Kenya

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 27,330 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Kenya has lost a cumulative 2.0 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-27,330

Net migration rate

-0.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-8,152,700

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

55,052

Top year: 2001

Peak emigration

-115,436

Lowest year: 2018

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-90108

Per year

Kenya loses approximately 27,330 people per year to emigration (0.5 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 55,052 in 2001.

Migration flows in Kenya are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).