Kenya vs Madagascar: Urban population share 2050
Kenya
32.21
in 2025
Madagascar
32.9
in 2025
Kenya rank
208th
Madagascar rank
206th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.9 against 32.21 in Kenya, a difference of 0.69.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 208th and Madagascar ranks 206th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 0.0001 | Madagascar |
| 1100s | 0.0008 | 0.0011 | 0.0003 | Madagascar |
| 1200s | 0.0023 | 0.0032 | 0.0009 | Madagascar |
| 1300s | 0.0069 | 0.0096 | 0.0027 | Madagascar |
| 1400s | 0.0207 | 0.0289 | 0.0082 | Madagascar |
| 1500s | 0.0621 | 0.0867 | 0.0246 | Madagascar |
| 1600s | 0.1863 | 0.26 | 0.0737 | Madagascar |
| 1700s | 0.559 | 0.78 | 0.221 | Madagascar |
| 1710s | 0.6298 | 0.8788 | 0.249 | Madagascar |
| 1720s | 0.6898 | 0.9625 | 0.2727 | Madagascar |
| 1730s | 0.7555 | 1.05 | 0.2987 | Madagascar |
| 1740s | 0.8274 | 1.15 | 0.3271 | Madagascar |
| 1750s | 0.9062 | 1.26 | 0.3583 | Madagascar |
| 1760s | 0.9925 | 1.38 | 0.3924 | Madagascar |
| 1770s | 1.09 | 1.52 | 0.4298 | Madagascar |
| 1780s | 1.19 | 1.66 | 0.4707 | Madagascar |
| 1790s | 1.3 | 1.82 | 0.5155 | Madagascar |
| 1800s | 1.43 | 1.99 | 0.5646 | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 1.56 | 2.18 | 0.6184 | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 1.71 | 2.39 | 0.6773 | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 1.88 | 2.62 | 0.7418 | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 2.06 | 2.87 | 0.8125 | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 2.25 | 3.14 | 0.8898 | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 2.47 | 3.44 | 0.9746 | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 2.7 | 3.77 | 1.07 | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 2.96 | 4.13 | 1.17 | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 3.24 | 4.52 | 1.28 | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 3.55 | 4.95 | 1.4 | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 3.88 | 5.42 | 1.54 | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 4.25 | 5.94 | 1.68 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 4.66 | 6.5 | 1.84 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 5.1 | 7.12 | 2.02 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 7.01 | 9.16 | 2.15 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 9.03 | 12.27 | 3.23 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 12.82 | 16.19 | 3.37 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 17.08 | 20.06 | 2.99 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 18.58 | 23.32 | 4.74 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 26.07 | 26.32 | 0.2505 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 31.67 | 29.05 | 2.63 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31.61 | 31.78 | 0.1678 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 32.9 against 32.21 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.69, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Kenya ranks 208th and Madagascar ranks 206th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.