Ireland vs Kenya
Ireland vs Kenya: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 8.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2023, Ireland ranked 28 and Kenya ranked 123 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ireland at -0 per 1,000 people and Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Ireland | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.4 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 18.3 | -0.2 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | -1 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 6 | -1.2 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | -2.3 |
| 2017 | 6 | -1.4 |
| 2016 | 4 | -0.6 |
| 2015 | 2.8 | -2 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| 2013 | -2.7 | -1.3 |
| 2012 | -4.9 | -1 |
| 2011 | -5.8 | -1 |
| 2010 | -5.9 | -0.5 |
| 2009 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | 17.4 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 22.1 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 15.4 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 12.1 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 10.2 | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 4.5 | -2.4 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | -2.9 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | -2.9 |
| 1995 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| 1994 | -0.9 | -1.6 |
| 1993 | -1.1 | -2.4 |
| 1992 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| 1991 | 1.4 | -2.5 |
| 1990 | -2.3 | -0.5 |
| 1989 | -8.2 | -1.1 |
| 1988 | -12.5 | -1.5 |
| 1987 | -10.9 | -2.4 |
| 1986 | -6 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | -4.6 | -1.8 |
| 1984 | -4.4 | -1.8 |
| 1983 | -4.3 | -1.3 |
| 1982 | -4.2 | -2.5 |
| 1981 | -3.1 | -3.2 |
| 1980 | -0.8 | -2.5 |
| 1979 | 0.4 | -3.6 |
| 1978 | 4.7 | -4.1 |
| 1977 | 4.4 | -4 |
| 1976 | 4.4 | -6.5 |
| 1975 | 4.3 | -5.3 |
| 1974 | 4.3 | -4.8 |
| 1973 | 4.3 | -4.1 |
| 1972 | 4.2 | -4 |
| 1971 | 2 | -4.2 |
| 1970 | -3 | -1.1 |
| 1969 | -3.5 | 0 |
| 1968 | -3.8 | 0.2 |
| 1967 | -4 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | 0.9 |
| 1964 | -5.5 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | -5.8 | 0.5 |
| 1962 | -6.2 | 0.5 |
| 1961 | -7.9 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | -13.6 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -14.5 | -0.3 |
| 1958 | -14.7 | -2.3 |
| 1957 | -14.8 | -0.8 |
| 1956 | -14.8 | -0.7 |
| 1955 | -14.6 | -0.7 |
| 1954 | -15.1 | -0.6 |
| 1953 | -15.6 | -0.9 |
| 1952 | -15.2 | 0.3 |
| 1951 | -1.6 | 0.9 |
| 1950 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ireland | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.40.9–15.5 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 |
| 2025 | 6.7-2.5–17 | -0.5-3–1.9 |
| 2026 | 6-5.7–17.6 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 |
| 2027 | 5.6-7.6–19.5 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 |
| 2028 | 5.2-8.4–19.8 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 |
| 2029 | 4.5-10.4–20 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 |
| 2030 | 4-11.4–20.3 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 |
| 2031 | 3.8-12.7–20.9 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 |
| 2032 | 3.5-13.1–21.5 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 |
| 2033 | 3.1-14.1–22.4 | -0.9-5–2.9 |
| 2034 | 2.7-14.7–22.2 | -1-4.9–3.1 |
| 2035 | 2.3-15–22.6 | -1-5.1–3.2 |
| 2036 | 2.2-14.7–22.2 | -1-5.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | 2.2-15.6–23.1 | -1-5.2–3.2 |
| 2038 | 2.1-15.9–23.6 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 |
| 2039 | 1.7-16.4–23.3 | -1-5.3–3.2 |
| 2040 | 1.8-16.4–23.6 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 |
| 2041 | 1.7-16.8–23.7 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 |
| 2042 | 1.3-17.3–23.7 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 |
| 2043 | 1.1-17.7–24.4 | -1-5.4–3.6 |
| 2044 | 1.2-18–22.6 | -1-5.5–3.4 |
| 2045 | 1-18.8–22 | -1-5.5–3.4 |
| 2046 | 0.7-18.2–21.9 | -1-5.2–3.4 |
| 2047 | 0.9-18.1–22.3 | -1-5.2–3.3 |
| 2048 | 1-18.8–22.3 | -1-5.5–3.4 |
| 2049 | 0.8-18.9–22.1 | -1-5.2–3.5 |
| 2050 | 0.6-19.9–21.4 | -1-5.4–3.8 |
| 2051 | 0.5-19.9–22 | -1-5.5–3.7 |
| 2052 | 0.7-19.6–22.3 | -1-5.3–3.9 |
| 2053 | 0.6-18.1–22.9 | -1-5.5–3.7 |
| 2054 | 0.7-19.7–23.1 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 |
| 2055 | 0.4-19.7–22.6 | -1-5.6–3.8 |
