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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Kenya

Female labor force participation rate in Kenya in 2025 — 63.04%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.7 pp.

2025 63.04% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 28of 182
Period maximum 71.42%2016
Period minimum 62.17%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Kenya, 1990–20256062.56567.57072.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 69.73%1991: 69.8%1992: 69.86%1993: 69.93%1994: 70.01%1995: 70.09%1996: 70.17%1997: 70.25%1998: 70.33%1999: 70.42%2000: 70.47%2001: 70.53%2002: 70.59%2003: 70.65%2004: 70.7%2005: 70.76%2006: 70.82%2007: 70.88%2008: 70.94%2009: 71%2010: 71.06%2011: 71.11%2012: 71.18%2013: 71.24%2014: 71.3%2015: 71.36%2016: 71.42%2017: 68.69%2018: 65.81%2019: 62.82%2020: 62.17%2021: 62.67%2022: 62.83%2023: 62.95%2024: 63.01%2025: 63.04%
Change over the period: −6.7 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 63.04%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.04 +0.02 pp
2024 63.01 +0.07 pp
2023 62.95 +0.11 pp
2022 62.83 +0.16 pp
2021 62.67 +0.5 pp
2020 62.17 −0.65 pp
2019 62.82 −3 pp
2018 65.81 −2.87 pp
2017 68.69 −2.73 pp
2016 71.42 +0.06 pp
2015 71.36 +0.06 pp
2014 71.3 +0.06 pp
2013 71.24 +0.06 pp
2012 71.18 +0.06 pp
2011 71.11 +0.06 pp
2010 71.06 +0.06 pp
2009 71 +0.06 pp
2008 70.94 +0.06 pp
2007 70.88 +0.06 pp
2006 70.82 +0.06 pp
2005 70.76 +0.06 pp
2004 70.7 +0.06 pp
2003 70.65 +0.06 pp
2002 70.59 +0.06 pp
2001 70.53 +0.06 pp
2000 70.47 +0.06 pp
1999 70.42 +0.09 pp
1998 70.33 +0.08 pp
1997 70.25 +0.08 pp
1996 70.17 +0.08 pp
1995 70.09 +0.08 pp
1994 70.01 +0.08 pp
1993 69.93 +0.07 pp
1992 69.86 +0.06 pp
1991 69.8 +0.06 pp
1990 69.73 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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