Which has higher population in the largest city, Kenya or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 31.3% against 31.1% in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kenya and United Arab Emirates?

0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Arab Emirates?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Kenya vs United Arab Emirates: Population in the largest city

Kenya

31.1%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

31.3%

in 2025

Kenya rank

72nd

United Arab Emirates rank

70th

Population in the largest city over time

Kenya
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 31.3% against 31.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 70th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47.2%	33.6%	13.6%	Kenya
1970s	39.4%	33.2%	6.1%	Kenya
1980s	33.1%	31.2%	2.0%	Kenya
1990s	35.3%	33.0%	2.3%	Kenya
2000s	29.4%	32.3%	2.9%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	26.2%	33.8%	7.6%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	30.2%	33.9%	3.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Kenya or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 31.3% against 31.1% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kenya and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Arab Emirates?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population in the largest city?: Kenya ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 70th 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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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.