Germany vs Kenya: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Germany
8.11 million
in 2025
Kenya
7.32 million
in 2025
Germany rank
38th
Kenya rank
41st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Germany
- Kenya
How they compare
Germany currently reports 8.11 million against 7.32 million in Kenya, a difference of 791,570.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 41st of 121 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.04 million | 596,832 | 6.44 million | Germany |
| 1970s | 7.06 million | 961,798 | 6.10 million | Germany |
| 1980s | 6.96 million | 1.48 million | 5.48 million | Germany |
| 1990s | 7.32 million | 2.29 million | 5.03 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 7.38 million | 3.43 million | 3.95 million | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.78 million | 4.95 million | 2.82 million | Germany |
| 2020s | 8.07 million | 6.65 million | 1.41 million | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Germany or Kenya?
- Germany, at 8.11 million against 7.32 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Germany and Kenya?
- 791,570, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Kenya rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Germany ranks 38th 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.