Cote d'Ivoire vs Kenya: Urban population

Cote d'Ivoire
17.84 million
in 2025
Kenya
18.53 million
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
48th
Kenya rank
45th

Urban population over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 18.53 million against 17.84 million in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 688,600.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Globally, Cote d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 45th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban 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

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.