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 2022 was 42.26%, a 0.48% increase from 2021.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.78%, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 41.80%, a 0.4% decline from 2019.
- Kenya labor force participation rate for 2019 was 42.21%, a 0.98% decline from 2018.
| Kenya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
42.26% |
0.48% |
| 2021 |
41.78% |
-0.02% |
| 2020 |
41.80% |
-0.40% |
| 2019 |
42.21% |
-0.98% |
| 2018 |
43.19% |
-0.96% |
| 2017 |
44.15% |
-0.94% |
| 2016 |
45.08% |
-0.22% |
| 2015 |
45.31% |
-0.22% |
| 2014 |
45.53% |
-0.23% |
| 2013 |
45.76% |
-0.22% |
| 2012 |
45.98% |
-0.23% |
| 2011 |
46.20% |
-0.23% |
| 2010 |
46.43% |
-0.23% |
| 2009 |
46.65% |
-0.22% |
| 2008 |
46.88% |
-0.23% |
| 2007 |
47.10% |
-0.22% |
| 2006 |
47.33% |
-0.22% |
| 2005 |
47.55% |
-0.23% |
| 2004 |
47.78% |
-0.22% |
| 2003 |
48.00% |
-0.22% |
| 2002 |
48.23% |
-0.22% |
| 2001 |
48.45% |
-0.22% |
| 2000 |
48.68% |
-0.23% |
| 1999 |
48.90% |
-0.46% |
| 1998 |
49.36% |
-0.39% |
| 1997 |
49.75% |
-0.45% |
| 1996 |
50.21% |
-0.60% |
| 1995 |
50.81% |
-0.79% |
| 1994 |
51.60% |
-0.83% |
| 1993 |
52.42% |
-0.81% |
| 1992 |
53.23% |
-0.70% |
| 1991 |
53.94% |
-0.54% |
| 1990 |
54.48% |
-0.54% |
