Kenya vs Niger: Population in the largest city
Kenya
31.1%
in 2025
Niger
30.4%
in 2025
Kenya rank
72nd
Niger rank
75th
Population in the largest city over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 31.1% against 30.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 72nd and Niger ranks 75th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 30.7% | 16.5% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 31.4% | 8.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 33.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.8% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 36.7% | 7.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 34.1% | 8.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 31.2% | 1.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Kenya or Niger?
- Kenya, at 31.1% against 30.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kenya and Niger?
- 0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Kenya ranks 72nd and Niger ranks 75th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.