Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya
Kenya: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 641,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya stood at 641,000 number of cases. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.6% on the previous year and up 256.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya peaked at 641,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,400 number of cases, in 2014.
That places Kenya 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10,000 number of cases | — |
| 2009 | 92,000 number of cases | +820.0% |
| 2010 | 54,000 number of cases | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 19,000 number of cases | -64.8% |
| 2012 | 98,000 number of cases | +415.8% |
| 2013 | 180,000 number of cases | +83.7% |
| 2014 | 1,400 number of cases | -99.2% |
| 2015 | 105,000 number of cases | +7400.0% |
| 2016 | 49,000 number of cases | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 35,000 number of cases | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 336,000 number of cases | +860.0% |
| 2019 | 74,000 number of cases | -78.0% |
| 2020 | 335,000 number of cases | +352.7% |
| 2021 | 36,000 number of cases | -89.3% |
| 2022 | 318,000 number of cases | +783.3% |
| 2023 | 641,000 number of cases | +101.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,000 number of cases | 10,000 number of cases | 92,000 number of cases | 2 |
| 2010s | 95,140 number of cases | 1,400 number of cases | 336,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 332,500 number of cases | 36,000 number of cases | 641,000 number of cases | 4 |
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More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Kenya was 641,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 641,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.