Kenya vs Upper middle income: Rural population
Rural population over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 978.15 million against 39.00 million in Kenya, a difference of 939.15 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 25.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.38 million | 981.36 million | 972.97 million | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 11.60 million | 1.20 billion | 1.19 billion | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 15.69 million | 1.31 billion | 1.30 billion | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 21.37 million | 1.39 billion | 1.37 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 26.01 million | 1.29 billion | 1.27 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 31.79 million | 1.13 billion | 1.10 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 37.49 million | 1.00 billion | 964.46 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 978.15 million against 39.00 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 939.15 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.