As of 2020, over *** thousand Kenyans were living abroad. The United States was the main destination for those emigrating from Kenya, hosting nearly *** thousand immigrants. The United Kingdom followed closely. Around ***** thousand Kenyans lived in the country that year.

As of 2020, over *** thousand Kenyans were estimated to be living abroad, the majority in the United States and the United Kingdom. The number of those emigrating from Kenya progressively increased in the last 20 years. In 2000, around ***** thousand Kenyan immigrants dwelled other countries in the world.

Remittances in Kenya increased to 440076.33 USD Thousand in May from 422891.30 USD Thousand in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Kenya Remittances - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Kenya BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: ow Diaspora Remittances data was reported at 67,856.400 KES mn in Mar 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 70,180.300 KES mn for Dec 2018. Kenya BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: ow Diaspora Remittances data is updated quarterly, averaging 45,315.400 KES mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74,747.800 KES mn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 29,436.400 KES mn in Mar 2014. Kenya BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: ow Diaspora Remittances data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.JB002: BPM6: Balance of Payments: KES: Quarterly.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Indian Diaspora: Africa: Kenya data was reported at 19,483.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,148.000 Person for 2022. Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Indian Diaspora: Africa: Kenya data is updated yearly, averaging 9,297.500 Person from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,248.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,968.000 Person in 2020. Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Indian Diaspora: Africa: Kenya data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Tourism. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Tourism Sector – Table IN.QB031: Foreign Tourist Arrivals: by Purpose of Visit: Indian Diaspora.

People from Somalia made up the largest group of foreign-born citizens from Africa living in Sweden in 2022, with nearly 70,000 people. Eritreans and Ethiopians made up the second and third largest group, respectively, meaning that a high number of the foreign-born born population from African countries come from the Horn of Africa. This is a region characterized by famines, terrorism, and authoritarian rule over the past decades, resulting in a high number of refugees.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Indian Diaspora: Africa: Kenya在2023达19,483.000人口，相较于2022的6,148.000人口有所增长。Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Indian Diaspora: Africa: Kenya数据按每年更新，2016至2023期间平均值为9,297.500人口，共8份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于2017，达21,248.000人口，而历史最低值则出现于2020，为1,968.000人口。CEIC提供的Foreign Tourist Arrivals: Indian Diaspora: Africa: Kenya数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Ministry of Tourism，数据归类于India Premium Database的Tourism Sector – Table IN.QB031: Foreign Tourist Arrivals: by Purpose of Visit: Indian Diaspora。

The value of remittances sent to Uganda in 2021 was slightly higher than remittances sent from Uganda to other countries, with most transfers coming from Kenya. This is according to a ranking that aims to map the flow of such money transfers between individual countries. Remittances refer to cross-border payments to family or friends and are often associated with migrant workers sending money back home to friends or relatives back in their communities of origin. It is estimated that about one in seven people worldwide are involved with remittances - substantially impacting payment behavior in, especially, Asia and Latin America. For Uganda, the top five recipients for remittances in 2021 included South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Sudan. Uganda's main sources for remittances were Kenya, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Sudan, and Rwanda.