Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Kenya
Kenya: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 10,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Kenya, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 10,000 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 90.0% on the previous year and down 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Kenya peaked at 412,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 48th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 250,000 | — |
| 2010 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 250,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300,000 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 412,000 | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 309,000 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 309,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 138,000 | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 159,000 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 162,000 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 162,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 190,000 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30,000 | -84.2% |
| 2023 | 38,000 | +26.7% |
| 2024 | 100,000 | +163.2% |
| 2025 | 10,000 | -90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 245,100 | 138,000 | 412,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,000 | 10,000 | 190,000 | 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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Kenya?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Kenya was 10,000 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 412,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.