Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Kenya
Kenya: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 45.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 45.5% for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 poverty relative to different poverty lines in Kenya peaked at 46.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, 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% | 32.0% | 32.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.4% | 46.4% | 3 |
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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.526 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Kenya?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Kenya was 45.5% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1994.
- How does Kenya rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.