Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya
Kenya: Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 45.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya, 1992–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya stood at 45.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya peaked at 45.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1992.
That places Kenya 8th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.7% | — |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.7% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 43.7% | 45.7% | 2 |
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 share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya?
- Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Kenya was 45.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.