Australia vs Kenya: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Australia
7.59 million people
in 2020
Kenya
6.97 million people
in 2020
Australia rank
38th
Kenya rank
39th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Australia
- Kenya
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7.59 million people against 6.97 million people in Kenya, a difference of 624,370 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 39th of 182 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 million people | 0 people | 1.82 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.89 million people | 0 people | 2.89 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.73 million people | 0 people | 3.73 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.37 million people | 542,080 people | 3.83 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.00 million people | 1.72 million people | 3.28 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 2.86 million people | 2.49 million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.53 million people | 5.32 million people | 1.21 million people | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.59 million people | 6.97 million people | 624,370 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Australia or Kenya?
- Australia, at 7.59 million people against 6.97 million people in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Australia and Kenya?
- 624,370 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kenya?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Kenya rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Australia ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 39th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.