Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.2633 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Kenya is 0.2633 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 121.6% on the previous year and up 186.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.2633 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Kenya 27th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0221 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -80.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +135.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +116.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 0.062 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0983 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0875 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1016 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1188 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2633 units per square kilometre | +121.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | 0.0983 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.2633 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Turkey 0.2885 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 United States 0.2844 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 South Korea 0.274 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 0.2536 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Egypt 0.2333 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 0.1878 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Kenya?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.2633 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2633 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.