Kenya vs Lebanon: Forcibly displaced people

Kenya
845,771
in 2025
Lebanon
835,059
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Lebanon rank
33rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 845,771 against 835,059 in Lebanon, a difference of 10,712.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Lebanon ranks 33rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lebanon Difference Ahead
2010s 780,154 1.20 million 420,328 Lebanon
2020s 754,647 1.41 million 654,235 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Kenya or Lebanon?
Kenya, at 845,771 against 835,059 in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Kenya and Lebanon?
10,712, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lebanon?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Lebanon rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Kenya ranks 32nd and Lebanon ranks 33rd of 180 countries.
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.