How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?

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 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.

Kenya vs Mali: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Kenya

12.7%

in 2025

Mali

12.6%

in 2025

Kenya rank

101st

Mali rank

102nd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Kenya
Mali

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 12.7% against 12.6% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 101st and Mali ranks 102nd of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.4%	2.7%	3.7%	Kenya
1970s	7.2%	5.1%	2.1%	Kenya
1980s	7.8%	7.2%	0.6%	Kenya
1990s	8.7%	8.9%	0.2%	Mali
2000s	9.7%	10.9%	1.2%	Mali
2010s	10.6%	11.9%	1.3%	Mali
2020s	12.1%	12.3%	0.2%	Mali

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 Mali?: Kenya, at 12.7% against 12.6% in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kenya and Mali?: 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Kenya ranks 101st and Mali ranks 102nd 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.