Kenya Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
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%