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Labor force — Kenya

Labor force in Kenya in 2025 — 24,711,751 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 191.1%.

2025 24.71M people +2.83% vs 2024
World rank 29of 182
Period maximum 24.71M people2025
Period minimum 8.49M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Kenya, 1990–2025010M20M30M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 8,489,362 people1991: 8,806,975 people1992: 9,121,525 people1993: 9,442,529 people1994: 9,772,392 people1995: 10,106,330 people1996: 10,439,302 people1997: 10,781,441 people1998: 11,136,592 people1999: 11,524,249 people2000: 11,981,408 people2001: 12,475,700 people2002: 12,985,820 people2003: 13,497,803 people2004: 14,027,425 people2005: 14,559,284 people2006: 15,091,974 people2007: 15,623,317 people2008: 16,164,677 people2009: 16,722,668 people2010: 17,284,448 people2011: 17,856,484 people2012: 18,441,629 people2013: 19,043,674 people2014: 19,660,028 people2015: 20,289,697 people2016: 20,945,264 people2017: 20,983,194 people2018: 20,958,591 people2019: 20,875,750 people2020: 21,267,487 people2021: 22,012,863 people2022: 22,679,572 people2023: 23,353,083 people2024: 24,031,329 people2025: 24,711,751 people
Change over the period: +16.22M (+191.09%) Average annual rate: 3.1 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Kenya 24.71M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 24.71M +680,422 +2.83%
2024 24.03M +678,246 +2.9%
2023 23.35M +673,511 +2.97%
2022 22.68M +666,709 +3.03%
2021 22.01M +745,376 +3.5%
2020 21.27M +391,737 +1.88%
2019 20.88M −82,841 −0.4%
2018 20.96M −24,603 −0.12%
2017 20.98M +37,930 +0.18%
2016 20.95M +655,567 +3.23%
2015 20.29M +629,669 +3.2%
2014 19.66M +616,354 +3.24%
2013 19.04M +602,045 +3.26%
2012 18.44M +585,145 +3.28%
2011 17.86M +572,036 +3.31%
2010 17.28M +561,780 +3.36%
2009 16.72M +557,991 +3.45%
2008 16.16M +541,360 +3.47%
2007 15.62M +531,343 +3.52%
2006 15.09M +532,690 +3.66%
2005 14.56M +531,859 +3.79%
2004 14.03M +529,622 +3.92%
2003 13.5M +511,983 +3.94%
2002 12.99M +510,120 +4.09%
2001 12.48M +494,292 +4.13%
2000 11.98M +457,159 +3.97%
1999 11.52M +387,657 +3.48%
1998 11.14M +355,151 +3.29%
1997 10.78M +342,139 +3.28%
1996 10.44M +332,972 +3.29%
1995 10.11M +333,938 +3.42%
1994 9.77M +329,863 +3.49%
1993 9.44M +321,004 +3.52%
1992 9.12M +314,550 +3.57%
1991 8.81M +317,613 +3.74%
1990 8.49M — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

ET Ethiopia 56.78M TZ Tanzania 34.05M KE Kenya 24.71M UG Uganda 23.39M MG Madagascar 17.09M MZ Mozambique 15.66M MW Malawi 8.32M ZM Zambia 8.01M ZW Zimbabwe 6.85M BI Burundi 6.31M RW Rwanda 5.84M SO Somalia 3.56M ER Eritrea 1.76M MU Mauritius 622,328 KM Comoros 310,841 DJ Djibouti 267,610
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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