Chile vs Kenya: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Chile
7.00 million
in 2025
Kenya
7.32 million
in 2025
Chile rank
42nd
Kenya rank
41st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Chile
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.32 million against 7.00 million in Chile, a difference of 320,990.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 41st of 121 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 million | 596,832 | 1.67 million | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.10 million | 961,798 | 2.14 million | Chile |
| 1980s | 4.15 million | 1.48 million | 2.68 million | Chile |
| 1990s | 5.06 million | 2.29 million | 2.77 million | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.98 million | 3.43 million | 2.55 million | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.50 million | 4.95 million | 1.54 million | Chile |
| 2020s | 6.88 million | 6.65 million | 227,562 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Chile or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.32 million against 7.00 million in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and Kenya?
- 320,990, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Kenya rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chile ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 41st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.