Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Kenya
Kenya: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 65.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
65.49
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
67.86
in 2021
All-time low
46.55
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992–2022
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Kenya is 65.49, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Kenya peaked at 67.86 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.55, in 1992.
That places Kenya 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.21 | 46.55 | 50.57 | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.88 | 61.88 | 61.88 | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.85 | 56.85 | 56.85 | 1 |
| 2020s | 66.34 | 65.49 | 67.86 | 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Kenya?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Kenya was 65.49 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 67.86 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.55 in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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