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Urban population and share of residents in eight countries, 2000 to 2025

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Urban populationUrban share in eight East African countries in 2025
Urban share in eight East African countries in 2025
  1. Somalia55.14%
  2. Tanzania36.88%
  3. Kenya32.21%
  4. Uganda31.94%
  5. Rwanda30.91%
  6. Burundi25.69%
  7. Ethiopia24.11%
  8. South Sudan21.68%

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Urban population and share of residents in eight countries, 2000 to 2025

World Bank indicators pair each estimated urban count with its share of the national population. The indicators use national urban definitions. The markers sit at representative cities and show national estimates.

208 records
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Burundi20008.04520,450Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20018.24546,743Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20028.45576,713Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20038.68611,074Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20048.92652,005Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20059.18696,561Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20069.46744,445Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi20079.77797,651Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi200810.11859,617Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi200910.5939,323Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201010.981,029,938Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201111.561,123,560Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201212.221,231,129Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201312.971,353,679Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201413.781,488,640Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201514.671,620,626Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201615.621,755,388Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201716.621,912,899Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201817.682,096,990Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi201918.792,302,309Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi202019.932,514,701Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi202121.112,737,128Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi202222.322,973,301Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi202323.553,224,341Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi202424.833,488,105Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Burundi202525.693,696,363Bujumbura-3.37629.36Source 1
Ethiopia200014.9210,057,330Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200115.1210,504,998Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200215.3310,984,041Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200315.5411,476,441Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200415.7611,988,696Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200515.9812,525,447Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200616.2113,085,948Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200716.0913,375,324Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200816.7914,365,922Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia200917.1515,094,278Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201017.4915,838,612Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201117.8616,640,116Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201218.2117,441,254Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201318.6218,324,880Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201419.0319,238,546Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201519.4520,203,785Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201619.8821,211,688Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201720.3122,271,601Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201820.7823,415,903Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia201921.2524,592,655Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia202021.6325,717,142Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia202122.1127,000,822Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia202222.7428,508,335Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia202323.0629,674,563Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia202423.6231,195,533Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Ethiopia202524.1132,661,899Addis Ababa9.03538.698Source 1
Kenya200019.465,961,692Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200120.446,463,474Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200221.867,132,438Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200323.567,929,773Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200425.418,822,339Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200527.279,761,227Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200628.9810,695,917Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200730.4211,568,902Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200831.4212,319,823Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya200931.8612,874,397Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201031.8713,258,016Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201131.8713,626,008Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201231.8613,980,976Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201331.8314,320,396Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201431.7914,641,205Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201531.7314,942,980Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201631.6515,236,332Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201731.5415,516,171Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201831.3915,762,021Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya201931.1915,969,935Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya202031.2116,295,124Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya202131.2916,651,177Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya202231.4317,051,973Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya202331.6317,505,406Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya202431.8917,998,601Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Kenya202532.2118,532,435Nairobi-1.28136.815Source 1
Rwanda200015.781,296,195Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200116.551,371,410Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200216.881,417,773Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200316.891,450,730Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200416.91,490,224Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200516.911,530,868Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200616.911,572,597Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200716.911,615,284Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200816.921,658,597Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda200916.921,702,294Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201016.931,746,303Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201116.931,790,382Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201216.941,834,696Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201317.071,894,101Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201417.51,989,068Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201518.22,117,939Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201619.122,279,114Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201720.252,470,643Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201821.542,690,145Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda201922.972,934,812Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda202024.53,201,519Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda202126.13,486,379Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda202227.783,792,348Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda202328.864,026,637Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda202429.884,260,571Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Rwanda202530.914,503,876Kigali-1.95230.059Source 1
Somalia200033.062,922,044Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200133.513,082,674Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200233.993,245,800Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200334.473,415,881Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200434.963,594,450Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200535.473,775,241Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200636.03,950,984Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200736.564,140,011Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200837.184,335,801Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia200937.844,526,342Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201038.574,729,789Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201139.384,863,009Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201240.275,018,392Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201341.265,309,911Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201442.355,649,477Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201543.866,055,984Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201645.946,592,219Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201748.367,214,273Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201850.957,873,138Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia201951.648,278,733Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia202052.298,706,295Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia202152.919,137,635Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia202253.59,524,195Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia202354.079,926,768Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia202454.6210,382,351Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
Somalia202555.1410,837,605Mogadishu2.06945.365Source 1
South Sudan200016.04967,748Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200116.261,025,490Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200216.451,085,019Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200316.621,146,985Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200416.761,212,034Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200516.871,280,425Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200616.951,352,100Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200717.01,425,984Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200817.031,501,655Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan200917.291,598,555Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201017.541,709,013Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201117.781,829,408Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201218.031,939,585Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201318.292,041,966Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201418.552,083,647Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201518.812,089,250Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201619.082,066,053Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201719.351,985,043Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201819.631,986,676Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan201919.912,074,903Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan202020.192,160,176Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan202120.482,225,433Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan202220.782,289,673Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan202321.072,419,980Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan202421.382,553,121Juba4.8331.58Source 1
South Sudan202521.682,643,061Juba4.8331.58Source 1
Tanzania200022.197,603,838Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200122.67,953,521Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200223.038,318,986Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200323.528,723,541Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200424.089,178,045Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200524.719,680,398Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200625.3710,224,470Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200726.0710,803,092Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200826.7911,402,626Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania200927.511,998,641Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201028.212,620,504Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201128.8713,286,711Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201229.4913,969,663Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201330.0714,682,641Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201430.6415,429,872Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201531.2116,233,743Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201631.7617,093,285Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201732.317,975,161Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201832.8318,855,892Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania201933.3519,733,362Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania202033.8520,642,173Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania202134.3521,582,254Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania202234.8222,534,904Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania202335.4723,632,464Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania202436.1724,797,143Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Tanzania202536.8826,019,651Dodoma-6.18335.75Source 1
Uganda200011.642,793,972Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200111.92,945,079Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200212.23,115,723Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200312.593,317,841Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200413.123,563,246Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200513.793,856,340Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200614.594,199,649Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200715.494,594,591Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200816.515,041,184Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda200917.615,539,288Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201018.86,089,168Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201120.066,689,621Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201221.377,338,724Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201322.748,034,501Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201424.198,805,482Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201524.989,374,524Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201625.79,969,581Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201726.4110,612,426Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201827.1311,275,998Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda201927.8411,969,800Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda202028.5412,688,060Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda202129.2413,422,655Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda202229.9314,158,424Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda202330.6114,891,808Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda202431.2815,643,605Kampala0.31932.581Source 1
Uganda202531.9416,412,312Kampala0.31932.581Source 1

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