Jordan vs Kenya: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Jordan
643,641 people
in 2024
Kenya
604,257 people
in 2024
Jordan rank
13th
Kenya rank
14th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Jordan
- Kenya
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 643,641 people against 604,257 people in Kenya, a difference of 39,384 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Jordan ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 people | 4,350 people | 4,275 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 211.5 people | 7,898 people | 7,687 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 647.2 people | 224,291 people | 223,644 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 195,823 people | 262,538 people | 66,715 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 594,992 people | 491,762 people | 103,230 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 688,150 people | 516,319 people | 171,832 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Jordan or Kenya?
- Jordan, at 643,641 people against 604,257 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Jordan and Kenya?
- 39,384 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kenya?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Kenya rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Jordan ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.