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%.
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 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
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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.