Kenya vs Sudan: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Kenya
617,125
in 2025
Sudan
809,816
in 2025
Kenya rank
12th
Sudan rank
9th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 809,816 against 617,125 in Kenya, a difference of 192,691.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 9th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,500 | 125,176 | 121,676 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 7,898 | 780,200 | 772,302 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 224,291 | 618,337 | 394,046 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 262,538 | 230,614 | 31,925 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 491,762 | 467,902 | 23,860 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 533,120 | 961,171 | 428,051 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Kenya or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 809,816 against 617,125 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Kenya and Sudan?
- 192,691, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 9th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.