Kenya vs United Kingdom: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

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, gaps filled over time

  • Kenya
  • United Kingdom
0200.0k400.0k600.0k195119872024

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, gaps filled, 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, gaps filled 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, gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

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.