1 in 4 Kenyans lives in multidimensional poverty: UNDP
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 12 – One in four Kenyans continues to experience multidimensional poverty, with millions more at risk of falling into deprivation, highlighting the challenges facing the country despite performing better than the Sub-Saharan African average, according to the 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).
Kenya’s multidimensional poverty rate stands at 25.4 per cent, equivalent to approximately 13.75 million people based on household survey data collected in 2022.
The latest available country profile by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) also identifies a further 26.4 per cent of Kenya’s population — approximately 14.33 million people in 2022 — as vulnerable to multidimensional poverty.
