Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Kenya
Kenya: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 21.09 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.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 21.09 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 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.61, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 107th of 239 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 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.61 | — |
| 2001 | 7.94 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.32 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 9.24 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9 | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 12.76 | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 14.29 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 19.54 | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 24.32 | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 23.43 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 20.35 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 20.15 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.12 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.84 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 18.34 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 15.46 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 15.22 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.75 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 14.9 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.07 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 14.02 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.86 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.32 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.52 | +43.3% |
| 2025 | 21.09 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.93 | 7.61 | 24.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.47 | 14.75 | 20.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 | 13.86 | 21.09 | 6 |
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More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 (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 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 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 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Kenya ranks 107th out of 239 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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