Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Kenya

Kenya: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 25.01 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.01 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
25.01 million
in 2022
All-time low
7.81 million
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992–2022

Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Kenya, 1992–2022

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1992200720221992: 7.8M1994: 8.3M1997: 9.2M2005: 16.1M2015: 18.0M2020: 23.2M2021: 24.7M2022: 25.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 25.01 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Kenya peaked at 25.01 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million, in 1992.

That places Kenya 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.41 million 7.81 million 9.16 million 3
2000s 16.14 million 16.14 million 16.14 million 1
2010s 17.99 million 17.99 million 17.99 million 1
2020s 24.31 million 23.20 million 25.01 million 3

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 5 Tanzania 29.42 million compare
  2. 6 Mozambique 26.63 million compare
  3. 7 Uganda 26.26 million compare
  4. 9 Madagascar 20.93 million compare
  5. 10 Niger 15.07 million compare
  6. 11 Malawi 14.47 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Kenya?
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Kenya was 25.01 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 25.01 million in 2022.
What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million in 1992.
How does Kenya rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
Kenya ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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