Kenya vs Tanzania: Rural population

Kenya
39.00 million
in 2025
Tanzania
44.53 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
14th
Tanzania rank
13th

Rural population over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 44.53 million against 39.00 million in Kenya, a difference of 5.53 million.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kenya ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.