Kenya Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 41.25%, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
  • Kenya labor force participation rate for 2022 was 41.12%, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
  • Kenya labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.65%, a 0.18% decline from 2020.
  • Kenya labor force participation rate for 2020 was 41.83%, a 0.4% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Kenya Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 41.25% 0.13%
2022 41.12% -0.53%
2021 41.65% -0.18%
2020 41.83% -0.40%
2019 42.23% -0.98%
2018 43.21% -0.95%
2017 44.15% -0.93%
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% -0.45%
1998 49.35% -0.39%
1997 49.74% -0.45%
1996 50.20% -0.60%
1995 50.79% -0.78%
1994 51.58% -0.82%
1993 52.40% -0.80%
1992 53.20% -0.70%
1991 53.90% -0.70%