Kenya vs Thailand
Kenya vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.5 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kenya | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -1 | -0 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -2 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 1 |
| 2012 | -1 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | -1 | 1 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | 3 |
| 1997 | -2.9 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -2.9 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | -1.6 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | -2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | -1.1 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | -1.3 | 3 |
| 1982 | -2.5 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | -3.2 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | -2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | -4 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | 1 |
| 1975 | -5.3 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | -4.8 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | -4 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | -1.1 |
| 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 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–1.9 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | -0.9-5–2.9 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | -1-4.9–3.1 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | -1-5.1–3.2 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | -1-5.1–3.3 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | -1-5.2–3.2 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | -1-5.3–3.2 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | -1-5.4–3.6 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | -1-5.2–3.4 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | -1-5.2–3.3 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | -1-5.2–3.5 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | -1-5.4–3.8 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | -1-5.3–3.9 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | -1-5.6–3.6 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | -1-6–3.4 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | -1-6–3.5 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | -1-6–3.4 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | -1-6–3.3 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | -1-6.5–3.4 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
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 Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024