Kenya vs Saudi Arabia
Kenya vs Saudi Arabia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and 9.8 per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 10 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and Saudi Arabia ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Saudi Arabia at 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kenya | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 30.4 |
| 2021 | -1 | -3.4 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | -32.6 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | -29.9 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | -2 | 15.5 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | 16.2 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 17.3 |
| 2012 | -1 | 17.7 |
| 2011 | -1 | 18.8 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 20.1 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 20.5 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | 21.1 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 21.9 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 23.5 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 25.2 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 26.6 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 27.4 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 27.9 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 28.4 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 29 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | 10.4 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | 10.7 |
| 1997 | -2.9 | 11.1 |
| 1996 | -2.9 | 11.6 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 12.1 |
| 1994 | -1.6 | 12.6 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 12.9 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | 13.8 |
| 1991 | -2.5 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | -0.5 | 15.1 |
| 1989 | -1.1 | 15.7 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | 15.3 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | 19.2 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | 20 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | 18.2 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | 20 |
| 1983 | -1.3 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | -2.5 | 22.5 |
| 1981 | -3.2 | 21.9 |
| 1980 | -2.5 | 20 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | 19.8 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | 19.6 |
| 1977 | -4 | 18.9 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | 17.7 |
| 1975 | -5.3 | 16.2 |
| 1974 | -4.8 | 16.1 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | 15.6 |
| 1972 | -4 | 14.2 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | 11.8 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | 8.7 |
| 1969 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | 6.4 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | 6.6 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | 6.9 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | 7.1 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | 7.4 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | 7.7 |
| 1953 | -0.9 | 7.9 |
| 1952 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| 1951 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| 1950 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 | 3.6-15.5–15.9 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–1.9 | 3.5-18–18.9 |
| 2026 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 | 3.1-17.8–20 |
| 2027 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 | 2.9-17.3–22.4 |
| 2028 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 | 2.5-16.3–23.5 |
| 2029 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 | 1.8-14.6–23 |
| 2030 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 | 0.6-13.1–23.1 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 | 0.6-12.8–23 |
| 2032 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 | 0.6-13.4–22.2 |
| 2033 | -0.9-5–2.9 | 0.6-13.5–22.3 |
| 2034 | -1-4.9–3.1 | 0.6-13.8–21.6 |
| 2035 | -1-5.1–3.2 | 0.6-13.7–21.3 |
| 2036 | -1-5.1–3.3 | 0.6-13.6–20.8 |
| 2037 | -1-5.2–3.2 | 0.6-14–21.2 |
| 2038 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 | 0.6-14.7–21.9 |
| 2039 | -1-5.3–3.2 | 0.6-17.2–19 |
| 2040 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 | 0.6-14.1–20.4 |
| 2041 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 | 0.6-14–19.7 |
| 2042 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 | 0.6-15.3–18.9 |
| 2043 | -1-5.4–3.6 | 0.6-14.9–19.2 |
| 2044 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 0.6-15.7–18.4 |
| 2045 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 0.6-14.8–17.9 |
| 2046 | -1-5.2–3.4 | 0.6-14.9–18.1 |
| 2047 | -1-5.2–3.3 | 0.6-16.4–17.9 |
| 2048 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 0.6-15.5–17.6 |
| 2049 | -1-5.2–3.5 | 0.6-16.7–17.6 |
| 2050 | -1-5.4–3.8 | 0.6-16.1–17.8 |
| 2051 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 0.6-14.8–17.2 |
| 2052 | -1-5.3–3.9 | 0.6-14.6–17.1 |
| 2053 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 0.6-13.9–17.2 |
| 2054 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 | 0.6-14.4–17.6 |
| 2055 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 0.6-15.3–16.8 |
| 2056 | -1-5.6–3.6 | 0.6-14.8–17.2 |
| 2057 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 | 0.6-14.4–16.5 |
| 2058 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 0.6-14.1–16.1 |
| 2059 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 | 0.6-15.3–16.8 |
| 2060 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 | 0.6-14.4–16.7 |
| 2061 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 0.6-14–15.9 |
| 2062 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 | 0.6-14.5–15.7 |
| 2063 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 | 0.6-15.8–15.7 |
| 2064 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 0.5-15.3–15.9 |
| 2065 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 0.5-14.7–15.7 |
| 2066 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 0.5-15–15 |
| 2067 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 | 0.5-14.3–15.3 |
| 2068 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 | 0.5-14.5–14.8 |
| 2069 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 0.5-16–15 |
| 2070 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 | 0.5-14.5–15.5 |
| 2071 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 0.5-15.7–14.2 |
| 2072 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 | 0.5-15.7–14.4 |
| 2073 | -1-6–3.4 | 0.5-15.3–14.9 |
| 2074 | -1-6–3.5 | 0.5-16–15.2 |
| 2075 | -1-6–3.4 | 0.5-16–14 |
| 2076 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 | 0.5-14.3–14.7 |
| 2077 | -1-6–3.3 | 0.5-15–14.8 |
| 2078 | -1-6.5–3.4 | 0.5-15.3–14.1 |
| 2079 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 | 0.5-14.9–14 |
| 2080 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 0.5-15.3–14.1 |
| 2081 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 | 0.5-16.2–13.2 |
| 2082 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 0.5-15.3–14.1 |
| 2083 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 0.5-15.2–14 |
| 2084 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 | 0.5-15.6–14 |
| 2085 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 0.4-16.2–13.6 |
| 2086 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 0.4-15.4–14 |
| 2087 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 0.4-16.2–13.3 |
| 2088 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 0.4-15.4–13.4 |
| 2089 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 | 0.4-14.8–13 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | 0.4-15.2–13.5 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 | 0.4-14.9–13.3 |
| 2092 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 0.4-14.8–12.9 |
| 2093 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 0.4-14.6–13 |
| 2094 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 | 0.4-14.9–13.1 |
| 2095 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 | 0.4-15.3–12.9 |
| 2096 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 0.4-15.4–12.2 |
| 2097 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 | 0.4-15.1–12.6 |
| 2098 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 | 0.4-14.6–12.6 |
| 2099 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 | 0.4-15–12.6 |
| 2100 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 | 0.4-14.7–11.9 |
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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023