Jordan vs Kenya: Refugees by country of asylum
Jordan
643,641 people
in 2024
Kenya
604,257 people
in 2024
Jordan rank
13th
Kenya rank
14th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Jordan
- Kenya
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 643,641 people against 604,257 people in Kenya, a difference of 39,384 people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Jordan ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 people | 4,350 people | 4,275 people | Kenya |
| 1980s | 188.57 people | 6,845 people | 6,656 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 647.2 people | 224,291 people | 223,644 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 195,823 people | 262,538 people | 66,715 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 594,992 people | 491,762 people | 103,230 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 688,150 people | 516,319 people | 171,832 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Jordan or Kenya?
- Jordan, at 643,641 people against 604,257 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Jordan and Kenya?
- 39,384 people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kenya?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Kenya rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Jordan ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 14th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.