Kenya vs Lebanon: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Kenya
604,257
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642
in 2024
Kenya rank
14th
Lebanon rank
11th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Kenya
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 758,642 against 604,257 in Kenya, a difference of 154,385.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lebanon ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,500 | 212,573 | 209,073 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 7,898 | 4,232 | 3,666 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 224,291 | 3,152 | 221,138 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 262,538 | 18,497 | 244,041 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 491,762 | 710,997 | 219,235 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 516,319 | 816,446 | 300,127 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Kenya or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 758,642 against 604,257 in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Kenya and Lebanon?
- 154,385, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lebanon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lebanon rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.