Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya
Kenya: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 90.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya is 90.1%, 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya peaked at 91.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 75.0% | — |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 82.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -1.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 90.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 90.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 75.0% | 83.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.1% | 91.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Kenya was 90.1% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.