Cameroon vs Kenya: Urban population growth

Cameroon
3.0%
in 2025
Kenya
2.9%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
44th
Kenya rank
47th

Urban population growth over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
246810196119932025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 47th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,129 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.