Kenya Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 42.07%, a 0.3% increase from 2020.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 41.77%, a 0.79% decline from 2019.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2019 was 42.56%, a 0.91% decline from 2018.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2018 was 43.47%, a 0.87% decline from 2017.
| Kenya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
42.07% |
0.30% |
| 2020 |
41.77% |
-0.79% |
| 2019 |
42.56% |
-0.91% |
| 2018 |
43.47% |
-0.87% |
| 2017 |
44.34% |
-0.86% |
| 2016 |
45.20% |
-0.25% |
| 2015 |
45.45% |
-0.26% |
| 2014 |
45.71% |
-0.28% |
| 2013 |
45.99% |
-0.30% |
| 2012 |
46.29% |
-0.32% |
| 2011 |
46.61% |
-0.33% |
| 2010 |
46.94% |
-0.33% |
| 2009 |
47.28% |
-0.35% |
| 2008 |
47.63% |
-0.36% |
| 2007 |
47.99% |
-0.36% |
| 2006 |
48.35% |
-0.34% |
| 2005 |
48.69% |
-0.29% |
| 2004 |
48.98% |
-0.27% |
| 2003 |
49.24% |
-0.24% |
| 2002 |
49.49% |
-0.23% |
| 2001 |
49.72% |
-0.23% |
| 2000 |
49.96% |
-0.22% |
| 1999 |
50.18% |
-0.40% |
| 1998 |
50.58% |
-0.33% |
| 1997 |
50.91% |
-0.40% |
| 1996 |
51.31% |
-0.50% |
| 1995 |
51.81% |
-0.68% |
| 1994 |
52.48% |
-0.71% |
| 1993 |
53.19% |
-0.70% |
| 1992 |
53.89% |
-0.61% |
| 1991 |
54.50% |
-0.45% |
| 1990 |
54.95% |
-0.45% |
