Kenya vs United States
Kenya vs United States: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Kenya and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 4 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 1953, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2023, Kenya ranked 123 and United States ranked 50 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kenya at -0.9 per 1,000 people and United States at 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kenya | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | -1 | 2 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | -1.2 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | -2.3 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | -1.4 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | 5.7 |
| 2015 | -2 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | -1 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | -1 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | -0.5 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | -0.3 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | -0.4 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | 4.4 |
| 1997 | -2.9 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | -2.9 | 4.2 |
| 1995 | -2.8 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | -1.6 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | -2.4 | 4.7 |
| 1992 | -1.8 | 5 |
| 1991 | -2.5 | 4.7 |
| 1990 | -0.5 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | -1.1 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | -1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1987 | -2.4 | 2 |
| 1986 | -2.7 | 2 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | 2.6 |
| 1983 | -1.3 | 2.8 |
| 1982 | -2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | -3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | -2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1979 | -3.6 | 2.2 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | 2.5 |
| 1977 | -4 | 2.6 |
| 1976 | -6.5 | 2.9 |
| 1975 | -5.3 | 3 |
| 1974 | -4.8 | 3.3 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | 3.6 |
| 1972 | -4 | 3.9 |
| 1971 | -4.2 | 4 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 1968 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 1966 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 1964 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1958 | -2.3 | -0 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| 1954 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 1953 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1951 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| 1950 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kenya | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-2.3–1.4 | 3.72.3–5.4 |
| 2025 | -0.5-3–1.9 | 3.51.7–5.7 |
| 2026 | -0.6-3.7–2.1 | 3.41.3–5.8 |
| 2027 | -0.7-4.1–2.4 | 3.30.8–6.1 |
| 2028 | -0.8-4.3–2.4 | 3.50.8–6.4 |
| 2029 | -0.8-4.7–2.7 | 3.30.5–6.5 |
| 2030 | -0.8-4.5–2.6 | 3.40.3–6.6 |
| 2031 | -0.8-4.6–2.8 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2032 | -0.9-4.9–2.8 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2033 | -0.9-5–2.9 | 3.40.1–6.7 |
| 2034 | -1-4.9–3.1 | 3.4-0.1–6.9 |
| 2035 | -1-5.1–3.2 | 3.4-0.4–6.9 |
| 2036 | -1-5.1–3.3 | 3.4-0.5–6.8 |
| 2037 | -1-5.2–3.2 | 3.4-0.5–6.7 |
| 2038 | -0.9-5.1–3.1 | 3.4-0.4–7 |
| 2039 | -1-5.3–3.2 | 3.3-0.8–6.7 |
| 2040 | -0.9-5.3–3.5 | 3.3-0.8–7.2 |
| 2041 | -0.9-5.5–3.5 | 3.3-0.8–7 |
| 2042 | -0.9-5.3–3.3 | 3.4-0.7–7.3 |
| 2043 | -1-5.4–3.6 | 3.3-0.8–7.3 |
| 2044 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 3.3-0.9–7.2 |
| 2045 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 3.3-1.1–7.3 |
| 2046 | -1-5.2–3.4 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2047 | -1-5.2–3.3 | 3.3-0.8–7.6 |
| 2048 | -1-5.5–3.4 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2049 | -1-5.2–3.5 | 3.3-1–7.6 |
| 2050 | -1-5.4–3.8 | 3.4-1–7.5 |
| 2051 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 3.4-0.9–7.6 |
| 2052 | -1-5.3–3.9 | 3.3-1.3–7.6 |
| 2053 | -1-5.5–3.7 | 3.4-1.2–7.8 |
| 2054 | -1.1-5.6–3.6 | 3.2-1.2–7.5 |
| 2055 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 3.2-1.5–7.6 |
| 2056 | -1-5.6–3.6 | 3.2-1.4–7.6 |
| 2057 | -0.9-5.6–3.8 | 3.3-1.4–8.1 |
| 2058 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 3.4-1.6–8.1 |
| 2059 | -0.9-5.7–3.7 | 3.3-1.4–7.7 |
| 2060 | -0.9-5.5–3.3 | 3.2-1.7–8 |
| 2061 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2062 | -0.8-5.7–3.9 | 3.3-1.8–8 |
| 2063 | -0.9-5.6–3.6 | 3.3-1.9–7.8 |
| 2064 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 3.2-2–7.8 |
| 2065 | -1-5.6–3.8 | 3.2-1.8–7.7 |
| 2066 | -0.9-5.6–3.7 | 3.3-2–7.7 |
| 2067 | -0.9-5.7–3.9 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2068 | -0.9-5.8–3.8 | 3.3-2–8 |
| 2069 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 3.4-1.9–7.8 |
| 2070 | -0.9-5.5–3.8 | 3.3-2.1–7.9 |
| 2071 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 | 3.4-2–8.1 |
| 2072 | -0.9-5.7–3.4 | 3.3-2–8.1 |
| 2073 | -1-6–3.4 | 3.3-2.1–8 |
| 2074 | -1-6–3.5 | 3.3-2.1–8.1 |
| 2075 | -1-6–3.4 | 3.4-2–8.5 |
| 2076 | -0.9-5.9–3.3 | 3.3-2.5–8.2 |
| 2077 | -1-6–3.3 | 3.3-2.2–8 |
| 2078 | -1-6.5–3.4 | 3.3-2.2–8.7 |
| 2079 | -0.9-5.8–3.4 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2080 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 3.2-2.6–8.2 |
| 2081 | -0.9-5.8–3.7 | 3.4-2.5–8.3 |
| 2082 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 3.3-2.6–7.9 |
| 2083 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 3.3-2.6–8 |
| 2084 | -0.9-5.7–3.5 | 3.2-2.5–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 3.1-2.4–7.9 |
| 2086 | -0.9-5.8–3.6 | 3.2-2.4–8.3 |
| 2087 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2088 | -0.8-5.8–3.7 | 3.3-2.4–8.3 |
| 2089 | -0.8-5.7–3.8 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | 3.1-2.4–8.1 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.9–3.8 | 3.2-2.7–8.6 |
| 2092 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 3.2-2.6–8.4 |
| 2093 | -0.9-5.8–3.5 | 3.1-2.5–8.4 |
| 2094 | -0.9-5.9–3.7 | 3.2-2.6–8.3 |
| 2095 | -0.8-6.1–3.7 | 3.1-2.7–8.1 |
| 2096 | -0.8-6–3.6 | 3.1-3.2–8.2 |
| 2097 | -0.9-6.4–3.6 | 3.1-2.8–8.3 |
| 2098 | -0.8-5.9–3.4 | 3-2.9–8.1 |
| 2099 | -0.9-6.1–3.6 | 3-2.7–7.9 |
| 2100 | -0.9-6.3–3.4 | 2.9-2.7–8 |
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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025