Net migration, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Net migration, annual growth rate was -38.16 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net migration, annual growth rate in Kenya is -38.16 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 61.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 918.16 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -429.96 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Kenya 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.79 % change on previous year | -81.04 % change on previous year | 213.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -34.27 % change on previous year | -280.21 % change on previous year | 36.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -50.23 % change on previous year | 44.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -35.44 % change on previous year | -429.96 % change on previous year | 81.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.28 % change on previous year | -172.91 % change on previous year | 918.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -68.16 % change on previous year | -396.91 % change on previous year | 69.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -31.62 % change on previous year | -207.12 % change on previous year | 80.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 180 Angola -34.04 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Peru -35.18 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Guinea -35.41 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Iran, Islamic Republic of -38.58 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Poland, Republic of -38.96 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Russian Federation -41.44 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Kenya
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.03 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.15 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 796.06 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Broad money 37.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 22.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 31.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 129.3 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,330 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Kenya was -38.16 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 918.16 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -429.96 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.