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Kenya Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Kenya unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.64%, a 0.05% decline from 2021.
  • Kenya unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.69%, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
  • Kenya unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.63%, a 0.62% increase from 2019.
  • Kenya unemployment rate for 2019 was 5.01%, a 0.71% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 26.67%
West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
Eswatini 22.64%
Republic of Congo 20.48%
Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kenya Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 5.64% -0.05%
2021 5.69% 0.06%
2020 5.63% 0.62%
2019 5.01% 0.71%
2018 4.30% 0.74%
2017 3.56% 0.80%
2016 2.76% -0.01%
2015 2.77% -0.01%
2014 2.78% 0.00%
2013 2.78% 0.12%
2012 2.66% -0.03%
2011 2.69% -0.14%
2010 2.83% -0.03%
2009 2.87% 0.09%
2008 2.77% 0.16%
2007 2.62% -0.04%
2006 2.66% -0.10%
2005 2.76% -0.16%
2004 2.92% -0.04%
2003 2.96% -0.07%
2002 3.03% 0.06%
2001 2.97% -0.02%
2000 2.99% 0.00%
1999 2.99% 0.06%
1998 2.93% 0.03%
1997 2.90% 0.07%
1996 2.83% -0.12%
1995 2.95% -0.17%
1994 3.12% -0.04%
1993 3.16% 0.13%
1992 3.03% 0.17%
1991 2.86% 2.86%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%