Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Kenya
Kenya: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 1.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 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 $1 a day in Kenya is 1.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Kenya peaked at 5.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
Kenya ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.7% | — |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -85.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +868.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -60.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 8.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Kenya?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Kenya was 1.7% 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 $1 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Kenya rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $1 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 $1 per day.