Kenya vs Rwanda
Kenya vs Rwanda: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and Rwanda ranked 143 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Rwanda at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kenya | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| 2021 | -1 | -1.6 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | -2 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | -2.1 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | -2.1 |
| 2015 | -2 | -1.9 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | -1.5 |
| 2012 | -1 | -2.3 |
| 2011 | -1 | -2.6 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | -2.9 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | -3 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | -3.3 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | -3.4 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | -3.7 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | -3.7 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | -3.5 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | -3 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | -10.9 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | -18.4 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | -18.7 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | -17.9 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | -16 |
| 1997 | -2.9 | 52.9 |
| 1996 | -2.9 | 203.9 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 77.5 |
| 1994 | -1.6 | -305.9 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 29.6 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | -1.6 |
| 1991 | -2.5 | -7.9 |
| 1990 | -0.5 | -5.6 |
| 1989 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | -1 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | -1.4 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | -1.7 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | -2.1 |
| 1983 | -1.3 | -2.5 |
| 1982 | -2.5 | -2.8 |
| 1981 | -3.2 | -3 |
| 1980 | -2.5 | -3.1 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | -3 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | -2.7 |
| 1977 | -4 | -2.3 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | -1.5 |
| 1975 | -5.3 | -1 |
| 1974 | -4.8 | -1 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | -0.9 |
| 1972 | -4 | -1 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | -1 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | -2.9 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | -5.8 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | -7.8 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | -8 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | -6.6 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | -4.4 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | -1.4 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 | -1.1-95.5–75 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–1.9 | 0.4-96.5–80.9 |
| 2026 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 | -0.5-101.6–79 |
| 2027 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 | 0.5-92.1–78.8 |
| 2028 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 | -1.1-90.5–79.1 |
| 2029 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 | -1.5-98.5–79.1 |
| 2030 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 | -1-96.3–78 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 | -0.6-94.7–83.1 |
| 2032 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 | -3.6-99.9–80.3 |
| 2033 | -0.9-5–2.9 | -0.4-97.6–81.3 |
| 2034 | -1-4.9–3.1 | -0.4-90.6–80.8 |
| 2035 | -1-5.1–3.2 | 1.2-93.3–83.5 |
| 2036 | -1-5.1–3.3 | -2.2-89.6–79.7 |
| 2037 | -1-5.2–3.2 | -0.3-92.7–82.3 |
| 2038 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 | -0.6-96–82 |
| 2039 | -1-5.3–3.2 | 1.1-98.7–82.8 |
| 2040 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 | 1.2-91.7–79.4 |
| 2041 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 | 1-96.6–83.6 |
| 2042 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 | -0.7-100–85.4 |
| 2043 | -1-5.4–3.6 | 1-95.2–84.2 |
| 2044 | -1-5.5–3.4 | -1.6-100.7–78.3 |
| 2045 | -1-5.5–3.4 | -0.8-95.2–81.2 |
| 2046 | -1-5.2–3.4 | -2.2-99.2–80.3 |
| 2047 | -1-5.2–3.3 | -0.7-95.5–83.9 |
| 2048 | -1-5.5–3.4 | -0.4-97.9–80.5 |
| 2049 | -1-5.2–3.5 | -0.8-97.9–82.5 |
| 2050 | -1-5.4–3.8 | -1.4-98.4–85 |
| 2051 | -1-5.5–3.7 | -0.9-96.6–80.1 |
| 2052 | -1-5.3–3.9 | -1.7-93.4–81.3 |
| 2053 | -1-5.5–3.7 | -1.4-94.6–80.2 |
| 2054 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 | -1.1-94.7–84.3 |
| 2055 | -1-5.6–3.8 | -0.5-93.5–85.6 |
| 2056 | -1-5.6–3.6 | -1.6-99.2–83.8 |
| 2057 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 | -1.5-97.4–82 |
| 2058 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 1.1-98.7–86.3 |
| 2059 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 | -1-99.9–82.4 |
| 2060 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 | -1-96.5–76.6 |
| 2061 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 0.6-93.6–85.3 |
| 2062 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 | -1.7-106.8–81.8 |
| 2063 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 | -0.3-105–80.1 |
| 2064 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | -0.7-101.5–80.2 |
| 2065 | -1-5.6–3.8 | -0.3-102.1–89.4 |
| 2066 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | -1.4-101.4–85.9 |
| 2067 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 | -0.3-100.6–89.3 |
| 2068 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 | -0.7-107.4–84.2 |
| 2069 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | -1.8-99.5–83.3 |
| 2070 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 | -0.5-105.8–84.3 |
| 2071 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | -1.2-98.9–84 |
| 2072 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 | -0.7-104.6–86.2 |
| 2073 | -1-6–3.4 | -0.9-108.1–80.8 |
| 2074 | -1-6–3.5 | -1.3-101.6–84.1 |
| 2075 | -1-6–3.4 | -1-107.7–83.4 |
| 2076 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 | -1.8-104.9–79.2 |
| 2077 | -1-6–3.3 | -0.8-104.4–84.5 |
| 2078 | -1-6.5–3.4 | -1.2-103.5–84.4 |
| 2079 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 | -0.6-113.3–79.7 |
| 2080 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | -0.4-102.9–88.2 |
| 2081 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 | -0.7-109.7–85.3 |
| 2082 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | -0.3-104–90.5 |
| 2083 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | -0.3-114.8–85.9 |
| 2084 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 | -1.2-109.9–87.3 |
| 2085 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | -0.9-117.6–87.6 |
| 2086 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | -0.4-106.1–91.2 |
| 2087 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 1-110.8–89.6 |
| 2088 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | -0.4-116.9–86.5 |
| 2089 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 | 1.4-120.7–92 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | -1.4-122.1–86 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 | -1.2-117.7–85.7 |
| 2092 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | -0.4-112.8–92 |
| 2093 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 0.1-110.9–101.8 |
| 2094 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 | -1.3-118–92.4 |
| 2095 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 | 0.4-118.1–93.9 |
| 2096 | -0.8-6–3.6 | -0.9-106.2–92.8 |
| 2097 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 | -1.1-109.2–93.6 |
| 2098 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 | -0.7-115.3–101.3 |
| 2099 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 | 0.2-122.7–99.4 |
| 2100 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 | -0.7-123.8–90 |
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
Kenya vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023