Migration trends in Kenya
Africa
927.1K people from around the world have made Kenya their home. That's 1.6% of the country population, arriving from 13 different countries
56.4M
Population
927.1K
Immigrants
540.5K
Emigrants
+386.7K
Inflow
Immigrants make up 1.6% of the population in Kenya
The #63 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Kenya
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
196.7K immigrants · 238K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 160%
- Somalia overtook Uganda as the largest source of new arrivals
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- Surge of immigrants from Somalia — 164.3K new arrivals
2010
- Somalia overtook Uganda as the largest source of new arrivals
- Rose into the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Africa
2015
- United States replaced United Kingdom as the main destination for those leaving
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
Today
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
- Since 1990: 730.4K more foreign-born residents and 302.5K more citizens living abroad