High income vs Kenya: Forcibly displaced people

High income
16.52 million
in 2025
Kenya
845,771
in 2025
High income rank
30th
Kenya rank
32nd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • High income
  • Kenya
05.0M10.0M15.0M201020172025

How they compare

High income currently reports 16.52 million against 845,771 in Kenya, a difference of 15.68 million.

That makes High income's figure about 19.5 times Kenya's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kenya Difference Ahead
2010s 3.97 million 780,154 3.19 million High income
2020s 12.56 million 754,647 11.81 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, High income or Kenya?
High income, at 16.52 million against 845,771 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between High income and Kenya?
15.68 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do High income and Kenya rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
High income ranks 30th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.