Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kenya
Kenya: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 93.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 a day in Kenya is 93.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kenya peaked at 94.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1992.
That places Kenya 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 80.9% | — |
| 1994 | 88.5% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 93.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 93.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 80.9% | 88.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.2% | 94.1% | 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 $10 a day in Kenya?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Kenya was 93.2% 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 $10 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 per day.