Kenya vs United Arab Emirates
Kenya vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 32.2% in Kenya and 86% in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 53.7 percentage points, or 2.67 times that in Kenya.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Kenya at 56.3% and United Arab Emirates at 87.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Kenya | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.2 | 86 |
| 2024 | 31.9 | 85.8 |
| 2023 | 31.6 | 85.7 |
| 2022 | 31.4 | 85.5 |
| 2021 | 31.3 | 85.4 |
| 2020 | 31.2 | 85.2 |
| 2019 | 31.2 | 85 |
| 2018 | 31.4 | 84.9 |
| 2017 | 31.5 | 84.7 |
| 2016 | 31.7 | 84.5 |
| 2015 | 31.7 | 84.3 |
| 2014 | 31.8 | 84.1 |
| 2013 | 31.8 | 84 |
| 2012 | 31.9 | 83.8 |
| 2011 | 31.9 | 83.6 |
| 2010 | 31.9 | 83.4 |
| 2009 | 31.9 | 83.2 |
| 2008 | 31.4 | 83 |
| 2007 | 30.4 | 82.8 |
| 2006 | 29 | 82.6 |
| 2005 | 27.3 | 82.2 |
| 2004 | 25.4 | 81.5 |
| 2003 | 23.6 | 80.9 |
| 2002 | 21.9 | 80.3 |
| 2001 | 20.4 | 79.8 |
| 2000 | 19.5 | 79.3 |
| 1999 | 19 | 78.9 |
| 1998 | 18.9 | 78.6 |
| 1997 | 18.8 | 78.4 |
| 1996 | 18.7 | 78.3 |
| 1995 | 18.6 | 78.3 |
| 1994 | 18.5 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 18.5 | 78.4 |
| 1992 | 18.4 | 78.4 |
| 1991 | 18.3 | 78.6 |
| 1990 | 18.2 | 78.7 |
| 1989 | 18.1 | 78.8 |
| 1988 | 17.9 | 79 |
| 1987 | 17.7 | 79.2 |
| 1986 | 17.5 | 79.3 |
| 1985 | 17.3 | 79.5 |
| 1984 | 17 | 79.7 |
| 1983 | 16.8 | 80 |
| 1982 | 16.5 | 80.3 |
| 1981 | 16.2 | 80.7 |
| 1980 | 15.8 | 81.1 |
| 1979 | 15.5 | 81.8 |
| 1978 | 15.1 | 82.6 |
| 1977 | 14.5 | 83.4 |
| 1976 | 13.9 | 83.9 |
| 1975 | 13.2 | 83.9 |
| 1974 | 12.5 | 83.7 |
| 1973 | 11.8 | 83.2 |
| 1972 | 11.2 | 82.6 |
| 1971 | 10.6 | 82 |
| 1970 | 10.1 | 81.2 |
| 1969 | 9.8 | 80.5 |
| 1968 | 9.6 | 79.8 |
| 1967 | 9.4 | 79.2 |
| 1966 | 9.3 | 78.5 |
| 1965 | 9.1 | 77.8 |
| 1964 | 9 | 77.1 |
| 1963 | 8.8 | 76.3 |
| 1962 | 8.6 | 75.5 |
| 1961 | 8.4 | 74.5 |
| 1960 | 8.2 | 73.5 |
| 1959 | 8 | 72.3 |
| 1958 | 7.8 | 70.9 |
| 1957 | 7.6 | 69.4 |
| 1956 | 7.4 | 67.7 |
| 1955 | 7.1 | 65.8 |
| 1954 | 6.9 | 63.8 |
| 1953 | 6.7 | 61.6 |
| 1952 | 6.4 | 59.4 |
| 1951 | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1950 | 5.9 | 54.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Kenya | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.6 | 86.1 |
| 2027 | 33 | 86.2 |
| 2028 | 33.5 | 86.4 |
| 2029 | 34 | 86.5 |
| 2030 | 34.6 | 86.6 |
| 2031 | 35.3 | 86.7 |
| 2032 | 36 | 86.8 |
| 2033 | 36.7 | 87 |
| 2034 | 37.5 | 87.1 |
| 2035 | 38.4 | 87.2 |
| 2036 | 39.3 | 87.2 |
| 2037 | 40.2 | 87.3 |
| 2038 | 41.2 | 87.4 |
| 2039 | 42.2 | 87.5 |
| 2040 | 43.3 | 87.6 |
| 2041 | 44.4 | 87.6 |
| 2042 | 45.6 | 87.7 |
| 2043 | 46.8 | 87.7 |
| 2044 | 48 | 87.8 |
| 2045 | 49.3 | 87.8 |
| 2046 | 50.6 | 87.8 |
| 2047 | 52 | 87.9 |
| 2048 | 53.4 | 87.9 |
| 2049 | 54.8 | 87.9 |
| 2050 | 56.3 | 87.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kenya vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personKenya: $1,908 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthKenya: 4.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationKenya: 4.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtKenya: 71.3% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025