Refugees per 100,000 people — all countries

Refugees per 100,000 people — Kenya

Refugees per 100,000 people in Kenya in 2024 — 1,070.8 per 100k. Ranked 42 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,989.4%.

2024 1,070.8 per 100k +9.95% vs 2023
World rank 42of 178
Period maximum 1,649.5 per 100k1992
Period minimum 8.2 per 100k1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · per 100,000 people

Refugees per 100,000 people — Kenya, 1970–202405001,0001,5002,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 8.2 per 100k1971: 22.1 per 100k1972: 20.4 per 100k1973: 23.5 per 100k1974: 21 per 100k1975: 18.1 per 100k1976: 17.9 per 100k1977: 41.7 per 100k1978: 43.5 per 100k1979: 37.6 per 100k1980: 21.9 per 100k1981: 20.4 per 100k1982: 27.7 per 100k1983: 37.9 per 100k1984: 43.5 per 100k1985: 45.8 per 100k1986: 40.4 per 100k1987: 49.6 per 100k1988: 60 per 100k1989: 57.2 per 100k1990: 62.2 per 100k1991: 508.2 per 100k1992: 1,649.5 per 100k1993: 1,200.8 per 100k1994: 976.2 per 100k1995: 882.1 per 100k1996: 817.9 per 100k1997: 825.9 per 100k1998: 824.5 per 100k1999: 752.3 per 100k2000: 672.6 per 100k2001: 756.6 per 100k2002: 716.1 per 100k2003: 705.8 per 100k2004: 690.9 per 100k2005: 701.9 per 100k2006: 738.5 per 100k2007: 698.6 per 100k2008: 817.7 per 100k2009: 888.2 per 100k2010: 968.5 per 100k2011: 1,324.8 per 100k2012: 1,287.2 per 100k2013: 1,189.1 per 100k2014: 1,197.3 per 100k2015: 1,176.3 per 100k2016: 937.1 per 100k2017: 877.9 per 100k2018: 839 per 100k2019: 857.2 per 100k2020: 867.4 per 100k2021: 903.9 per 100k2022: 929.9 per 100k2023: 973.8 per 100k2024: 1,070.8 per 100k
Change over the period: +1,062.6 (+12,989.43%) Average annual rate: 9.45 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Kenya 1,070.8 per 100k
World computed 463.6 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 663.1 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 889.3 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 301.6 per 100k
Refugees per 100,000 people — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 1,070.8 +96.9 +9.95%
2023 973.8 +44 +4.73%
2022 929.9 +26 +2.87%
2021 903.9 +36.5 +4.21%
2020 867.4 +10.2 +1.19%
2019 857.2 +18.2 +2.17%
2018 839 −38.9 −4.43%
2017 877.9 −59.2 −6.32%
2016 937.1 −239.3 −20.34%
2015 1,176.3 −20.9 −1.75%
2014 1,197.3 +8.2 +0.69%
2013 1,189.1 −98.1 −7.62%
2012 1,287.2 −37.7 −2.84%
2011 1,324.8 +356.3 +36.79%
2010 968.5 +80.3 +9.04%
2009 888.2 +70.5 +8.62%
2008 817.7 +119.1 +17.05%
2007 698.6 −39.9 −5.4%
2006 738.5 +36.5 +5.21%
2005 701.9 +11 +1.6%
2004 690.9 −14.9 −2.11%
2003 705.8 −10.4 −1.45%
2002 716.1 −40.4 −5.35%
2001 756.6 +84 +12.48%
2000 672.6 −79.7 −10.6%
1999 752.3 −72.2 −8.75%
1998 824.5 −1.4 −0.17%
1997 825.9 +8 +0.98%
1996 817.9 −64.3 −7.29%
1995 882.1 −94.1 −9.64%
1994 976.2 −224.5 −18.7%
1993 1,200.8 −448.8 −27.21%
1992 1,649.5 +1,141.4 +224.6%
1991 508.2 +445.9 +716.42%
1990 62.2 +5 +8.8%
1989 57.2 −2.8 −4.62%
1988 60 +10.4 +21%
1987 49.6 +9.2 +22.71%
1986 40.4 −5.4 −11.75%
1985 45.8 +2.2 +5.16%
1984 43.5 +5.7 +14.93%
1983 37.9 +10.2 +36.92%
1982 27.7 +7.3 +35.88%
1981 20.4 −1.6 −7.09%
1980 21.9 −15.7 −41.69%
1979 37.6 −5.9 −13.66%
1978 43.5 +1.9 +4.49%
1977 41.7 +23.7 +132.55%
1976 17.9 −0.2 −1.22%
1975 18.1 −2.8 −13.51%
1974 21 −2.5 −10.82%
1973 23.5 +3.1 +15.23%
1972 20.4 −1.7 −7.5%
1971 22.1 +13.9 +169.61%
1970 8.2

About the indicator

The number of hosted refugees per 100,000 people of the population of the host country. The indicator converts absolute numbers into a measure of load: by number of refugees the top rows belong to large countries, while by this rate they belong to small states that took in an exodus from a neighboring country, where the newcomers are comparable in number to the local population.

Important: A measure of load rather than of generosity: a high value speaks more often of geographic proximity to a conflict zone than of resettlement policy.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.