In 2024, over 7.8 million people in Kenya lived in extreme poverty, the majority in rural areas. Those living on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in rural regions added up to around 10.6 million, while around 1.7 million extremely poor people resided in urban areas. During the period observed, the poverty incidence in Kenya peaked in 2020, when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted the country's economy.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by area
(in 1,000s)
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World Data Lab. (March 8, 2024). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229720/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-kenya-by-area/
World Data Lab. "Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by area (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229720/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-kenya-by-area/
World Data Lab. (2024). Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by area (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229720/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-kenya-by-area/
World Data Lab. "Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by Area (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229720/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-kenya-by-area/
World Data Lab, Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by area (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229720/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-kenya-by-area/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Kenya from 2016 to 2024, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Data Lab, March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229720/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-kenya-by-area/
