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🇰🇪 Migration to & from Kenya

Historic Net Migration for Kenya (1950-2024)

Kenya has seen a decrease in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
1950 6,288 115,021
1951 5,379 133,761
1952 1,681 145,677
1953 -5,497 155,515
1954 -3,934 172,986
1955 -4,337 189,325
1956 -4,543 207,462
1957 -5,839 226,894
1958 -16,476 232,948
1959 -2,036 262,964
1960 2,134 282,160
1961 4,296 302,765
1962 4,521 320,313
1963 4,246 337,012
1964 4,788 354,117
1965 8,524 374,969
1966 1,616 384,506
1967 5,060 401,975
1968 1,611 413,557
1969 369 428,188
1970 -13,064 430,005
1971 -49,671 410,220
1972 -48,466 424,093
1973 -52,102 433,456
1974 -62,973 437,030
1975 -71,421 446,155
1976 -90,990 445,750
1977 -57,493 496,642
1978 -60,718 513,971
1979 -56,280 539,110
1980 -39,920 576,476
1981 -52,761 589,621
1982 -43,382 619,714
1983 -23,905 660,683
1984 -33,253 676,382
1985 -35,400 697,341
1986 -53,183 702,416
1987 -48,633 726,485
1988 -31,894 753,760
1989 -24,949 770,670
1990 -11,338 777,765
1991 -60,087 729,959
1992 -43,085 741,933
1993 -61,054 727,524
1994 -40,367 752,360
1995 -75,506 736,883
1996 -79,276 748,036
1997 -80,443 767,077
1998 -70,023 805,503
1999 -13,257 885,197
2000 5,407 933,768
2001 55,052 1,018,792
2002 10,431 1,002,485
2003 24,175 1,042,344
2004 31,525 1,080,121
2005 5,501 1,085,936
2006 15,767 1,129,112
2007 -11,495 1,135,571
2008 29,612 1,204,433
2009 7,096 1,200,646
2010 -21,069 1,178,705
2011 -44,795 1,141,084
2012 -42,928 1,118,600
2013 -57,634 1,078,375
2014 -72,415 1,050,925
2015 -95,977 1,023,246
2016 -29,728 1,079,076
2017 -68,702 1,037,080
2018 -115,436 981,603
2019 -61,949 1,009,837
2020 -17,111 1,019,175
2021 -52,552 984,489
2022 -10,003 1,082,101
2023 -10,003 1,090,983
2024 -19,781 1,096,901

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to Kenya for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for Kenya (2024-2100)

Kenya will see a decrease of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year Net Migration Overall Population +/-
2024 -19,781 1,096,901
2025 -27,330 1,102,195
2026 -34,838 1,105,643
2027 -38,910 1,113,039
2028 -45,917 1,116,345
2029 -49,680 1,121,139
2030 -52,647 1,124,979
2031 -53,718 1,130,765
2032 -58,959 1,127,069
2033 -59,369 1,124,483
2034 -64,568 1,115,156
2035 -66,005 1,107,402
2036 -66,997 1,098,551
2037 -69,215 1,084,480
2038 -64,932 1,076,586
2039 -69,824 1,057,078
2040 -67,646 1,045,116
2041 -70,807 1,025,861
2042 -70,927 1,008,884
2043 -76,513 985,916
2044 -76,632 965,796
2045 -79,818 941,915
2046 -78,722 925,165
2047 -81,623 907,378
2048 -84,942 890,657
2049 -83,218 877,556
2050 -80,968 865,380
2051 -82,565 851,488
2052 -87,778 833,696
2053 -89,846 819,667
2054 -91,655 804,297
2055 -89,242 794,150
2056 -89,358 781,293
2057 -79,217 779,095
2058 -77,691 766,254
2059 -81,612 747,777
2060 -80,488 731,868
2061 -77,295 716,717
2062 -78,418 697,757
2063 -85,194 670,173
2064 -85,830 649,687
2065 -90,386 625,272
2066 -86,632 606,447
2067 -90,747 579,705
2068 -88,360 558,612
2069 -90,297 531,716
2070 -91,808 508,111
2071 -91,201 486,198
2072 -92,094 463,495
2073 -100,222 431,124
2074 -99,036 408,779
2075 -100,462 386,626
2076 -93,459 369,709
2077 -97,731 344,716
2078 -98,104 322,522
2079 -93,992 305,018
2080 -87,691 291,452
2081 -92,288 266,672
2082 -94,194 246,129
2083 -91,186 230,854
2084 -92,742 212,561
2085 -90,681 199,296
2086 -88,266 185,541
2087 -87,085 169,033
2088 -83,391 157,528
2089 -82,522 143,451
2090 -82,075 127,425
2091 -87,441 107,167
2092 -88,815 90,990
2093 -93,643 70,771
2094 -90,919 56,694
2095 -87,707 44,030
2096 -85,082 30,563
2097 -94,523 6,478
2098 -85,882 -51
2099 -90,077 -19,089
2100 -96,990 -39,785

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to Kenya

Causes of Emigration from Kenya

Common Questions

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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