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
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Kenya, 1992–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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