Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kenya
Kenya: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 65.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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
Kenya recorded 65.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kenya peaked at 67.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1992.
Kenya ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.5% | — |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -3.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 65.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 2.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 65.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.2% | 46.5% | 50.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.5% | 67.9% | 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 $4.20 a day in Kenya?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Kenya was 65.5% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.