Gender Inequality Index in Kenya
Kenya: Gender Inequality Index was 0.526 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Kenya, 1999–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.526 for gender inequality index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Kenya peaked at 0.684 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.526, in 2023.
That places Kenya 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.682 | 0.682 | 0.682 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6495 | 0.61 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5648 | 0.535 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5298 | 0.526 | 0.533 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,758 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.1% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1827 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1827 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.196 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3965 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 45.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Kenya?
- Gender inequality index in Kenya was 0.526 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.684 in 2001.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.526 in 2023.
- How does Kenya rank for gender inequality index?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.