Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Kenya
Kenya: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 29.97 million in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
29.97 million
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
34th
of 120 countries
All-time high
29.97 million
in 2022
All-time low
16.57 million
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992β2022
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Kenya, 1992β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 29.97 million for above or below extreme poverty line world bank in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Kenya peaked at 29.97 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.57 million, in 1992.
That places Kenya 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.70 million | 16.57 million | 18.95 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.08 million | 20.08 million | 20.08 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.80 million | 29.80 million | 29.80 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 29.16 million | 28.50 million | 29.97 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,758 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.526 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.93 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1827 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1827 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Kenya?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Kenya was 29.97 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.57 million in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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