Kenya vs Madagascar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kenya
12.7%
in 2025
Madagascar
12.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
101st
Madagascar rank
100th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.9% against 12.7% 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 101st and Madagascar ranks 100th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 1.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.3% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 12.9% against 12.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kenya ranks 101st and Madagascar ranks 100th 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 (% of total 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.