Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kenya
Kenya: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 90.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
90.05
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
13th
of 120 countries
All-time high
91.33
in 2021
All-time low
74.99
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992–2022
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kenya is 90.05, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kenya peaked at 91.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.99, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.14 | 74.99 | 83.26 | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.47 | 87.47 | 87.47 | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.77 | 85.77 | 85.77 | 1 |
| 2020s | 90.81 | 90.05 | 91.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.51 compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 91.42 compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 90.38 compare
- 14 Rwanda 89.79 compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 89.3 compare
- 16 Mali 88.64 compare
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.526 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kenya?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Kenya was 90.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.33 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.99 in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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