Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0038 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya is 0.0038 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 347.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +40.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -81.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +61.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | +128.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +68.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -69.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +110.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per person | +117.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 units per person | +40.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More social development data for Kenya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 617,125 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,325 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,325 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Kenya was 0.0038 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 347.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.