Kenya Poverty Rate 1992-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Kenya poverty rate for 2015 was 85.70%, a 1.7% decline from 2005.
  • Kenya poverty rate for 2005 was 87.40%, a 5.3% increase from 1997.
  • Kenya poverty rate for 1997 was 82.10%, a 1.1% decline from 1994.
  • Kenya poverty rate for 1994 was 83.20%, a 8.3% increase from 1992.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Zambia 90.70%
Nigeria 89.50%
India 88.90%
Kenya 85.70%
Pakistan 83.80%
Kyrgyz Republic 73.80%
Indonesia 72.90%
Myanmar 72.80%
Egypt 64.50%
Philippines 60.10%
Georgia 56.20%
Honduras 53.20%
Cabo Verde 50.90%
El Salvador 40.20%
Kosovo 35.70%
Bolivia 20.50%
Tunisia 17.90%
Moldova 17.70%
Ukraine 15.00%
Kenya Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 85.70% -1.70%
2005 87.40% 5.30%
1997 82.10% -1.10%
1994 83.20% 8.30%
1992 74.90% 8.30%