.99 million 5,540 Uganda
1710s 2.03 million 2.01 million 22,100 Kenya
1720s 2.06 million 2.03 million 24,720 Kenya
1730s 2.08 million 2.05 million 27,480 Kenya
1740s 2.10 million 2.07 million 30,400 Kenya
1750s 2.13 million 2.10 million 33,480 Kenya
1760s 2.16 million 2.12 million 36,750 Kenya
1770s 2.19 million 2.15 million 40,220 Kenya
1780s 2.22 million 2.17 million 43,950 Kenya
1790s 2.25 million 2.20 million 47,950 Kenya
1800s 2.29 million 2.23 million 52,280 Kenya
1810s 2.32 million 2.27 million 56,990 Kenya
1820s 2.37 million 2.30 million 62,150 Kenya
1830s 2.41 million 2.35 million 67,850 Kenya
1840s 2.46 million 2.39 million 74,230 Kenya
1850s 2.52 million 2.44 million 81,460 Kenya
1860s 2.59 million 2.50 million 89,760 Kenya
1870s 2.66 million 2.56 million 99,460 Kenya
1880s 2.74 million 2.63 million 111,070 Kenya
1890s 2.85 million 2.72 million 125,340 Kenya
1900s 2.97 million 2.83 million 143,520 Kenya
1910s 3.13 million 2.96 million 167,830 Kenya
1920s 3.34 million 3.14 million 202,570 Kenya
1930s 3.66 million 3.40 million 257,860 Kenya
1940s 4.21 million 3.84 million 365,210 Kenya
1950s 6.04 million 6.30 million 260,563 Uganda
1960s 8.38 million 8.30 million 87,548 Kenya
1970s 11.60 million 10.88 million 726,791 Kenya
1980s 15.69 million 13.74 million 1.95 million Kenya
1990s 21.37 million 18.19 million 3.19 million Kenya
2000s 26.01 million 23.72 million 2.29 million Kenya
2010s 31.79 million 28.27 million 3.51 million Kenya
2020s 38.59 million 34.63 million 3.96 million Kenya
2030s 42.07 million 40.24 million 1.83 million Kenya
2040s 40.10 million 45.45 million 5.35 million Uganda
2050s 36.57 million 48.54 million 11.97 million Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Kenya or Uganda?
Uganda, at 48.54 million against 36.57 million in Kenya as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Kenya and Uganda?
11.97 million, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Kenya ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 15th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed