Kenya vs Singapore
Kenya vs Singapore: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and 4.7 per 1,000 people in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Singapore, by 4.8 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and Singapore ranked 43 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Singapore at 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kenya | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 38 |
| 2021 | -1 | -7.9 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | -25.9 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -2 | 7.6 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | -1 | 14.8 |
| 2011 | -1 | 17.3 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 14.3 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 19.3 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | 36.7 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 41.8 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 30.8 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 21.6 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | -7.3 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | -9.7 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | 5 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | 13.3 |
| 1997 | -2.9 | 25.1 |
| 1996 | -2.9 | 27.8 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 26 |
| 1994 | -1.6 | 20.8 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 17.7 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | 16.9 |
| 1991 | -2.5 | 18.4 |
| 1990 | -0.5 | 22 |
| 1989 | -1.1 | 23.2 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | 14.4 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | 9.1 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | -2.9 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | -11.4 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | -1.6 |
| 1983 | -1.3 | 4.4 |
| 1982 | -2.5 | 15.8 |
| 1981 | -3.2 | 33.9 |
| 1980 | -2.5 | 17.4 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | -1 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | 0.2 |
| 1977 | -4 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | 0.4 |
| 1975 | -5.3 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | -4.8 | 1.2 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | -0.2 |
| 1972 | -4 | -0.8 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| 1969 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | 0.6 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | 8.7 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | 17.5 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | 19 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | 20.1 |
| 1953 | -0.9 | 20.7 |
| 1952 | 0.3 | 21 |
| 1951 | 0.9 | 20.8 |
| 1950 | 1.1 | 20.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 | 3.4-45–157 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–1.9 | 2.9-22.2–25.6 |
| 2026 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 | 2.3-26.6–25.9 |
| 2027 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 | 2.6-26.8–28.6 |
| 2028 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 | 2.4-26.6–30.1 |
| 2029 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 | 1.8-30.1–30.3 |
| 2030 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 | 1.6-30.5–29.1 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 | 2.2-29–31.2 |
| 2032 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 | 2.1-28.8–31.7 |
| 2033 | -0.9-5–2.9 | 2.5-28.2–31.8 |
| 2034 | -1-4.9–3.1 | 2.1-28.8–33.6 |
| 2035 | -1-5.1–3.2 | 1.6-30.4–32.1 |
| 2036 | -1-5.1–3.3 | 1.3-30.2–30.7 |
| 2037 | -1-5.2–3.2 | 1.8-29.3–31.4 |
| 2038 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 | 1.8-29–32.1 |
| 2039 | -1-5.3–3.2 | 1.5-28.7–32 |
| 2040 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 | 1.2-27.7–32 |
| 2041 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 | 1.1-28.6–31.4 |
| 2042 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 | 1.4-29.5–31.3 |
| 2043 | -1-5.4–3.6 | 1.6-29.5–31.8 |
| 2044 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 1.1-29–30.4 |
| 2045 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 1.6-28.9–32 |
| 2046 | -1-5.2–3.4 | 1.5-27.8–32.4 |
| 2047 | -1-5.2–3.3 | 1.2-28.2–32.7 |
| 2048 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 2.1-26.3–33.4 |
| 2049 | -1-5.2–3.5 | 1.7-28–33 |
| 2050 | -1-5.4–3.8 | 1.6-27.3–33.4 |
| 2051 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 1.9-29.5–31.9 |
| 2052 | -1-5.3–3.9 | 2.8-27.6–35.1 |
| 2053 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 2.3-26.5–34.8 |
| 2054 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 | 1.5-29.8–34.6 |
| 2055 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 2-29.5–34 |
| 2056 | -1-5.6–3.6 | 2.1-29.1–33.2 |
| 2057 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 | 2.3-29.3–32.8 |
| 2058 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 1.6-27.4–33.1 |
| 2059 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 | 1.9-27.9–33.1 |
| 2060 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 | 1.2-29.4–31.7 |
| 2061 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 1.7-28.6–32.5 |
| 2062 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 | 1.6-28.3–33.7 |
| 2063 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 | 2.1-29.1–33 |
| 2064 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 1.6-29.9–32.3 |
| 2065 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 1-30.9–32.6 |
| 2066 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 1-32.3–32.2 |
| 2067 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 | 2-29.6–34.1 |
| 2068 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 | 1.8-29.2–34.4 |
| 2069 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 1.9-27.6–31.9 |
| 2070 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 | 2.4-28.1–34.9 |
| 2071 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 2.3-28.1–35.3 |
| 2072 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 | 2.2-26.5–34.3 |
| 2073 | -1-6–3.4 | 2-29.9–35 |
| 2074 | -1-6–3.5 | 1.1-28.9–32.4 |
| 2075 | -1-6–3.4 | 1.1-28.3–33 |
| 2076 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 | 2.1-29.1–34 |
| 2077 | -1-6–3.3 | 1.6-28.8–32.4 |
| 2078 | -1-6.5–3.4 | 1.5-28.8–33.9 |
| 2079 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 | 1.1-26.6–32.6 |
| 2080 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1.2-28.1–33.6 |
| 2081 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 | 1-29.1–33.1 |
| 2082 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1-31.4–33.4 |
| 2083 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 1.2-30.9–33.1 |
| 2084 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 | 1.4-32.4–32.9 |
| 2085 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1.2-31.6–32.8 |
| 2086 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 1-30.8–32.2 |
| 2087 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 1.2-31.3–33.1 |
| 2088 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 1.4-30.7–33.2 |
| 2089 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 | 0.8-30.4–33.4 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | 1.3-32.7–32.4 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 | 1.3-31.7–33.2 |
| 2092 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1.9-28.1–36.6 |
| 2093 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1.5-30.1–36.1 |
| 2094 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 | 1-29.5–34.6 |
| 2095 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 | 1.3-31.7–34.3 |
| 2096 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 1.1-31.2–31 |
| 2097 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 | 1.2-30.1–32.5 |
| 2098 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 | 0.9-32.3–31.5 |
| 2099 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 | 1.3-31.1–35.1 |
| 2100 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 | 1.4-28.9–38.2 |
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 Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025