Kenya vs Uganda: Refugees by country of origin
Kenya
11,696 people
in 2024
Uganda
10,377 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
59th
Uganda rank
62nd
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 11,696 people against 10,377 people in Uganda, a difference of 1,319 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362.5 people | 27,010 people | 26,648 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4,940 people | 33,046 people | 28,107 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5,184 people | 27,249 people | 22,065 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 8,157 people | 6,629 people | 1,527 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8,449 people | 8,328 people | 121.6 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 11,696 people against 10,377 people in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Kenya and Uganda?
- 1,319 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Kenya ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 62nd 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.