Kenya vs Myanmar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kenya
7.32 million
in 2025
Myanmar
7.41 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
41st
Myanmar rank
40th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 7.41 million against 7.32 million in Kenya, a difference of 87,040.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 41st and Myanmar ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 596,832 | 2.05 million | 1.45 million | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 961,798 | 2.57 million | 1.61 million | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 1.48 million | 3.17 million | 1.69 million | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 2.29 million | 3.93 million | 1.64 million | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 3.43 million | 4.88 million | 1.45 million | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 4.95 million | 6.06 million | 1.11 million | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 6.65 million | 7.08 million | 428,922 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 7.41 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 Kenya and Myanmar?
- 87,040, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kenya ranks 41st and Myanmar ranks 40th 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.