Kenya vs Lebanon: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Kenya
604,257 people
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
14th
Lebanon rank
11th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Kenya
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 758,642 people against 604,257 people in Kenya, a difference of 154,385 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lebanon ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,500 people | 212,573 people | 209,073 people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 7,898 people | 4,232 people | 3,666 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 224,291 people | 3,152 people | 221,138 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 262,538 people | 18,497 people | 244,041 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 491,762 people | 710,997 people | 219,235 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 516,319 people | 816,446 people | 300,127 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Kenya or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 758,642 people against 604,257 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Kenya and Lebanon?
- 154,385 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lebanon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lebanon rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 11th 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.
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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.