Kenya vs Solomon Islands: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Kenya
32.2%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
31.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
208th
Solomon Islands rank
211th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Kenya
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 32.2% against 31.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.9%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 208th and Solomon Islands ranks 211th of 238 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.