| 2056 | 0.9-19.6–22.4 | -1-5.6–3.6 |
| 2057 | 0.4-21–21.9 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 |
| 2058 | 0.3-20.2–21.8 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 |
| 2059 | -0-21.1–21.5 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 |
| 2060 | 0.1-20–19.9 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 |
| 2061 | 0.3-21–22.8 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 |
| 2062 | 0.5-20.9–22.8 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 |
| 2063 | 0.5-20.8–23.2 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 |
| 2064 | 0.2-19.9–23 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 |
| 2065 | 0.2-21.5–22.5 | -1-5.6–3.8 |
| 2066 | 0.2-20.1–22.8 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 |
| 2067 | 0.2-20.3–23.2 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 |
| 2068 | 0.2-19.8–22.6 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 |
| 2069 | 0.1-20–22.3 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 |
| 2070 | -0-20–23.5 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 |
| 2071 | 0-20.4–23.5 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 |
| 2072 | -0-19.8–22.3 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 |
| 2073 | -0.1-19.2–22.9 | -1-6–3.4 |
| 2074 | -0.2-19.9–23.2 | -1-6–3.5 |
| 2075 | -0-19.4–24.3 | -1-6–3.4 |
| 2076 | -0.1-20–22.6 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 |
| 2077 | -0.1-19.7–22.5 | -1-6–3.3 |
| 2078 | -0.1-19.5–22.9 | -1-6.5–3.4 |
| 2079 | -0.1-19.5–22 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 |
| 2080 | 0.3-19.5–22.8 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 |
| 2081 | 0.5-18.5–24.3 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 |
| 2082 | 0.2-19.1–22.6 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 |
| 2083 | -0-19.8–22.3 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 |
| 2084 | -0-20.3–22.5 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 |
| 2085 | -0.1-19.6–21.5 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 |
| 2086 | 0-19–21.8 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 |
| 2087 | -0.1-19–22.1 | -0.8-6–3.6 |
| 2088 | -0.2-18.5–23.1 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 |
| 2089 | -0.2-19.8–23.5 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 |
| 2090 | -0.3-19.5–23.1 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 |
| 2091 | -0.2-19.3–24.4 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 |
| 2092 | -0.1-18.2–23.7 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 |
| 2093 | 0-18.1–24.7 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 |
| 2094 | 0.1-19.1–23.4 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 |
| 2095 | 0.2-18.4–22.7 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 |
| 2096 | -0.1-18.3–23.5 | -0.8-6–3.6 |
| 2097 | -0-18.5–24.3 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 |
| 2098 | -0-18–23.8 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 |
| 2099 | -0-19.2–23.8 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 |
| 2100 | -0-19.6–24.5 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ireland vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyIreland: 82.4 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIreland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIreland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIreland: 4.25% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIreland: 5.2 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIreland: 1.19% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIreland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIreland: 64.6% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageIreland: 38.4 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIreland: 15.5% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIreland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIreland: $1.46B in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personIreland: $272 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIreland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIreland: 9,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerIreland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIreland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIreland: 14 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIreland: 24 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993