Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Kenya
Kenya: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 75,514 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
75,514
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
90th
of 120 countries
All-time high
476,189
in 1992
All-time low
11,320
in 2020
Years of data
8
1992–2022
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Kenya stood at 75,514.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Kenya peaked at 476,189 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11,320, in 2020.
That places Kenya 90th 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 | 291,544 | 137,001 | 476,189 | 3 |
| 2000s | 216,822 | 216,822 | 216,822 | 1 |
| 2010s | 105,427 | 105,427 | 105,427 | 1 |
| 2020s | 55,484 | 11,320 | 79,617 | 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)
- 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)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.196 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3965 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Kenya?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Kenya was 75,514 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 476,189 in 1992.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,320 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Kenya ranks 90th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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