Kenya vs OECD members: Rural population, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
OECD members
-0.3033 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
36th
OECD members rank
36th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- OECD members
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.47 % change on previous year against -0.3033 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 1.77 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 36th of 208 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.78 % change on previous year | -0.2268 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -0.0054 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.32 % change on previous year | -0.091 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.88 % change on previous year | -0.2409 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.35 % change on previous year | -0.6645 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.5 % change on previous year | -0.424 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -0.1236 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Kenya or OECD members?
- Kenya, at 1.47 % change on previous year against -0.3033 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Kenya and OECD members?
- 1.77 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and OECD members?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and OECD members rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 36th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.