Kenya
Urban population
Urban population share tracks how much of a country lives in cities. It is useful context for productivity, infrastructure, housing, and structural transformation.
Urban population - Kenya
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Urban population for Kenya stood at 31.9%. That is up 0.26 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 31.4%, ranging from a low of 31.2% in January 2019 to a high of 31.9% in January 2024. The current reading sits 0.37 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 31.5%.
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