Eswatini vs Kenya: Urban population, annual growth rate
Eswatini
2.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya
2.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eswatini rank
50th
Kenya rank
47th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.97 % change on previous year against 2.89 % change on previous year in Eswatini, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.29 % change on previous year | 6.05 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 9.97 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 6.45 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.13 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.3804 % change on previous year | 8.59 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.6049 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.1183 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 2.97 % change on previous year against 2.89 % change on previous year in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 47th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.