Kenya vs Yemen: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Kenya
36.57 million people
in 2050
Yemen
42.87 million people
in 2050
Kenya rank
18th
Yemen rank
17th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 42.87 million people against 36.57 million people in Kenya, a difference of 6.30 million people.
That makes Yemen'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 Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 11 and Yemen in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,998 people | 2.25 million people | 1.45 million people | Yemen |
| 1100s | 939,993 people | 2.00 million people | 1.06 million people | Yemen |
| 1200s | 1.08 million people | 2.10 million people | 1.02 million people | Yemen |
| 1300s | 1.22 million people | 2.20 million people | 979,930 people | Yemen |
| 1400s | 1.36 million people | 2.05 million people | 689,850 people | Yemen |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 2.25 million people | 749,510 people | Yemen |
| 1600s | 1.75 million people | 2.50 million people | 748,520 people | Yemen |
| 1700s | 1.99 million people | 2.24 million people | 248,390 people | Yemen |
| 1710s | 2.03 million people | 2.24 million people | 208,520 people | Yemen |
| 1720s | 2.06 million people | 2.27 million people | 213,610 people | Yemen |
| 1730s | 2.08 million people | 2.30 million people | 217,740 people | Yemen |
| 1740s | 2.10 million people | 2.33 million people | 220,790 people | Yemen |
| 1750s | 2.13 million people | 2.35 million people | 222,610 people | Yemen |
| 1760s | 2.16 million people | 2.38 million people | 223,010 people | Yemen |
| 1770s | 2.19 million people | 2.41 million people | 221,790 people | Yemen |
| 1780s | 2.22 million people | 2.44 million people | 218,710 people | Yemen |
| 1790s | 2.25 million people | 2.46 million people | 213,460 people | Yemen |
| 1800s | 2.29 million people | 2.49 million people | 205,710 people | Yemen |
| 1810s | 2.32 million people | 2.52 million people | 195,010 people | Yemen |
| 1820s | 2.37 million people | 2.55 million people | 180,850 people | Yemen |
| 1830s | 2.41 million people | 2.57 million people | 156,380 people | Yemen |
| 1840s | 2.46 million people | 2.62 million people | 152,910 people | Yemen |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 2.67 million people | 143,930 people | Yemen |
| 1860s | 2.59 million people | 2.71 million people | 127,970 people | Yemen |
| 1870s | 2.66 million people | 2.76 million people | 103,020 people | Yemen |
| 1880s | 2.74 million people | 2.86 million people | 116,680 people | Yemen |
| 1890s | 2.85 million people | 2.96 million people | 112,780 people | Yemen |
| 1900s | 2.97 million people | 3.06 million people | 84,590 people | Yemen |
| 1910s | 3.13 million people | 3.15 million people | 20,750 people | Yemen |
| 1920s | 3.34 million people | 3.41 million people | 63,220 people | Yemen |
| 1930s | 3.66 million people | 3.66 million people | 730 people | Yemen |
| 1940s | 4.21 million people | 3.91 million people | 301,870 people | Kenya |
| 1950s | 6.04 million people | 4.86 million people | 1.18 million people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 8.38 million people | 5.88 million people | 2.50 million people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 11.60 million people | 7.37 million people | 4.24 million people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 15.69 million people | 9.50 million people | 6.19 million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 21.37 million people | 12.57 million people | 8.80 million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 26.01 million people | 16.11 million people | 9.89 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 31.79 million people | 20.77 million people | 11.01 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 38.59 million people | 26.00 million people | 12.59 million people | Kenya |
| 2030s | 42.07 million people | 32.43 million people | 9.64 million people | Kenya |
| 2040s | 40.10 million people | 39.04 million people | 1.07 million people | Kenya |
| 2050s | 36.57 million people | 42.87 million people | 6.30 million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Kenya or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 42.87 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 Kenya and Yemen?
- 6.30 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Kenya ranks 18th and Yemen ranks 17th 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.