Number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya
Kenya: Number of refugees per 100000 was 23.16 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 23.16 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya peaked at 35.04 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0306, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 98th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.6661 | — |
| 1977 | 8.32 | +1148.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5357 | -93.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5174 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0306 | -94.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1311 | +328.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2502 | +90.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3305 | +32.1% |
| 1994 | 33.92 | +10166.2% |
| 1995 | 35.04 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 34.34 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 34.03 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 20.9 | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 20.62 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.72 | -62.5% |
| 2001 | 8.07 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.47 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 9.39 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.07 | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 12.96 | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 14.51 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 19.83 | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 24.7 | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 23.78 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 20.64 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 20.42 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.38 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.07 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 18.56 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.78 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 15.63 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 15.38 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.9 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.05 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.21 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 14.15 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.46 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.73 | +43.3% |
| 2025 | 23.16 | +11.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 23.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 23.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +10166.2% | 0.3305 | 33.92 |
| 1977 | +1148.6% | 0.6661 | 8.32 |
| 1991 | +328.7% | 0.0306 | 0.1311 |
| 1990 | -94.1% | 0.5174 | 0.0306 |
| 1978 | -93.6% | 8.32 | 0.5357 |
| 1992 | +90.8% | 0.1311 | 0.2502 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.51 | 0.5174 | 8.32 | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.96 | 0.0306 | 35.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.15 | 7.72 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.68 | 14.9 | 20.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 | 14 | 23.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Kenya was 23.16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 35.04 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Kenya ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).