Net migration in Kenya

Net migration to Kenya was -27,330 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Kenya, 2025 -27,330 People
Change from 2024 −38.2% 2024: -19,781 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 181st of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Kenya over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period KenyaWorld
2025 -27,330 people 0 people
2024 -19,781 people 0 people
2023 -10,003 people 0 people
2022 -10,003 people 0 people
2021 -52,552 people 0 people
2020 -17,111 people 0 people
2019 -61,949 people 0 people
2018 -115,436 people 0 people
2017 -68,702 people 0 people
2016 -29,728 people 0 people
2015 -95,977 people 0 people
2014 -72,415 people 0 people
2013 -57,634 people 0 people
2012 -42,928 people 0 people
2011 -44,795 people 0 people
2010 -21,069 people 0 people
2009 7,096 people 0 people
2008 29,612 people 0 people
2007 -11,495 people 0 people
2006 15,767 people 0 people
2005 5,501 people 0 people
2004 31,525 people 0 people
2003 24,175 people 0 people
2002 10,431 people 0 people
2001 55,052 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −38.2% from -19,781 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -95,977 people, the figure has changed by +71.5%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Kenya has the 181st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Kenya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects