Kenya's homicide rate rose from 3.5 /100k in 2004 to 4.9 /100k in 2022.
Kenya · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Kenya's military spending fell from 1.6 % in 1995 to 1.0 % in 2024.
Defence
Kenya's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$149M in 1995 to US$1.23B in 2024.
Kenya's armed forces personnel, total rose from 20,000 in 1990 to 24,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
160th of 168 · 40th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 0.2 % in 1990 to 0.1 % in 2020.
Displacement
Kenya's refugees hosted rose from 234,665 in 1995 to 604,257 in 2024.
Kenya's refugee population by country of origin rose from 9,320 in 1995 to 11,696 in 2024.
Conflict
Kenya's battle-related deaths rose from 18 in 1999 to 66 in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kenya.