In 2021, most refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya were men. There were approximately 276,400 men compared to 263,700 women. This trend was observed in most of the years under review, except for 2017. The population of refugees and asylum seekers grew by seven percent in 2021 compared to the previous year, with men constituting 51 percent of the total.
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by gender
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (May 5, 2022). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317107/number-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by gender." Chart. May 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317107/number-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317107/number-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317107/number-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya-by-gender/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317107/number-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya from 2017 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, May 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317107/number-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya-by-gender/
