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Employment-to-population ratio — Kenya

Employment-to-population ratio in Kenya in 2025 — 63.71%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7.2 pp.

2025 63.71% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 43of 182
Period maximum 72.35%2016
Period minimum 63.32%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Kenya, 1991–202562.56567.57072.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.91%1992: 70.77%1993: 70.64%1994: 70.59%1995: 70.6%1996: 70.59%1997: 70.49%1998: 70.41%1999: 70.3%2000: 70.42%2001: 70.54%2002: 70.63%2003: 70.78%2004: 70.92%2005: 71.11%2006: 71.27%2007: 71.41%2008: 71.45%2009: 71.52%2010: 71.65%2011: 71.83%2012: 71.96%2013: 72.01%2014: 72.12%2015: 72.24%2016: 72.35%2017: 69.75%2018: 67.1%2019: 64.4%2020: 63.32%2021: 63.62%2022: 63.75%2023: 63.81%2024: 63.72%2025: 63.71%
Change over the period: −7.2 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 63.71%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.71 −0.01 pp
2024 63.72 −0.09 pp
2023 63.81 +0.07 pp
2022 63.75 +0.13 pp
2021 63.62 +0.31 pp
2020 63.32 −1.09 pp
2019 64.4 −2.7 pp
2018 67.1 −2.65 pp
2017 69.75 −2.61 pp
2016 72.35 +0.12 pp
2015 72.24 +0.12 pp
2014 72.12 +0.11 pp
2013 72.01 +0.05 pp
2012 71.96 +0.13 pp
2011 71.83 +0.18 pp
2010 71.65 +0.13 pp
2009 71.52 +0.07 pp
2008 71.45 +0.03 pp
2007 71.41 +0.14 pp
2006 71.27 +0.16 pp
2005 71.11 +0.19 pp
2004 70.92 +0.14 pp
2003 70.78 +0.15 pp
2002 70.63 +0.09 pp
2001 70.54 +0.12 pp
2000 70.42 +0.12 pp
1999 70.3 −0.1 pp
1998 70.41 −0.08 pp
1997 70.49 −0.1 pp
1996 70.59 −0.01 pp
1995 70.6 +0.01 pp
1994 70.59 −0.05 pp
1993 70.64 −0.13 pp
1992 70.77 −0.14 pp
1991 70.91 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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