Kenya vs Nepal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Kenya
18.53 million people
in 2025
Nepal
19.84 million people
in 2025
Kenya rank
45th
Nepal rank
43rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 19.84 million people against 18.53 million people in Kenya, a difference of 1.31 million people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 459,158 people | 285,524 people | 173,634 people | Kenya |
| 1960s | 837,950 people | 411,190 people | 426,760 people | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.73 million people | 1.07 million people | 658,736 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.25 million people | 2.98 million people | 265,436 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.88 million people | 5.30 million people | 418,070 people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 9.35 million people | 11.63 million people | 2.28 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 14.73 million people | 17.93 million people | 3.21 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 17.34 million people | 19.62 million people | 2.29 million people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Kenya or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 19.84 million people against 18.53 million people in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Kenya and Nepal?
- 1.31 million people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.