Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Kenya
Kenya: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 45.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
45.48
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
46.45
in 2021
All-time low
31.99
in 1994
Years of data
8
1992–2022
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 45.48 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Kenya peaked at 46.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.99, in 1994.
Kenya ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2 | 31.99 | 32.58 | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.56 | 44.56 | 44.56 | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.65 | 37.65 | 37.65 | 1 |
| 2020s | 45.45 | 44.43 | 46.45 | 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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Kenya?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Kenya was 45.48 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 46.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.99 in 1994.
- How does Kenya rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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