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Labor force participation rate — Kenya

Labor force participation rate in Kenya in 2025 — 67.39%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.61 pp.

2025 67.39% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 41of 182
Period maximum 74.41%2016
Period minimum 67.08%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Kenya, 1990–202566687072747619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 73%1991: 72.94%1992: 72.88%1993: 72.81%1994: 72.74%1995: 72.67%1996: 72.6%1997: 72.54%1998: 72.47%1999: 72.39%2000: 72.51%2001: 72.63%2002: 72.75%2003: 72.87%2004: 72.99%2005: 73.11%2006: 73.23%2007: 73.35%2008: 73.47%2009: 73.59%2010: 73.71%2011: 73.82%2012: 73.94%2013: 74.06%2014: 74.17%2015: 74.29%2016: 74.41%2017: 72.31%2018: 70.1%2019: 67.8%2020: 67.08%2021: 67.46%2022: 67.5%2023: 67.46%2024: 67.42%2025: 67.39%
Change over the period: −5.61 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 67.39%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.39 −0.03 pp
2024 67.42 −0.04 pp
2023 67.46 −0.04 pp
2022 67.5 +0.04 pp
2021 67.46 +0.38 pp
2020 67.08 −0.72 pp
2019 67.8 −2.3 pp
2018 70.1 −2.2 pp
2017 72.31 −2.1 pp
2016 74.41 +0.12 pp
2015 74.29 +0.12 pp
2014 74.17 +0.12 pp
2013 74.06 +0.12 pp
2012 73.94 +0.12 pp
2011 73.82 +0.12 pp
2010 73.71 +0.12 pp
2009 73.59 +0.12 pp
2008 73.47 +0.12 pp
2007 73.35 +0.12 pp
2006 73.23 +0.12 pp
2005 73.11 +0.12 pp
2004 72.99 +0.12 pp
2003 72.87 +0.12 pp
2002 72.75 +0.12 pp
2001 72.63 +0.12 pp
2000 72.51 +0.12 pp
1999 72.39 −0.08 pp
1998 72.47 −0.07 pp
1997 72.54 −0.07 pp
1996 72.6 −0.07 pp
1995 72.67 −0.07 pp
1994 72.74 −0.07 pp
1993 72.81 −0.07 pp
1992 72.88 −0.06 pp
1991 72.94 −0.06 pp
1990 73 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 85.5 TZ Tanzania 83.72 UG Uganda 80.03 MZ Mozambique 78.71 ER Eritrea 78.35 BI Burundi 78.26 ET Ethiopia 68.46 ZW Zimbabwe 67.72 KE Kenya 67.39 RW Rwanda 63.68 MW Malawi 62.58 ZM Zambia 61.93 MU Mauritius 58.55 KM Comoros 55.77 SO Somalia 33.85 DJ Djibouti 31.74
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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