Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya
Kenya: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 25.01 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya stood at 25.01 million people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya peaked at 25.01 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million people, in 1992.
That places Kenya 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.41 million people | 7.81 million people | 9.16 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.14 million people | 16.14 million people | 16.14 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.99 million people | 17.99 million people | 17.99 million people | 1 |
| 2020s | 24.31 million people | 23.20 million people | 25.01 million people | 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 men 0.196 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1827 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1827 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3965 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya was 25.01 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 25.01 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million people in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.