Main destinations for Kenyan emigrants 2020

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Natalie Cowling,
Sep 22, 2023
As of 2020, over 535 thousand Kenyans were living abroad. The United States was the main destination for those emigrating from Kenya, hosting nearly 157 thousand immigrants. The United Kingdom followed closely. Around 139.4 thousand Kenyans lived in the country that year.

Number of Kenyan emigrants as of 2020, by country of destination

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December 2020

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Kenya

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2020*

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* Year given refers to July 1.
Data are estimates based on official statistics on the foreign-born or the foreign population.

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