Kenya vs Togo: Refugees by country of origin
Kenya
11,696 people
in 2024
Togo
12,685 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
59th
Togo rank
57th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Kenya
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 12,685 people against 11,696 people in Kenya, a difference of 989 people.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 59th and Togo ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,940 people | 59,216 people | 54,277 people | Togo |
| 2000s | 5,184 people | 17,623 people | 12,440 people | Togo |
| 2010s | 8,157 people | 11,266 people | 3,110 people | Togo |
| 2020s | 8,449 people | 8,840 people | 390.8 people | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Kenya or Togo?
- Togo, at 12,685 people against 11,696 people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Kenya and Togo?
- 989 people, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Togo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Togo rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Kenya ranks 59th and Togo ranks 57th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. 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, not just those who fled that year.