Kenya vs Myanmar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kenya
12.7%
in 2025
Myanmar
13.5%
in 2025
Kenya rank
101st
Myanmar rank
98th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 13.5% against 12.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 101st and Myanmar ranks 98th 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 | 6.4% | 8.5% | 2.1% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 8.6% | 1.4% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 8.7% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 9.3% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 11.9% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 13.1% | 1.0% | 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 13.5% 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 Myanmar?
- 0.8%, 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 101st and Myanmar ranks 98th 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.