Nearly 490 thousand people were refugees or asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020. Over 266 thousand were from Somalia, constituting more than 50 percent of the total. Indeed, Kenya is one of the main destination for Somali refugees, which fled the home country due to political instability and a decades-long civil war.
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by country of origin
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CIA. (January 22, 2021). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199580/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya/
CIA. "Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by country of origin." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199580/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya/
CIA. (2021). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199580/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya/
CIA. "Number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199580/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya/
CIA, Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by country of origin Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199580/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya as of 2020, by country of origin [Graph], CIA, January 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199580/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-kenya/
