Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Kenya
39.8% of people in Kenya lived below the national poverty line in 2022.
Kenya, 2022
39.8%
Change from 2021
+1.2percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Kenya over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 39.8% |
| 2021 | 38.6% |
| 2020 | 42.9% |
| 2015 | 36.1% |
| 2005 | 46.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 38.6% in 2021.
- Since 1992, when it was 57.2%, the figure has changed by −17.4 percentage points.