Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Kenya
Kenya: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 21.09 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 21.09 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kenya peaked at 24.32 per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.61 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 109th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.61 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 7.94 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.32 per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 9.24 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9 per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 12.76 per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 14.29 per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 19.54 per 100,000 people | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 24.32 per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 23.43 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 20.35 per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 20.15 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.12 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.84 per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 18.34 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6 per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 15.46 per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 15.22 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.75 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.9 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.07 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 14.02 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.86 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.32 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.52 per 100,000 people | +43.3% |
| 2025 | 21.09 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 21.09 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 21.09 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +43.3% | 14.32 per 100,000 people | 20.52 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.93 per 100,000 people | 7.61 per 100,000 people | 24.32 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.47 per 100,000 people | 14.75 per 100,000 people | 20.35 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 per 100,000 people | 13.86 per 100,000 people | 21.09 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 31,481 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kenya?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kenya was 21.09 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 24.32 per 100,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Kenya ranks 109th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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