Chile vs Kenya: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Chile
6.57 million people
in 2020
Kenya
6.97 million people
in 2020
Chile rank
42nd
Kenya rank
39th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Chile
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6.97 million people against 6.57 million people in Chile, a difference of 399,200 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 39th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.43 million people | 0 people | 1.43 million people | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.99 million people | 0 people | 1.99 million people | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.65 million people | 0 people | 2.65 million people | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.63 million people | 542,080 people | 3.08 million people | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.50 million people | 1.72 million people | 2.78 million people | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.52 million people | 2.86 million people | 2.66 million people | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.11 million people | 5.32 million people | 795,555 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 6.57 million people | 6.97 million people | 399,200 people | Kenya |
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, Chile or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 6.97 million people against 6.57 million people in Chile as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Chile and Kenya?
- 399,200 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kenya?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Kenya rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Chile ranks 42nd 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.