Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Kenya

Number of immigrants in Kenya in 2024 — 992,536 people. Ranked 62 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 233%.

2024 992,536 people −5.49% vs 2020
World rank 62of 215
Period maximum 1.13M people2015
Period minimum 298,089 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Kenya, 1990–20240500,0001M1.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 298,089 people1995: 618,745 people2000: 707,852 people2005: 773,354 people2010: 954,925 people2015: 1,126,886 people2020: 1,050,147 people2024: 992,536 people
Change over the period: +694,447 (+232.97%) Average annual rate: 3.6 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 992,536 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Eastern Africa computed 8.02M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 42.16M people
Number of immigrants — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 992,536
2020 1.05M
2015 1.13M
2010 954,925
2005 773,354
2000 707,852
1995 618,745
1990 298,089

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.