Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Kenya
Kenya: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 25.01 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Kenya, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Kenya is 25.01 million people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Kenya peaked at 25.01 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million people, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 8th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Kenya, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.81 million people | — |
| 1994 | 8.27 million people | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 9.16 million people | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 16.14 million people | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 17.99 million people | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 23.20 million people | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 24.72 million people | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 25.01 million people | +1.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 25.01 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.70 million people, 14.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 25.01 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.40 million people, 2.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Kenya?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 25.01 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million people in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. 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.