Kenya vs Laos: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth

Kenya
181,766
in 2024
Laos
163,820
in 2024
Kenya rank
44th
Laos rank
46th

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth over time

  • Kenya
  • Laos
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200520142024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 181,766 against 163,820 in Laos, a difference of 17,946.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Laos ahead.

Kenya ranks 44th and Laos ranks 46th of 117 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 79,513 191,164 111,651 Laos
2010s 122,748 189,259 66,511 Laos
2020s 169,869 167,462 2,408 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign born population of the united states by country of birth, Kenya or Laos?
Kenya, at 181,766 against 163,820 in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign born population of the united states by country of birth between Kenya and Laos?
17,946, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth?
Kenya ranks 44th and Laos ranks 46th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs Laos: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-born-population-of-the-united-states-by-country-of-birth/kenya/lao-pdr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-born-population-of-the-united-states-by-country-of-birth/kenya/lao-pdr/">Kenya vs Laos: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,327 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed