Kenya vs United Kingdom: Refugees by country of asylum
Kenya
604,257 people
in 2024
United Kingdom
515,677 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Kenya
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 604,257 people against 515,677 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 88,580 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,500 people | 151,750 people | 148,250 people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 7,898 people | 113,277 people | 105,378 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 224,291 people | 88,515 people | 135,776 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 262,538 people | 272,145 people | 9,607 people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 491,762 people | 144,830 people | 346,932 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 516,319 people | 312,534 people | 203,785 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Kenya or United Kingdom?
- Kenya, at 604,257 people against 515,677 people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Kenya and United Kingdom?
- 88,580 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and United Kingdom rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Kenya ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.