High income vs Kenya: Rural population growth (annual %)
High income
-0.2%
in 2025
Kenya
1.5%
in 2025
High income rank
34th
Kenya rank
36th
Rural population growth (annual %) over time
- High income
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.5% against -0.2% in High income, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 8.2 times High income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.4% | 2.8% | 3.2% | Kenya |
| 1980s | -0.3% | 3.3% | 3.6% | Kenya |
| 1990s | -0.2% | 2.8% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | -0.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 1.7% | 1.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, High income or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1.5% against -0.2% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between High income and Kenya?
- 1.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do High income and Kenya rank globally for rural population growth?
- High income ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.