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Refugees by country of origin — Kenya

Refugees by country of origin in Kenya in 2024 — 11,696 people. Ranked 142 in the world out of 200. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 12,895.6%.

2024 11,696 people +46.13% vs 2023
World rank 142of 200
Period maximum 11,696 people2024
Period minimum 7 people1990

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Kenya, 1975–202405,00010,00015,000197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 90 people1977: 1,200 people1978: 80 people1979: 80 people1990: 7 people1991: 31 people1992: 61 people1993: 83 people1994: 8,772 people1995: 9,320 people1996: 9,390 people1997: 9,563 people1998: 6,037 people1999: 6,131 people2000: 2,367 people2001: 2,551 people2002: 3,089 people2003: 3,159 people2004: 3,842 people2005: 4,638 people2006: 5,356 people2007: 7,544 people2008: 9,682 people2009: 9,609 people2010: 8,585 people2011: 8,731 people2012: 8,946 people2013: 8,580 people2014: 8,546 people2015: 7,902 people2016: 7,526 people2017: 7,567 people2018: 7,480 people2019: 7,705 people2020: 7,422 people2021: 7,529 people2022: 7,595 people2023: 8,004 people2024: 11,696 people
Change over the period: +11,606 (+12,895.56%) Average annual rate: 10.44 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Kenya 11,696 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11,696 +3,692 +46.13%
2023 8,004 +409 +5.39%
2022 7,595 +66 +0.88%
2021 7,529 +107 +1.44%
2020 7,422 −283 −3.67%
2019 7,705 +225 +3.01%
2018 7,480 −87 −1.15%
2017 7,567 +41 +0.54%
2016 7,526 −376 −4.76%
2015 7,902 −644 −7.54%
2014 8,546 −34 −0.4%
2013 8,580 −366 −4.09%
2012 8,946 +215 +2.46%
2011 8,731 +146 +1.7%
2010 8,585 −1,024 −10.66%
2009 9,609 −73 −0.75%
2008 9,682 +2,138 +28.34%
2007 7,544 +2,188 +40.85%
2006 5,356 +718 +15.48%
2005 4,638 +796 +20.72%
2004 3,842 +683 +21.62%
2003 3,159 +70 +2.27%
2002 3,089 +538 +21.09%
2001 2,551 +184 +7.77%
2000 2,367 −3,764 −61.39%
1999 6,131 +94 +1.56%
1998 6,037 −3,526 −36.87%
1997 9,563 +173 +1.84%
1996 9,390 +70 +0.75%
1995 9,320 +548 +6.25%
1994 8,772 +8,689 +10,468.67%
1993 83 +22 +36.07%
1992 61 +30 +96.77%
1991 31 +24 +342.86%
1990 7
1979 80 +0 +0%
1978 80 −1,120 −93.33%
1977 1,200
1975 90

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.